LSU AgCenter . Vegetables Sub-Portal

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Horticulture

Vegetables

For more information on these and other horticultural topics, call or visit your local Extension office. You can also email your questions directly to Bobby Fletcher at bhfletcher@agcenter.lsu.edu.

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Winter Gardens
Vegetable producers and home gardeners are making plans for winter gardens during this dry period. November is a great time to establish your vegetable garden by preparing your rows, taking a soil sample and selecting what you plan on growing.

Herbicide Injury on Tomato

LSU AgCenter agents receive numerous calls regarding diseases in tomatoes and other garden crops. Many times, home gardeners inflict problems by not following label directions on herbicide and other pesticides.

Tomato Garden Problems
Many home gardeners grow tomatoes in their vegetable gardens. Some self-inflicted problems have can be avoided by reading and following label directions when pesticides are being used.

Commercially Available TSWV-Resistant (or Tolerant) Tomato Varieties
Lists the variety, type, shape, fruit size, source and sales information for tomatoes that are commercially available.

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Vegetable Gardening Update

If you planted Irish potatoes in January or early February, you should begin seeing the plants mark the row(s). They will begin emerging from the seed pieces you planted four to six inches deep.

Problems Growing Shallots or Green Onions

Describes problems associated with growing shallots or green onions, which are in the Alliaceae or Onion Family.