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Success with Summer Tomatoes
Louisiana summers are a tough time for tomatoes to set and hold fruit. The heat causes irregular flower growth in most cultivars, and the result is poor fruit set, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.

Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide
Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide

Use this guide to plant a successful vegetable garden. The information has been developed after considerable research and practical experience.

June Vegetable Gardens
June is either the tail of spring or the head of summer in Louisiana. It depends on whether you are near I-20 or near I-10 interstates, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.

Best Gardening Days Almost Gone
Corn

The best season for vegetable gardening is almost behind us in Louisiana. We can work toward the summer, hot-season plantings or still try to get some of a late spring crop in. North Louisiana still has a little more spring left than the southern parishes do.

Louisiana Plant Pathology: Phytophthora Blight of Peppers
Phytophthora Blight of Peppers
Proper identification is the key to successful disease management. This fact sheet is intended to aid in the identification and management of phytophthora blight on peppers.
Louisiana Plant Pathology: Downy Mildew on Cucurbits
downy mildew on cucurbits
Downy mildew is a potentially devastating disease of all cucurbits. Disease symptoms, development, control measures and color photographs of symptoms on pumpkin, cucumber and watermelon are included.
Vegetables to Plant in March, April
March is a critical month in our vegetable gardens - early for some things and late for others. Timely planting is one way of increasing potential yield and decreasing production problems, says LSU Agricultural Center horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
Root-knot Nematode In The Home Garden
Okra galling
Gardeners are often unaware of a serious pest waiting for the spring vegetables to begin growing. These pests are small, microscopic animals called nematodes, and they attack the roots of many plants commonly grown in the garden. There are two major types of nematodes that cause the most problems for vegetables.
Some Seeds Can Be Saved For Next Year
Many summer-blooming annuals, perennials and vegetables are setting seeds now, and you can harvest the seeds, store them and then grow a new crop of plants for your garden next year. This can be fun, save a little money and allow you to share seeds with gardening friends.
Get It Growing: Healthy Plants Start With Bed Preparation
(For Release On Or After 10/05/07) Fall is a prime planting season in Louisiana. Cool-season flowering bedding plants and cool-season vegetables are planted from now through February, and November through February is the best time to plant hardy shrubs, ground covers and perennials in the landscape. How well you prepare the soil before planting has an enormous effect on the health and growth of your plants.
Louisiana Home Gargens Are Valuable
veggies
Fall and winter, the value of home gardens reaches $60.5 million.
Organic Gardening
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Keys to Successful Organic Vegetable Gardening
Sidedress Fall Vegetable Crops for Better Yields
dress
Nitrogen (N) is a very important plant nutrient for all fall vegetable crops. A sufficient and continuous amount must be supplied to all plants to achieve good yields. It also is the nutrient most often lacking in soils.
Very Basic Weed Control
weeding
Controlling weeds in small areas may be pretty simplistic.
Get It Growing
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