Dan Gill
Former Host of Bayou GardenDan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."
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In addition to the flooding damage done to our homes, landscapes have also been impacted. Flooding primarily impacts landscape plants by saturating the… -
Oppressive heat and humidity are a part of the late summer here in south Louisiana-- as much as good food and music are a part of our local culture.… -
As we move into August, gardeners need to focus on two important aspects of landscape maintenance. That's fertilizing and pruning.August is the latest… -
I don't know about you, but when it's this hot, I'm much less likely to spend a lot of time outside. Perfect time to focus on the plants growing… -
The high temps with us from May through October their toll on the vegetable garden. Tomatoes, for instance, will set fewer fruit once it gets hot. Snap… -
Grown and used in cuisines around the world, basil is indispensable to Louisiana cooks as well.Besides making food taste great, basil is really easy to… -
Mulching is an easy-to-do, labor-saving gardening technique that all gardeners should take advantage of.A mulch is a material, usually organic, that we… -
The Evolution Salvia is a cultivar of Mealycup Sage and it's been named a Louisiana Super Plant selection for spring of 2016.It comes in two colors.… -
Some of the most popular vegetables planted in home vegetable gardens belong to the cucumber family. Members of this family are called cucurbits. Many… -
The Easter Lily is a plant popularly used to decorate for Easter. Many of these plants are simply discarded after the holiday has passed and they finish…
