Clay has the smallest or finest particle size in soils. It expands when moist and contracts when dry.
—LSU AgCenter Photos/Heather Kirk-Ballard
Sand has the largest particle size, which helps improve aeration, or oxygen exchange.
As we approach spring in Louisiana, now is a good time to start prepping your landscape and vegetable gardens for plants.
Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: My mother has become very “spiritual” over the last eight years or so. Recently, it has become all-consuming and on the verge of becoming detrimental.
—Submitted Photo
Patterson Garden Club donated money to adaptive physical education teacher Evelyn Ortiz, right, for her classes at Patterson Junior High School and Patterson High School.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: I recently had a child with a man who is now incarcerated. I was widowed when I met him, and although he brought me happiness, it has come at a steep price.
Franklin Banner-Tribune
P.O. Box 566, Franklin, LA 70538
Phone: 337-828-3706
Fax: 337-828-2874
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Phone: 985-384-8370
Fax: 985-384-4255