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Comprehensive article with everything that you need to know about growing peanuts.
A brief guide on how and when to grow vegetables for small scale gardeners.
Growing Brussels sprouts requires cool weather. A slow-growing, long-bearing crop, Brussels sprouts should be planted in late summer (8/15-10/15) for a crop tha
Vegetables are typically divided into two categories based on how we plant them into the garden.
October's one of the greatest months of the year to get out into the vegetable garden and get some possibly long-needed maintenance accomplished.
The LSU AgCenter Vegetable Specialist had the opportunity to visit Mendel University in the Czech Republic.
Recommendations on sweet corn varieties, cultural practices, diseases and pests for the home gardener.
Spring is one of the busiest seasons for vegetable gardeners
Spring is one of the busiest seasons for vegetable gardeners. Vegetables to Plant in March, April and May.
Herbs can be grown throughout the year in Louisiana. Some do better in warmer temperatures and others in cooler temperatures.
A home garden tomato variety trial to determine the best tomato for growing in containers.
This publication has information on the varieties, pollination, soil preparation, planting and cultivation of vegetable pears. (PDF Format Only)
A guide to manage weeds in your home vegetable garden. (PDF Format Only)
A transplant is a small plant germinated from a seed. Growing your own vegetable transplants is very rewarding. By using these basic tips, you’ll be able to grow all kinds of exciting vegetable varieties in your own backyard. (PDF Format Only)
Constructing raised beds for the home vegetable garden. (PDF Format Only)
A statewide trial of 10 heirloom tomato varieties was conducted. Yields, disease and insect incidence, plant growth and fruit characteristics were recorded.
A short description on how and why to prune your home-grown tomatoes
September is Louisiana’s last chance to plant a relatively diversified vegetable garden before next spring. During this month we can detect the first signs of cooler weather that accompanies the fall, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
Canavalias are large, climbing, trifoliate vines producing thick and long (1 foot or longer) pods. I first heard them described as "Texas butterbeans," but don't try to eat them.
Southern peas are an option for Louisiana summer gardens, because they can take the heat and prefer less fertile soils, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
To our Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide, please add these new possibilities for 2009.
These NEW cultivars were some of those added to the 2008 LSU AgCenter Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide.
Okra is a warm-season crop that grows well in Louisiana gardens. A good start is important for successful okra production.
When I was a child my family lived in Germany for a time. I remember attending the annual Oktoberfest in Munich, where thinly-sliced white radishes were served with salt as a nibbler to accompany the famed draft beer. Although I couldn’t appreciate the beer at that age, I loved the radishes. I also think of radishes in October for another reason, because this is a great time to plant them in your garden, and there are no vegetables easier to grow.
Snap beans are adapted to a wide range of soils in Louisiana and make an excellent crop for the home garden. Their freshness is a real treat at the dinner table and some new varieties are available for 2010.
Cucurbita and Lagenaria gourds, when mature, are ready to harvest and process into decorations or utensils.
The southern pea is also known as cowpea and field pea and various names like blackeyes, crowders, peas, etc.
In the summers of 2002 and 2003, LSU AgCenter's Dr. James Boudreaux tested 14 sugar enhanced (se) and 11 supersweet (sh2) corn cultivars. They were evaluated for their large ears (about 8") and husk cover. The 2009 top cultivars are also mentioned.
Garlic is thought to have many uses from warding off cancer to protecting from evil. In Louisiana, we use it to flavor food and boil shellfish. Here are some tips on how to grow garlic in the home garden.
In the 1970s, actor Bill Saluga used the line: “You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay. . .” When talking about Louisiana sweet potatoes or yams, there seems to be a similar confusion.
Why do people eat sweet potatoes? Because they are sweet! A new variety, Evangeline, just released by the LSU AgCenter, will satisfy those who want a really sweet sweet potato.
Southern blight (or southern wilt) is a disease of hundreds of plant species, including tomatoes. It is favored by moist conditions and high temperatures. The fungus can survive for years in soil and plant debris.
