Bayou Garden

Too Late for Tomatoes, Still Time for Cantaloupe

By Dan Gill

Published May 4, 2013 at 7:27 AM CDT

Cantaloupe growing at a home garden in north Georgia. June 2010

May is a transitional month for Louisiana gardeners as the intense heat arrives this month. The ideal planting season for hearty trees and shrubs is over, many heat tolerant vegetables can be planted now.

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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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