By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
May 31st, 2023
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by Kerry Heafnerpictures by Monica Boudreaux, Bayou Photeaux Springtime in the ArkLaMiss means, among other things, the return of hummingbirds to our landscapes. I saw my first hummingbird just a couple days before Easter. The rapid-fire of shrill, staccato chirps is unmistakable and you may even get...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Mar 30th, 2023
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Alright y’all, get out there and plant! All our favorites can go into the vegetable garden this month. Transplants of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants can all be set out early this month. And, if you wait until next month for peppers and eggplants, don’t worry. They love heat ...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Feb 28th, 2023
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Happy March, y’all. Let’s talk about mulch. March is for mulch. Mulch Madness! The importance of mulches in both ornamental and vegetable gardens cannot be overemphasized. A mulch is simply a layer of material situated between the surface of the ground and the sho...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Jan 30th, 2023
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Typical Saturday morning scenario – Big Sister bangs into our bedroom first, cradling a stuffed pig and a lamb. She crawls up the bench at the foot of our bed, throws Fluffy Oink Oink and Lamby over the footboard, and giggles relentlessly as she snuggles between her father and me. Our dog Lulu ...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Dec 1st, 2022
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The Christmas Holidays are a time to sit back and take stock of this past year’s accomplishments and run through a seemingly endless list of possibilities for next year’s gardens. What did you grow in 2022 that was new and exciting for you? For me, it was the assortment of new heirlooms we grew in ...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Nov 7th, 2022
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There’s something magical about fall! Mainly, I think, it’s the much-anticipated relief from a long, hot, and dry summer like we just had. While I love living in Louisiana, something about fall always takes me back home to the Carolinas. The Southern Appalachians just glow when the leaves change c...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Oct 4th, 2022
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Booooo!! October can be a veddy sceddy time in our landscapes because it is a month of transition. The number of daylight hours continues to decrease and our deciduous trees and shrubs are responding accordingly. If your trees and deciduous shrubs don’t look so hot right now, they’re probably just ge...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Sep 7th, 2022
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with Kerry Heafner Louisiana’s warm and humid climate sets the stage for an impressive array of mushrooms to be observed, and the roles they play in our gardens and both natural and cultivated landscapes cannot be underemphasized. So, this month, let’s look at some of our fleshy fungi. What exactly i...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Jan 6th, 2021
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Happy New Year! I have to start on a low note. The Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners’ January seminar is canceled. As of this writing, the state is back in a modified Phase 2, and it doesn’t make sense to advertise and go all out if only a very limited number of you would be able […]...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Nov 30th, 2019
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Christmas really is the most wonderful time of year because we can literally bring the outdoors indoors! For a fun activity this Christmas, take some time to wander out into our natural gardens and gather the makings for a homemade wreath. Start with a frame made from muscadine vines (Vitis rotundifo...
