Funded by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry through the Specialty Crop Grant Program

These resources provide access to publications, factsheets and websites related to eight specialty crops highlighted at this year's AgMagic. The eight crops are sweet potatoes, pecans, strawberries, southern peas, tomatoes, watermelon, cut flowers, and citrus.

Citrus

• Home Citrus Production   
• Citrus Web Portal

Sweet Potatoes

• Sweet Potato Web Portal
• Sweet Potato Quick Facts
• Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Home Garden

• Nutrients, Benefits, Selection of Sweet Potatoes

Pecans

• Nutrients, Benefits Selection of Louisiana Pecans and Other Nuts
• Pecan Web Portal

Strawberries

• It's Strawberry Time
• Strawberry Web Portal

Cut Flowers

• Bedding Plants for Louisiana Landscapes
• Cut Flowers Web Portal

Tomatoes

• Vegetable Gardening Tips: Tomatoes

• Canning Tomatoes & Tomato Juice

Watermelon

• Nutrition Tidbits - watermelon
• The Home Gardener - Wonderful Watermelons
• Watermelons A Summer Tradition In Louisiana; Washington Parish Family Among Those Carrying It On

Southern Peas

• Vegetable Planting Guide

Miscellaneous

• Mini Gardens and Containers
• Vegetable Planting Guide
• Nutritional Benefit of Fruits & Vegetables
• Louisiana Home Orchard