Dan Gill
Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."
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Herbs can be loosely grouped into cool season annuals, warm season annuals, and perennials. Annuals live for one season and then dial. Perennial herbs,...
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The Halloween season has put me in the mind to look at scary traditions, and relate them to some common gardening ideas and misconceptions.So here goes...
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Now is the perfect time to plant cool season bedding plants that will brighten our flower gardens and landscapes for the next five or six months-- well...
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As the days shorten and temperatures begin cooler, it's apparent that summer is finally ending. Lawn care definitely begins to change this time of the...
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Plantings of Caladiums are generally past their prime by the time we reach the early part of October, or they will be soon, and it's time to decide...
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It still surprises me that many Louisiana gardeners are not familiar with our native Louisiana Irises. Hopefully you have some of these wonderful...
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For gardeners tired of the heat and longing for cooler weather, September can provide welcome relief. Cool fronts often begin to make their way this...
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Are your roses looking pretty pathetic right now? Heat takes its toll on plants and people alike during the summer here in Baton Rouge. But effort made...
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I once saw a refrigerator magnet that said, "When Mama ain't happy, nobody ain't happy." Well, you can substitute the word "root" for "mama," and you...
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Controlling weedy vines requires determination and persistent effort over time.My vine control advice is generally about 60% pep-talk, and about 40%...