By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist Your lawn or turfgrass may be the last thing on your mind right now — but it’s no time to sit back on your laurels. Lawns are in their winter dormancy, and we have all enjoyed the reprieve from lawn mowing. But it won’t be long before our lawns literally “spring” back to life. If you want to give your turfgrass a leg up this spring, it’s time to get to work now. Despite our lawns’ winter slumber, weeds are still at work. If you look out into the law
Learn floral design this year. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Case, a 4-year-old corgi from Vermilion Parish, is winner of the AFBF People’s Choice Pup social media contest. (Submitted photo)
By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist When gardeners think of micro gardens, they may think of micro greens — but micro gardening is so much more than that. Shrinking lot sizes and growing urban sprawls are leaving less room for vegetation, and that raises a challenge for both urban and suburban gardeners. They will have to grow to meet these changes. Micro gardening is a method of gardening that is ideal for those with limited or nontraditional spaces to plant and grow vegetables, fruit