BATON ROUGE — As the weather begins to warm up, Louisiana gardeners are preparing for spring. And many are anticipating that first opportunity to begin work in their gardens and flower beds.
Seeds may be planted thickly into plastic flats, trays, pots or other handy containers for later transplanting. Containers should be clean and sturdy, have drainage holes and fit into the space available for growing the young plants.
—LSU AgCenter/Johnny Morgan Photo
At some point, many gardeners discover seed catalogs offer a much greater selection of annual flowers and vegetables than can be found at the local nursery.
My gardening season begins on my garage floor. Here I mix potting soil that will nourish this season’s seedlings and replace worn-out soil around the roots of houseplants.
Planting seeds in a clay pot and watching the plant grow provides children with the opportunity to learn about gardening and how plants grow.
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren photo
By midsummer, many adults are thinking of ways to provide something for children to do until school begins. Why not start a gardening project?
Mulch around a plant helps maintain moisture and soil temperature as well as inhibit weed growth, says LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Dan Gill.
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren photo
Mulching is an easy-to-do, labor-saving gardening technique all gardeners should take advantage of.
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