New plants require water (Audio 05/12/08) Many Louisiana gardeners have spent their spring planting. These newly-planted flowers, shrubs and vegetables will need plenty of water. If you don't get rain regularly, you will need to provide the plants with the water they need. (Runtime: 60 seconds) |
Hydrangeas and gardenias brighten shady areas (Audio 05/12/08) Hydrangeas and gardenias are outstanding May-flowering shrubs. These plants can tolerate and brighten shady areas. After they finish flowering in June, you can prune these plants. (Runtime: 60 seconds) |
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Horticulturist explains how to select bamboo (Video 05/11/08) Bamboo forests can evoke visions of an Asian paradise. In this edition of Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill traveled to an exotic location filled with bamboo. But he didn’t run into any panda bears while he was there. (Runtime: 1 minute, 43 seconds) |
Take care of weeds before weather gets too hot (Audio 05/12/08) May is a great time to look over your lawn and decide if weed control is necessary. Many of the herbicides gardeners use cannot be used when the weather gets hot. (Runtime: 60 seconds) |
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