Weeding, pruning and other garden chores can provide physical activity as well as improve the landscape for people of all ages.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
All things seem to revolve around the coronavirus outbreak. Things feel uncertain, surreal and downright scary.
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Emmy Ulmschneider grows dwarf pomegranates, olives, almonds, artichokes, black-eyed peas, bananas and more than 40 other edible plants.
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.
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