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A flower for hurricane season

(10/30/20) Surprise! There was a hurricane, and these lilies might be telling you about the weather.

Get It Growing: How to harvest caladium bulbs

[Video](11/2/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to harvest and store caladium bulbs.

Get It Growing: Time for fall color

[Video](10/26/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard suggests some plants you can use to paint your yard with the warm shades of fall.

When common lespedeza appears in fall

(10/23/20) Second to sod webworms, common lespedeza is winning the lawn headache contest right now.

Dealing with damaged trees after a storm

(10/16/20) There’s a great deal of work to be done after a storm.

Get It Growing: How to Combat Nutsedge

[Video](10/12/20) LSU AgCenter turf specialist Ron Strahan explains what you can do to fight one of the most prolific weeds of all—nutsedge.

Get It Growing: Greece is not the only place to grow olive trees

[Video](10/19/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains on this edition of Get It Growing, you can grow olive trees right here in Louisiana.

It’s time for caterpillars, butterflies, moths

(10/09/20) Insects, including bees, butterflies, caterpillars and moths, are in full force this fall.

It’s time to harvest caladium bulbs

(01/02/20) One thing you should be harvesting this time of year is your caladium bulbs for planting again next year.

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