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The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for January 2023.
Information about Photography Contest.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for December 2022.
Dates, Location, and Times for AgMagic on the River
The 4-H Jefferson Parish Newsletter for November 2022.
Every year deciduous trees drop tons of leaves. These leaves can be used as mulch or composted to make humus to use in our gardens and lawns.
Articles on roselle hibiscus, cabbage loopers, minute pirate bug, dandelions, phytophthora root rot, and will chill and plants.
Nasturtiums, Free Leaves - Compost and Mulch, Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, Soil Test Results, Holly Trees, Lady Beetles Coccinellidae, Cold Weather Invaders.
Date, Location, Time, Registration Forms, and Full Rules can be found here!
Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea), Tree Selection, Take-All Root Rot Turf Disease.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newlsetter for October 2022.
Articles on Queen palm dates, frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora), Cercospora leaf spot, the 4 R's of Nutrient Managment, Walkingsticks.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for September 2022.
Scarlet Creeper, Spotted Lanternfly, Slow release vs. Control Release Fertilizer, Eucalyptus Tree, Joro Spider, Phomopsis Fruit Rot.
The date for 4-H Challenge Camp 2021 has passed! Check back later for 4-H Challenge Camp 2022.
Learn how to make tortilla roll-ups with this recipe video. Youth Lesson # 4 Make at Least Half Your Grains Whole From Pub. 3128
Hurricanes vs. Trees, Fall Tomatoes, Poison Hemlock, Organic vs. Chemical Fertilizer, Chamberbitter, Beacon Impatiens
Mimosa Vine (Mimosa strigillosa) as a Lawn Alternative, Crêpe Myrtles, Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virgininana, American Cockroach, Plant Nutrition N-P-K.
Articles on Tulips, Louisiana Irises, Lespedeza, Yellowmargined leaf beetle (Microtheca ochroloma). Insect pheromones and attractants.
Information on the native plant including description, growing conditions, environmental benefits and uses.
Articles on daylilies, breeding daylilies, elderberry, hammerhead worms, torenias, and cutting back milkweed.
Articles on Mamou/Coral Bean, The Danger of Dead Branches, Florida Betony (Stachys floridana), Large Patch Turf Disease, Easter Buck Moth.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for May 2022.
Includes articles on Salvia Super Plants, Encore Azaleas, Powdery Mildew on Roses, and Lawn Sod Installation.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for April 2022
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for March 2022
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for February 2022
Drummond’s Swamp Maple, Bandana Lantana, Pruning Crapemyrtles, Ambrosia Beetles, Downy Mildew of Brassica.
Check out who won and which ribbons each competitor got!
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for January 2022
Includes articles on Loropetalum, Common Firebush, Pellitory, and Hoof Fungus.
Includes Articles On: Intenze classic celosia, Holiday Cacti and their Care, Common Goldenrod, Homo sapiens, Black Rot of Crucifers, Raising Soil pH.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for December 2021
Includes Lowering soil pH, cabbage aphids, doveweed, plants with potential, container growing media.
The 4-H Jefferson Parish newsletter for November 2021
Articles on Lycoris plant, fall armyworms, container soil properties, supertunia vista, fall lawn weeds.
Includes articles on Curcuma plant, inorganic growing media, Io moth caterpillars Leslie Ann camellias, Sida rhombifolia, plus the vegetable planting guide.
Articles on Crinum lily, palmetto bugs, American cockroaches, Container growing media, Willow oak, torpedograss (Panicum repens).
Includes information on Evening Primrose, Hummingbirds, oleander aphids, cat's claw vine, 2021 super plants and penstemons.
January is the month for new beginnings and a perfect time to begin exercising or increasing your physical activity for better health.
The need for opportunities for indoor physical activity (PA) during the cold & wet months of the year is important. Weather can promote or deter PA behaviors.
In this issue: Candelabra bush, Collecting seed and growing native plants, Large Milkweed Beetle, Ruellia nudiflora, beneficial fungi.
In This Issue: Caesalpina Pulcherrima, Successional Planting with Cool Weather Crops, Tropical Sod Webworms, Ragweed parthenium, Entomopathhogenic nematodes.
What is lactose intolerance, the problem it poses, milk options to choose for dietary adequacy.