Containers 10 gallons and larger are great for production of vegetables.
Mike Stout, Christine Gambino and Laila Santos look over a rice research plot at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station near Crowley. The three work in the LSU AgCenter’s Department of Entomology and are working on insect pest management strategies as part of the Climate Resilient Innovations for Sustainable Production for Rice project. Photo by Craig Gautreaux/LSU AgCenter
While the Asian longhorned tick has yet to be sighted in Louisiana, LSU AgCenter entomologist Kristen Healy would like the public to remain vigilant in keeping an eye out for this and other species. To better understand where certain species live, Healy and her team have developed the website geaux-ticks.org, where people can send in photos or specimens of ticks they may encounter.
Chaste trees make a great accent planting for the landscape. (Photo by Anna Ribbeck/LSU AgCenter)
Setting up a memorial garden can be a deeply personal and therapeutic process. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
The LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station will hold its 115th annual field day June 25. In this photo, Adam Famoso, AgCenter rice breeder and resident coordinator of the station, addresses attendees at the event last year. (LSU AgCenter file photo)
Porterweed is a great nectar source for pollinators. (Photo by Ashley Hickman/ LSU AgCenter)
Large flower heads on tall stalks make zinnias excellent cut flower selections
The central theme of gothic gardens is dark. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)