Agriculture
Agapanthus africanus (PHOTO/Dan Gill)
Beautiful blooms of blue
Blue, particularly true blue, is a color relatively rare among garden flowers. Blame the pollinators. Remember, flowers are not produced by plants for our enjoyment. Many plants must attract pollin...
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Little Ruby alternanthera (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Joseph’s coat provides colorful foliage; Little Ruby variety named Super Plant
Joseph’s coat, which includes several species of Alternanthera, is one of those old garden plants that is becoming new again. These are foliage plants for the landscape. As the story in the Bible r...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter program provides outlet for military kids
Before the LSU AgCenter’s Operation Military Kids program began, Louisiana children who were not connected to a military base felt detached and alone, but this is changing, according to Christina L...
Apr 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Serena angelonia (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Angelonias offer good landscape performance
Gardeners have long desired flowers that are low maintenance in their landscape. But they also want these flowers to last spring through fall. Actually, it’s possible to select plants that will per...
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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If you try to make your plate look like this, you're on your way to a healthier lifestyle. (IMAGE/LSUAgCenter)
Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day
"Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day" was the theme for the 2013 March National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association). To do ...
Apr 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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TradeWinds hibiscus (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Tropical hibiscuses add to spring, summer landscapes
In Louisiana, we are ideally located to grow many plants that are adapted to more tropical and semi-tropical climates. This is especially true south of Interstate 10 and Interstate 12. Even for tho...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vegetable gardens can provide a bountiful harvest throughout the year in Louisiana. (PHOTO/Dan Gill)
It’s time to plant spring vegetables
Louisiana gardeners begin to plant spring and early summer vegetables this month. Watch the last freeze date in your area and be prepared to cover or protect tender plants in case of an unusually l...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Amber Dawn, the intern farmer at Hollygrove Market and Farm in Uptown New Orleans, conducts a gardening lesson with students from Lafayette Academy Charter School.
Urban farms bring fresh food closer to city tables
New Orleans is famous for its food. Fried seafood, rich gumbos and spicy etouffees are some of the city’s staples. But healthier fare is making its mark on the city’s landscape in the form of urban...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter fisheries agent, shows shrimpers in Delcambre how to use an Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon to alert the U.S. Coast Guard with a distress signal. (PHOTO/Bruce Schultz)
Shrimpers learn new technology, ways to save money
Experts from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant met with area shrimpers to help them become more efficient, learn new technology and comply with federal fishing regulations. “We are talking a...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Master Gardener Bruce Chamberlain and Plant Sale Co-ordinator Mary Tauzin make the finishing touches on plants available for the April 13-14 annual Spring Plant Sale at Burden Center in Baton Rouge.  Planting and preparations have been under way since October. (PHOTO/Submitted)
EBR Master Gardeners to hold annual Spring Plant Sale
To be ready for their April 13-14 plant sale at Burden Center, the East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners have worked on Tuesdays since October transplanting seedlings, growing and re-potting at least 5...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Francis Meilland rose in full bloom
Final All-America Rose winner; new trials will include AgCenter garden
March is the time when home gardeners get seriously engaged in planting and enjoying the spring season. Many gardeners continue to use roses in landscapes across Louisiana. In addition to the popul...
Mar 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Hayes can be reached at 225-578-2919 or dhayes@agcenter.lsu.edu. (PHOTO/LSU AgCenter)
AgCenter researcher receives $400,000 NSF grant
Dan Hayes, an assistant professor in the LSU AgCenter Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has been awarded a $400,000 Career Award grant from the National Science Foundation. The...
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