gardening, lawn care
Agriculture / Horticulture
AgCenter: help trees with proper mulching
Mulching trees is a recommended cultural practice with many benefits, yet too much can literally kill a tree if applied improperly. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Agriculture / Horticulture
LSU AgCenter: Helpful tips for controlling cold-weather snails and slugs
Snails and slugs are a common pest to a variety of landscape plantings and they enjoy eating many of the cool season bedding plants and vegetables in our gardens this time of year. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Greenhouse goes from disused shell to key part of local food economy
The greenhouse at the ARC of St. Charles is a multifunctional building that provides offseason tomatoes for local farmers’ markets and grocery stores while serving as an educational facility for local students, but it was not always this way. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Local experts share gardening tips for both new and established gardens
For gardeners who are just getting into gardening as well as those finding themselves having to replant after last year’s brutal winter, there are plenty of new plants to consider this year. However, local experts say the basics of setting up a garden that will last for years comes down to good planning. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Local gardeners look to bounce back from brutal winter
After a historically cold winter, local gardeners are preparing for a comeback and are planning their gardens for this spring. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Sustainable garden, astronomy highlight new Community Ed offerings
The St. Charles Parish Public Schools Community Education Center is offering plenty of new courses this year for those seeking to further their educational opportunities, explore hobbies and develop new skills. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Weird Science: St. Rose teen takes gardening to new level
Most gardeners use soil and plenty of sunlight to make their plants grow, but 16-year-old Brad Frazier uses running water, a tub full of fish, rotting wood and artificial lighting in his greenhouse vegetable garden.
Agriculture / Horticulture
Preston Hollow children plant community vegetable garden
A group of children in the Preston Hollow neighborhood, some barely big enough to carry a shovel, moved dirt in the backyard of the St. Rose Community Center for a new community garden.
Agriculture / Horticulture
German Coast Farmers’ Market plant exchange
The German Coast Farmers’ Market will hold its spring plant exchanges on May 4 (East Bank) and May 8 (West Bank). […]