Get It Growing: Fragrant fall citrus
It’s satsuma time in Louisiana. Some plants began ripening in late September while other varieties will continue to mature through late November on into early December.
It’s satsuma time in Louisiana. Some plants began ripening in late September while other varieties will continue to mature through late November on into early December.
BATON ROUGE — Burden Museum & Gardens have scheduled a fall lineup of fun activities.
Special fall dates to remember
We’ve had a brutally hot summer here in Louisiana this year.
Trees stop the production of green pigment chlorophyll, revealing carotenoid pigments that give way to yellow. Anthocyanin pigments are responsible for purple and maroon colors of leaves in fall. Fallen leaves can be raked and used as mulch in landscape beds and gardens or composted.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
Shorter, cooler days bring brilliant foliage color changes for many trees and shrubs in fall.
Nothing spoils a nice barefooted walk through the lawn more than sticker weed (Soliva pterosperma and Soliva sessilis).
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