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.
Tender tropical plants such as split leaf philodendron will likely look like mush after thawing from a hard freeze. Don’t rush to prune until spring.
—LSU AgCenter/Bob Mirabello Photo
The entire state of Louisiana, along with many others, just got an unusual dose of ice, sleet and snow.
Icicles hang from a mailbox following the recent winter storm that affected much of Louisiana.
—The Daily Review/Diane Miller Fears
BATON ROUGE — Record-cold weather across Louisiana is likely to result in high utility bills for many.
Potatoes are ready for harvest when the leaves begin to turn yellow, then die.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
For those of you who keep a vegetable garden, it’s time to get those potatoes in the ground.
Is this disease or sunscald on this cast iron plant? Send a foliar sample to the LSU AgCenter Plant Diagnostic Center to learn the cause of plant damage.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
We all start out with good intentions and grand ideas when it comes to our gardens and houseplants.
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