Homegrown fresh fruit is delicious February is a great time to plant hardy fruit trees, bushes or vines in your landscape. Local nurseries should have an excellent selection newly arrived for planting in late winter and early spring...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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Restart your New Year’s resolutions with Smart Portions Most of us wouldn’t start something new without first gathering information and the necessary tools. Taking up a new hobby this year? Then you’re probably signing up for lessons or reading as much ...
AgCenter coastal conference set for New Orleans on Mar. 24-26 The LSU AgCenter’s Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy will hold its fourth national forum on Mar. 24-26 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. The conference is titled, "Challenge...
New License Plate to Benefit Timber Industry A new license plate, designed by the Louisiana Forestry Association, is now available at the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) announced rec...
Southgate rhododendrons have Louisiana potential A couple years ago saw the debut of a new, heat-tolerant group of rhododendron varieties from the Southern Living Plant Collection. These were developed to perform well in the Deep South while perf...
Feb 04, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Bush named executive director of the Louisiana 4-H Foundation Jeff Bush, formerly with Tulane University in New Orleans, has been named the executive director of the Louisiana 4-H Foundation. He will oversee the fundraising for the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H and yout...
Feb 01, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Strain named 2012 Veterinarian of the Year The Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) named Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. Veterinarian of the Year (Dr. Ralph C. Cooper Award).
Acc...
Care for birds in your landscape The presence of birds is almost universally welcome among gardeners. Their contribution of movement, color, sounds and pest control to the landscape are unique and desirable.
So, what can we do to ...
Jan 30, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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Dan Gill/LSU AgCenter HorticulturistZachary Today.Com
Prune trees and shrubs correctly No specific set of rules will cover all pruning. The important consideration should be preserving the natural form of a particular species.
For shrubs, the extent of annual pruning depends on the p...
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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AgCenter offers tree care classes in February The LSU AgCenter is offering two new short courses for tree care and landscape professionals.
The first course, Introduction to Arboriculture, will be held Feb. 18-22. It is an intensive review cou...
Recent rains damage strawberries Heavy rains that soaked south Louisiana in early January were not what strawberry farmers needed.
LSU AgCenter county agent Sandra Benjamin in Tangipahoa Parish said the amount of rain in her area ...
Dogwoods deserve a second look Our great dogwoods (Cornus florida) once reigned supreme as one of the traditional Southern landscape plants. Dogwoods are deciduous, spring-flowering trees native to the eastern half of the United...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter horticulturistZachary Today.Com
