Muscadines ripening on the vine.
—LSU AgCenter/Kiki Fontenot
Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world.
Chinch bugs can be a problem during hot, dry weather.
—LSU AgCenter/Ron Strahan
July can be a tough month for plants. Heat and high humidity often lead to an increase in disease and insect pressures.
Monstera is a tropical vine from Central and South America that is grown as indoor houseplant for its large, glossy leaves.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
Houseplants have made a major comeback in recent years — partially due to the pandemic and people spending more time at home, and partially due to the impact of social media.
Peach Perfection has beautiful peach-pink flower clusters that are abundant in summer through fall.
—LSU AgCenter/Max McKeown
Kaleidoscope is a variegated, compact abelia with white flowers.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
Flowering ornamental shrubs that require little to no effort are a prized possession of both homeowners and landscapers. One underutilized and underappreciated flowering shrub is the abelia.
BATON ROUGE — For the first time since 2019, nearly 1,000 4-H students, volunteers and agents convened on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge to participate in 4-H University. One St.
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