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Plants get certain nutrients from the soil, elements like nitrogen and phosphorus. Using fertilizer ensures there's an ample supply of these nutrients.

Plants are solar-powered organisms. To be a successful gardener, you have to learn the light preferences of each plant, from direct sun to full shade.

The reason why we wait till late March to feed the grass is it's best to allow it to wake up, grow a strong new root system, and fungal diseases tend to…

When deciduous shade trees drop their leaves in the fall, most people just rake them up, put them in bags, and set them out with the trash to be…

August is a transitional time of the year in the vegetable garden. While cool season plantings begin in earnest next month, some of the more heat-tolerant…

February, March, and April are popular months to fertilize. There's some real confusion about what fertilizers are and why we use them. That confusion…

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…

These days we're used to the instant gratification of planting blooming bedding plants for immediate color in our landscapes.But if you want spring…

Despite the relative mildness of Louisiana winters overall, severe freezes do occur, and they can be devastating to tropical plants.All it takes is one…

The cooler weather we've been hoping for is finally here, and the forecast indicates it's here to stay.This season's welcoming temperatures encourage…