gardening, lawn care
Agriculture / Horticulture
Start saving money at the grocery store now
If you shop smart, you can live on a tight budget and still have a healthy diet. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Agriculture / Horticulture
LSU AgCenter: Too early to fertilize your lawn
With the warm weather, homeowners are anxious to fertilize their St. Augustine grass and centipede grass lawns as well as get weed and feed out to control weeds. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Finding success with houseplants
Growing houseplants successfully starts with understanding their needs. Houseplants contribute to and become part of the interior decor, but they are not furniture or knickknacks. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Get it growing 2-3-2011
Most Louisiana landscapes contain a variety of perennials, and February is a good time to transplant or divide them. Perennials are plants that live for three or more years unlike annuals, which die after flowering and setting seeds. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Winter is best time to grow spinach
Research has shown that spinach is among the world’s healthiest vegetables. It is a good source of vitamin A and is packed with protein, calcium and iron. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Time to prune your roses
It would be hard to dispute that the most popular summer-flowering shrub is the rose. Most roses need at least some annual pruning to maintain an attractive shape, remove dead wood and encourage vigorous growth and blooming. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Protecting citrus from the winter’s cold
Louisiana generally has its coldest temperatures in late December, January and early February and protection of citrus trees becomes important to homeowners across the state. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Plant a tree for Arbor Day
The third Friday in January is Arbor Day in Louisiana—a day we set aside to appreciate trees and plant them. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Time to plant tulips, hyacinths
The next few weeks are an important time for planting tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs that have been previously stored in your refrigerator.
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