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Horticulture Hints -- Summer 2009
Planting Hummingbird Gardens, Reducing Summer Pest Problems, Guidelines for Using Color, Longer Life for Cut Flowers, Checklist for Summer, Turfgrass, Pecans, Growing Strawberries and Vegetables to Plant in June, July and August

River Road African American Museum "Freedom Garden"
The River Road Africian American Museum provides a rare glimpse into the past of the struggles and achievements of the enslaved and free people who became the craftsmen, physicians, artists, musicians, healers, inventors, politicians and educators of this area known as "plantation country."

Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide
weed management guide

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Louisiana Sea Grant
Sea Grant Extension Project Faculty and Agents

Louisiana Fisheries Resources and Publications
Louisiana Fisheries Web site listing resources and publications, including newsletters and magazines.
Louisiana Fisheries Web site
Sea Grant Extension Project Faculty and Agents.
Bug Biz: Removing Bees from Walls
bees
The process of removing honeybees from walls in a house is complex. Most people think they only have to spray and kill the bees. This would be effective if they were yellow jackets or hornets or even bumblebees. Honeybees, however,require a more demanding process.
Pest Alert Notice ... Citrus Greening
Adult Insect
Describes symptoms, pest and instructions to follow if a homeowner discovers the Asian citrus psyllid, which is most closely associated with the spread of citrus greening. If the pest is found, the quarantine prevents citrus producers from selling anywhere except to other infected parishes.
Get the Facts about Citrus Greening (or Huanglongbing)
citrus greening
Citrus greening is one of the most serious citrus diseases, and a pest responsible for spreading it has now been found in Louisiana. Information on what to look for and where to look, what plants are preferred by the disease and where to report suspected disease symptoms or insect sightings.
Concepts of Soil Fertility for Hunter Food Plots
hunter food plots
Importance of Soil Fertility, Method for Proper Soil Sampling, Interpreting Soil Tests, Adjusting pH, Available Forms of Lime, Available Forms of Sulphur, Applying Fertilizer and Examples of Applications included.
Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide
Pest Management Guide
This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.
How to Take Soil Samples
Step 1
Illustration of soil sampling procedure.
Plant Disease Management Guide
disease guide
This guide for 2009 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.
4-H Clubhouse
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