It’s a hot time in vegetable garden When it comes to vegetable gardening in Louisiana, gardeners should take advantage of our year-round growing season. Yes, even in the torrid depths of summer you can plant delicious, heat-tolerant...
Enjoy summer squash Squash is native to America. The early settlers found native Indians growing the vegetable and using the yellow flowers of the vine for herbs. Although squash is generally cooked, the term “askuta...
What to do with grass clippings As if mowing the lawn wasn’t trouble enough, dealing with and disposing of grass clippings can be a major problem.
What can we do about it?
Properly managed, grass clippings will not contr...
Why we use fertilizers Using fertilizers properly is an important part of gardening, but it is almost never a matter of life and death.
First, fertilizers are not food. Plants make their own food through photosynthesis...
Irrigate wisely this summer July is Smart Irrigation Month across the country. This is an effort of the Irrigation Association to educate industry professionals and homeowners on proper irrigation in the landscape.
In order...
La. 4-H Hall of Fame inducts 12 Mansura – Breaux Bridge’s Elsie Castille was one of 12 individuals recognized for their dedication to youth and inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame here Saturday, May 19.
“Without you, w...
Accepting applications for master gardeners Breaux Bridge – The St. Martin/Iberia Parish Cooperative Extension Service is now accepting applications for the Master Gardener Class scheduled for September 2012.
The program is designed to rec...
Ornamental sweet potatoes add color to landscapes Ornamental sweet potatoes are a popular warm-season annual for adding foliage colors to the summer landscape. The original varieties include plants with leaves that are chartreuse-lime green (Marg...
Freezing vegetables Jan Coussan
jcoussan@agcenter.lsu.edu
As our days get a little longer and temperatures start to rise, home gardens are prospering. Once all of that produce is ready to be harvested, a decision ...
Tropical like plants good
for summer landscapes Chris Robichaux, Ph.D.
crobichaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Mid- to late spring is when we start seeing tropical-like plants take off and start growing as we enter our warmest time of year. Instead of sum...
Fresh herbs: Delicious, easy to grow Chris Robichaux, Ph.D.
crobichaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Interest in growing herbs has been rising over the years as Louisiana gardeners increasingly plant herbs in gardens, containers or in beds among...
Cucumber family: More than cucumbers Chris Robichaux, Ph.D.
crobichaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Some of the most popular vegetables planted in Acadiana home vegetable gardens belong to the cucumber family, or Cucurbitaceae.
Members of that...
