February Garden
Wow! This beautiful weather is just perfect for growing plants! Still mild enough for our salad greens and root vegetables and warm enough for our…
urban farming
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Winter Harvesting
WINTER HARVESTING ARUGULA, CILANTRO, COLLARDS, EARLY MIZUNA, KALE, LEAF LETTUCE, MUSTARD GREENS, PARSLEY, and SWISS CHARD – Cut outer leaves at the base when they are…
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November Planting
Dear Backyard Gardener, November is here and you’ll want to spend this month tending to your winter vegetables- salad greens and root vegetables. Due to Louisiana’s mild cool…
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October Planting
Dear Backyard Gardener, October is here and you’ll want to spend this month planting your winter vegetables as well as resowing your favorite fall roots and greens….
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Banana Pepper
A full sun pepper plant which grows to 1 to 2 feet and yields bright yellow peppers 2-5 inches long which have a mild, tangy…
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Jalapeño
A medium sized plant which will grow to around three feet tall and bears cylindrical green peppers between 2 and 3 inches in length. They in…
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This Week’s Planting – 9/11/17
Backyard Gardener, We visited with Jim Mizell at the Crescent City Farmer’s Market in Uptown Square and he gave some suggestions on what would be good…
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Papaya
Papayas are native to southern Mexico and Central America. The fruit is also called a “tree melon,” Papaw or Paw Paw. The seeds of the…
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Mustard Greens
Several different varieties of mustard greens are currently growing in Green Light’s Edible Teaching Garden. Some of them, like the Southern Giant Curled variety, are…
