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Have you had just enough of the weeds growing in your flower bed? I know I have. As an avid gardener with many other plates spinning in the air, I simply…
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Designing a garden is one of the more intimidating things gardeners expect of themselves. It's challenging enough to learn all that you need to know in…
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After dodging the bullet with the short-lived Hurricane Barry, we analyze the difference between freshwater flooding and salt water flooding and how…
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I've always thought of gardening as a green activity, but there's an argument that some of the things we do when we garden are not necessarily as green as…
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How do we get our plants through the summer, especially with extended periods of drought followed by torrential downpours? We want to keep our plans from…
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Hydroponics is an alternative method for growing plants. This now modernized form of horticulture originated during the 1500s and can be used as a…
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Now is the time to get tomatoes into the ground. Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables to grow in Louisiana. They require very little space when…
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May is one of the most improtant months for vegetable gardening. This month, we're harvesting vegetables, pulling out lingering cold crops, planting new…
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Have you ever eaten a peach? Like really eaten a fresh, local peach directly from the tree it was growing on? Home-grown peaches and grocery store…
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Back in 2015, an ornamental grass with some colorful foliage called Fireworks Purple Fountain Grass gained some attention.It's a varigated version of the…
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Warm season vegetables include tomatoes, peppers, and egpplants. But let's talk about cucumbers. One cucumber plant will typically produce 30 to 40 fruit.…
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Mulching beds is an important part of a sustainable landscape.Pulling weeds is a job that never stops. Every time weeds are removed, new weed seeds…