Procedures on taking a soil sample.

The monthly newsletter of the St. Tammany Master Gardeners Association. Contents include association events, gardening topics and photos of member activities.

This article explains why organic matter may be the most important part of your garden soil and reviews soil composition in St. Tammany Parish.

How to prune plants according to keep them healthy and to manage plant size.

Programs and statistics that demonstrate the LSU AgCenter's dedication to providing innovative research, information and education to improve people's lives.

Many people are quite capable of taking care of their garbage. Just put in the plastic bag, take it to the road and it’s gone.

The best time to plant citrus is January or February

As you begin to ponder where to put your new plants be cautious of creating termite habitat around your home.

General tips on what to do with plants following a freeze.

Write Thank You notes to local 4-H supporters and volunteers who deserve a BIG Thank You for all they do!

Use this invitation to invite other students to your 4-H Club Meeting.

The winter is a good time to take care of gardening tools. Keeping your gardening tools sharp, clean, and well maintained will add to your outdoor pleasure in the coming months.

Information on Christmas tree farms in St. Tammany Parish.

Mulch is an important ingredient in any landscape maintenance. For December and the remaining winter season and beyond, your trees and shrubs may be asking “More mulch, please!”

New Master Gardener class for 2011.

Most people’s favorite autumn colors include some reds, yellows, and oranges in line with the colors of tree landscapes. Obvious fall colors for LSU fans would be purple and gold or for Saints fans, black and gold.

Fall is the time to plant cole crop vegetables.

The Calendar outlines 4-H events happening in St. Tammany parish throughout the year. Information is subject to change. Specific details will be in The Tammany Times Newsletter that is distributed monthly at 4-H Club Meetings .

All too often I get a simple question to a complex answer. I wish it were the other way but more often it doesn’t happen that way. Like the title, “What is the green stuff in my tree?”I usually have to ask several questions to decide what the real problem is.

A compilation of 4-H programs and ideas from past and present 4-H Leaders, 4-H Junior Leaders, and 4-H Agents in St. Tammany Parish.

Keep in mind, our winters are mild and short. Mowing and watering properly are steps to a healthy fall lawn. Back away from the fall fertilizer and you won’t get robbed of your beautiful lawn.

Descriptions of damaged lawns and advice on how to treat them.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the St. Tammany Parish Joint Advisory Council.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the St. Tammany Parish 4-H Advisory Council.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Jr. Livestock Advisory Council.

Newsletter for Livingston Parish Beef Producers on recommended cultural practies. Topics covered in this edition include: Dry, Fertilizing Spring Pastures, Feed Prices, Horn Flies, Weed Control Updates, Beef Referendum.

Vines, by design, grow quickly. They are all manageable if plans are made to maintain them.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Parish Advisory Council.

Suggestions for ways to eliminate winter weeds.

The Azalea Caterpillar (Datana Major) is very active in August and September. The adult moths (not butterflies) lay their eggs in late spring. As the eggs mature the young caterpillars skeletonize the azaleas, particularly the Southern Indica Hybrids.

Hot summer nights and high humidity encourage the growth of lawn diseases. Learn to identify them and how to minimize them here.

See how you could be the designer of the 2011-2012 4-H / FFA St. Tammany Parish Livestock Show T-Shirt!

Provides dates and other information for the 2012 St. Tammany Parish Livestock Show, the 2012 Southeast District Livestock Show and the 2012 State Livestock Show.

4-H Camp Grant Walker needs your ideas! What’s a good theme for 2012 4-H Summer Camp? Send us your most creative ideas for a slogan -- in seven words or less.

Scholarships application information and form for 4-H'ers who are graduating seniors.

If you are a 4-H member who is a graduating senior and you plan on attending college, you are eligible to submit an application for the Scott Truck and Tractor 4-H Scholarship. This is a one-time award of $1,500 to be awarded to an individual for college fees. You don’t have to live on a farm to apply for this scholarship. The application form is due in the St. Tammany Parish 4-H Office by April 1, 2012.

Please click on the clover for the application form needed to apply for a counselor position at 4-H Camp Grant Walker. Applications are due to the St. Tammany Parish 4-H Office no later than March 30, 2012. Please mail forms to 4-H Office (Camp Counselor Application); P.O. Box 5438, Covington, LA 70434.

St. Tammany Parish 4-H Members attended 4-H Camp during the week of July 12-16, 2010.

This is a pretty simple procedure that can be done easily in our down time and retreat from the summer heat.

Information and resource links for club leaders to helpful publications on planning club meetings, making meetings exciting, planning a 4-H program, giving demonstrations and leader guides.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the St. Tammany Parish Horticultural Advisory Council.

Tips on the best ways to water your landscape.

A list of farmers markets, roadside markets and fruit producers located in St. Tammany Parish.

Drink lots of water. Gardeners working in their lawns and landscape may lose up to 2 quarts of water per hour.

The armadillo is an unusual animal that has protective armor made of a hard shell like material on its head, body and tail.

Explanation of what lichens are and how to remove them from plants and trees.

Interested in becoming a St. Tammany Master Gardener? Any St. Tammany Parish adult with a willingness to learn and a desire to help others with their horticulture needs can become a Louisiana Master Gardener.

To begin the spring season of 2011, consider going to one of the Spring Garden Shows being offered in Louisiana and Mississippi; some not far from us here in St. Tammany Parish.

Newest “crop”of Master Gardeners who completed the 2010 class sessions.

Learn more about steps you can take in weed control including weed identification, ornamental plant identification and cultural control including prevention, manual control, mulching and herbicides.

Selecting your show pig will be one of the most interesting experiences you will have in your pig project. Many times, it will be very rewarding; other times, it may be frustrating. Use these guidelines to help you select your show pig. (PDF format only)

A brief review of the common health problems that can afflict cattle, sheep and pigs. Symptoms and treatments are described, but this is not meant to be a treatment guide. (PDF Format Only)

This guide for 2010 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.

A quarterly newsletter from the Horticulture Division of the LSU AgCenter's School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. (PDF Format Only)