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June is the peak month for harvesting summer vegetables. One reason why people grow their own vegetables is the outstanding quality of freshly harvested…

Here in Baton Rouge, we have received a teremendous amount of rainfall these past few weeks. You could consider it excessive. But, technically, how much…

Horticulturists at LSUAgCenter's Hammond Research Station are on the hunt to rediscover underused landscape plants that have performance potential in…

Virginia buttonweed is one of the worst summer weeds infesting Louisiana turf grasses.Predictions indicated this weed would become a worse-than-average…

For a full year, trees work diligently pulling nutrients from deep in the soil to develop the year's foliage. But all too often, gardeners rake these…

September is the time when vegetable gardeners anticipate the cool weather to come. Now is the time we focus on planting cool season vegetables that will…

With the gubernatorial election fast approaching, Louisiana Cultural Vistas Magazine wanted to get an informed opinion: what makes a good governor? We sat…

In 2000, an LSU engineering professor named Kevin Kelly got an idea – to build compact, efficient heat exchangers that would help engines perform better.…

Many of us have a creative streak, or like to think we do, but for most of us it remains an outlet, a hobby. Some of us, though, have the courage and the…