As we move into the new year, there are several garden chores that we can perform that will make for better cool season vegetables and provide for healthier, more vigorous shade trees and lawns next spring.

January is the perfect time to plant beets, carrots, and Irish potatoes in the garden and have a plentiful harvest.

LSU AgCenter county agent Allen Hogan discusses holiday plant care and sticker weeds in the yard.

Compost isorganic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment.

Usually it is cold enough to do damage to many plants that we grow. If you make preparations now, it will make plant survival more probable should we have another harsh winter this year.

Information about when to harvest citrus and how to control sticker weeds.

With the winter season looming, now is the time to start planning, preparing and planting those shade trees that you have been wanting to plant for some time.

Like it or not, winter will be upon us soon. Even with shorter days and colder temperatures, we live in a location that allows us to plant certain vegetables and flowers late in the fall.

If you are thinking about planting strawberries this fall, now is the time to be planting these cool-season plants in your garden.

Even if you plan to have a dormant lawn, one without perennial ryegrass, there are several chores you may perform to help the vigor of next year's lawn.