Begin making cuttings of some of your favorite plants. Make cuttings 5 to 6 inches of tip growth, leaving from 3 to 4 leaves of each cutting.

I constantly get calls about how to control moles in the lawn and flower beds. Unfortunately, you won't have too much success unless you use the mole trap, and that is a very slow process.

It's not too early for coaches and athletic directors to be thinking about the control of fire ants on the playing fields, espcially when the football season is right upon us.

Has your lawn recovered from the stress of the past several weeks?

The Daily News and LSU AgCenter are sponsoring this contest with production hopefully ready for year's Washington Parish Fair.

With the adverse weather conditions many gardeners experienced this spring -- hot, dry conditions -- our attention now turns to possibly planting a garden or vegetables for the fall. Generally, the same good cultural practices need to be followed.

Blueberry plants will put on a second flush of growth in August, so a final fertilizer applicatin is needed now.

Heat tolerant vegetables can be planted during these hot days of summer and will give you some excellent results. Listed here are descriptions of some of the more popular crops.

The production of a variety of fruit crops is very popular for growing in our parish. Look at the sequence of the crops grown and the economic impact they have on our parish's economy.

Winterize your lawn now to help toughen the grass for the winter.