Bayou Garden

Without Pruning Tropical Plants May Get Overgrown

By Dan Gill

Published March 2, 2013 at 7:18 AM CST

A banana plant growing in Baton Rouge's Spanish Town.

So far, this has been a relatively mild winter, as a result many of the tropical plants in our landscape get really big by July.

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Dan Gill

Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."

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