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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.

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  • A blooming Japanese magnolia is a horticultural groundhog, indicating winter is just about done for the year. This plant is a hybrid, or a cross. The…
  • Early February is an excellent time to cut back roses. Hybrid tea and granda flora roses in particularly should ne pruned around this time every…
  • Your Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide should be telling you that mid-January is the optiumum time to start your tomato and pepper seeds for transplants…
  • If you've ever had oxalis in your flower bed, you know just how pesky this weed can be. You can identify the weed with a few key characterists, such as…
  • Is starting a vegetable garden right for you? Yes, of course it is. Vegetable gardening is one of the most rewarding types of gardening a gardener could…
  • Cool days and chilly nights are exactly the weather that lettuce enjoys. While lettuce cultivation during the summer months is the standard in the…
  • The 2019 All American Selection Winners for the 2019 growing season come from an independent non-profit organization that tests new, never before sold…
  • December isn't too late to add cool season bedding plants to your flowerbed or landscape. Cool season bedding plants thrive with mild days and chilly…
  • For a full year, trees work diligently to pull nutrients from deep in the soil to develop the current year's foliage, which they they drop in the fall.…
  • Timing is important in the garden. Recently, I received an email from a gentleman asking why a his bell pepper leaves were beginning to curl. The bell…