Ye Olde Kitchen GardenWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:25PMWHO was Good King Henry?
Seeds: Garden thugs – good plants gone bad – lurk in plain sightWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:58PMIt really is a jungle out there. Listen to our readers; they're surrounded by garden thugs.
Local farmers, ranchers struggle to endure droughtSaturday, June 18, 2011 @ 10:29PMRecommend this story? Roy Graham stands in a 1,500 acre section of irrigated and non-irrigated cotton-growing land on his farm in Greenwood.
MPs back city status bidWednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:37AMReading is an “economic powerhouse with a distinguished past, a vibrant present and a bright future”.
Drought conditions plague Louisiana farmers, ranchersSunday, May 29, 2011 @ 4:55PMMaya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News LABADIEVILLE, La.-- In what are normally muddy fields at this time of the year, the dry soil is more like dust in the wind at Thibodeaux Brothers Farm in Assumption Parish. "We normally pump water off, we don't pump water on, in Louisiana," said Troy Thibodeaux, who is growing both soybean and cane on the farm. "Bottom line is, we're in a drought and it's going ...
Farmers try to plant between the raindropsSunday, May 29, 2011 @ 2:33AMFlooding has caused delays in planting during an especially important part of the growing season.
Lovely vitex tree adds a lavendar blush to the landscapeThursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:03PMWater-wise Vitex Shoal Creek, a Louisiana Super Plants selection for spring 2011, has superior characteristics when compared to the standard type of vitex.
When is a good time to plant summer veggies? Now!Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 9:34AMCan you almost taste it? The succulent splurt of a ripe tomato. The flavor burst of a juicy melon. The satisfying crunch of sweet corn. Plant your summer vegetables now, and you could begin harvesting your first fresh crops by the Fourth of July.
Manila Seedling Bank – still greening it upWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 10:17AMMoammar Gaddafi and Imelda Marcos, in a way, were behind the reforestation of many parts of Luzon. It was May 1977 when Imelda visited Libya for the second time. Her mission was to seek a steady oil supply from Libya.