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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Vegetables</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:31:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Use this guide to plant a successful vegetable garden. The information has been developed after considerable research and practical experience. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Success with Summer Tomatoes</title>
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      <title>Blossom-end Rot</title>
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      <title>Curing and Storing Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweet potatoes are not very sweet or moist when first dug. It takes six to eight weeks of proper curing and storage before they have the sweet, moist taste and texture desired when baked, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Herbs for the Home Garden</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A short description of commonly grown herbs for home gardens. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>FAQ related to Gardening</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Many Snap Beans Varieties Available For Spring Gardens</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Choices for Summer Vegetable Gardens</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are not a whole lot of heat-loving vegetable crops, laments LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske. In late spring, you can plant collards, vine crops such as squash, cucumber and pumpkins, or crops like okra, malabar vine spinach and southern peas. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Garden Cucumbers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A short slide show from a garden lecture on cucumbers. Also see our VEGETABLE GARDENING TIPS series for Cucumbers under related articles in the right-hand column. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Vegetable Gardening Show</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A PowerPoint slide set of the basics for successful vegetable garden development in Louisiana. You must have a good start, then pest control is the next giant step to a successful harvest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Harvesting Your Garden Produce</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Organic Mulch Good For Summer Vegetable Gardens</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Organic mulches can help keep your vegetables producing during Louisiana’s hot summer months. Although mulch is usually applied to control weeds and conserve moisture, it has several other useful functions. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Chard or Swiss Chard</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Complete Composting Information</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For more detailed information on composting, see these W.A. Callegari Environmental Center information articles. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Very Basic Weed Control</title>
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      <title>Giant Butterbeans</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Expected Vegetable Garden Yields</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Expected yields from a good southern vegetable garden will vary, but  estimates can help plan the planting scheme for the garden. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Performance of Thirteen Homeowner Tomato Varieties in the Summer of 2007</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Thirteen tomato varieties were evaluated at four different sites for home garden use. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Tomato test results for 2009</title>
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      <title>Newest Cultivars of  Vegetable Crops</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 20:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Resistant Starch and the Sweet Potato</title>
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      <title>Sweet potatoes get grades</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:48:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweet potatoes, like many commodities, are marketedin a variety of ways, and not all sweet potatoes are identical. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Managing Rhizopus Soft Rot on Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Managing Weeds in Louisiana Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:29:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing Vegetable Pears</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Louisiana Home Vegetable Gardening</title>
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      <title>Watermelon Variety Demonstration Plots in  2008</title>
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      <title>Time to Plant Greens, Says LSU AgCenter Horticulturist</title>
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      <title>Vegetable Gardening Tips</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This series provides a variety of information for home vegetable gardeners. Topics include beans, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, eggplants, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, peppers, onions, shallots, garlic and many more of the favorites of home gardeners. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Newer Home Vegetable Cultivars for 2009</title>
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      <title>Growing Parsley in Louisiana</title>
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      <title>Vegetable Gardening in Louisiana 2008</title>
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      <title>Kohlrabi: The Cabbage Turnip</title>
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      <title>Some Seeds Can Be Saved For Next Year</title>
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      <title>Sidedress Fall Vegetable Crops for Better Yields</title>
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      <title>Producing Shiitake: The Fancy Forest Mushroom</title>
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      <title>Symptoms of Freeze- and Cold-damaged Vegetables</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 08/15/03) While cool-season planting begins in earnest next month, some of the more heat tolerant cool-season vegetables, such as the cole crops, can be planted into the garden now. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DGill@agcenter.lsu.edu (Daniel J. Gill)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tomato Blossom-end Rot Preventable</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/01/01) As summer heat sets in, tomatoes may show many disorders. One common fruit problem is blossom-end rot, or BER, according to an LSU AgCenter horticulturist. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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