by gravitydigital | Jun 5, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
We gardeners have focused on primping, prodding, and perfection to the detriment of bird, bees, and butterflies for far too long. As a whole, Americans are addicted to the impossible goal of creating a manicured, pristine lawn. This continuous failed quest is the...
by The Arbor Gate | Jun 4, 2023 | Garden
In the past week, I dug Irish potatoes, planted sweet potato slips, planted two rows of purple hull peas and one row of cream peas, plus side-dressed (fertilized), tilled, and irrigated my two-row crop gardens. Any day now, when my sunflowers, sweet corn, and okra get...
by The Arbor Gate | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
National Rose Month Shreveport, LA – June is National Rose Month and what better way to spread the joy of roses than with the American Rose Society Headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, the American Rose Society is a national non-profit organization founded in 1892...
by Greg Grant | May 28, 2023 | Garden
Hopefully, you grow a garden or know someone that does. Hot weather is on its way, but there’s still time to plant Southern peas, sweet potatoes, and okra. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture. The African name for okra was gumbo and subsequently gave us the name...
by Greg Grant | May 21, 2023 | Garden
The genus Begonia includes 2,000 species from tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, Central and South America, along with thousands of hybrids created by enthusiasts around the world. Begonia leaves can resemble ivies, ferns, aralias, grasses, and peperomias. They...
by The Arbor Gate | May 16, 2023 | Events
Rose Showing Party June is National rose month and what better way to celebrate than with a party to show how easy it is to show roses! Mary Fulgham and Randy Keen recently won four trophies at the American Rose Society’s National Show held in Shreveport last month....
by Greg Grant | May 14, 2023 | Garden, Uncategorized
Take-all root rot is a fungal disease that causes bright yellow, weak, brown, and dead patches in turfgrass. This disease is mostly associated with St. Augustine grass. Take-all root rot is caused by a fungus that lives in the soil. The fungus is commonly found in...
by The Arbor Gate | May 11, 2023 | Garden, Recipes
MEXICAN MINT MARIGOLD is our pick of the month for May! One of Madalene Hill’s most noted addition to our best-loved culinary herbs is Mexican Mint Marigold, a member of the marigold (tagetes) family, horticulturally speaking. To chefs, however, it is most...
by The Arbor Gate | May 11, 2023 | How To Videos
We’ve got everything you need to grow delicious mushrooms at home!
by Greg Grant | May 7, 2023 | Garden, Uncategorized
It’s finally warm enough to plant peas. When you say “pea” to most gardeners in the world, they think of green “English” peas that thrive in cool moist environments. But to most Southerners, a hot weather legume from Africa, more related to beans, is the norm. Despite...
