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Get It Growing: Golden color, easy care make candlestick plant ideal for fall

[Video](9/7/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains some other reasons why the candlestick plant, or cassia, is a great choice for you.

Get It Growing: Punch out Virginia Buttonweed in your lawn

[Video](8/31/20) On this edition of Get it Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard talks about how to get rid of Virginia buttonweed.

Who do you go to for reliable information?

(08/28/20) During the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, many people had more time on their hands.

Why won’t my figs ripen?

(08/21/20) Your trees may still have green figs that just won’t seem to ripen, and that can be for many reasons.

Get It Growing: How to gather seeds from herbs

[Video](8/24/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to gather seeds so you can grow more wonderful herbs.

Get It Growing: Combatting crapemyrtle bark scale

[Video](8/17/20) It’s called bark scale, and on this edition of Get it Growing, horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains what you can do to get rid of it.

Scale insects love crape myrtle

(08/14/20) Crape myrtle bark scale is an introduced insect pest from Asia, and it has great affinity for crape myrtle trees. The problem often goes unnoticed.