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Bayou Garden
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From selecting the right plants to proper watering techniques and dealing with pests, host Dan Gill delivers the information you need to garden successfully in Louisiana's unique climate.

Latest Episodes
  • May is one of the most improtant months for vegetable gardening. This month, we're harvesting vegetables, pulling out lingering cold crops, planting new…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • Warm season vegetables include tomatoes, peppers, and egpplants. But let's talk about cucumbers. One cucumber plant will typically produce 30 to 40 fruit.…
  • 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…
  • Many plants grown for their flowers are cool season plants that thrive in South Louisiana from October through May. That makes right now an ideal time to…
  • There are two general issues to consider when you have pets and a garden landscape: keeping pets from harming your landscape, and keeping the landscape…
  • As gardeners, it's important to understand basic principles of plant life. And more critical than everything else is the fact that plants need light. It…
  • Louisianians have been appreciating the qualities of spicy foods for generations. The fire in Louisiana's cooking is provided primarily by the use of hot…
  • Every year, local gardeners see pansies, violas, dianthus, snapdragons, and other flowers whose peak blooming season is in March through May. Invariably,…