Bayou Garden

Saturdays at 7:34 a.m. and 9:34 a.m.

From selecting the right plants to proper watering techniques and dealing with pests, host Dan Gill delivers the information you need to garden successfully in Louisiana's unique climate.

Genre: 

Pages

Bayou Garden
7:18 am
Sat March 2, 2013

Without Pruning Tropical Plants May Get Overgrown

Credit Matthew Levine / Flickr
A banana plant growing in Baton Rouge's Spanish Town.

So far, this has been a relatively mild winter, as a result many of the tropical plants in our landscape get really big by July.


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:42 am
Sat February 23, 2013

Fertilizer: Vitamins for Plants

Credit Chiot's Run / Flickr
Bat guano fertilizer.

Plants get essential nutrients from the soil, but if they're in short supply fertilizer is the supplement.


Read more
Bayou Garden
6:53 am
Sat February 16, 2013

When Leaves Yellow, Your Plant Could Have a Fever

Credit Dendroica cerulea / Flickr
Yellow azalea leaves.

Yellow leaves and leaf drops are a rather ambiguous symptom in plants. A range of problems and normal cycles cause it. 


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:08 am
Sat February 9, 2013

Deciding Why You Want a Tree the First Step to Planting One

Credit Ville Misaki / Flickr
A shovel in the ground.

Now's the time to do it. The cool winter months are the best to plant trees.


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:11 am
Sat February 2, 2013

Let Sleeping Lawns Lie

Credit green.thumbs / Flickr

Lawns are still dormant now, so don't judge them too harshly. But you can tend to areas where grass has died out completely.


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:25 am
Sat January 26, 2013

Get Your Roses Planted Soon

Credit praline3001 / Flickr
A rose after the rain in Boutte, La.

Likely, there's no better loved flower than the rose. If you're thinking of planting some, now is a great time to do it.


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:36 am
Sat January 19, 2013

Follow the Long, Slimy Trail

Credit Christine Majul / Flickr
A slug snacking.

The rain brings out the snails and slugs. Dan Gill explains how to trap them in your garden.


Read more
Bayou Garden
6:53 am
Sat January 12, 2013

The Garden is Drowning

While you're singing, "Rain, Rain, Go Away," your plants are too.


Bayou Garden
7:47 am
Sat January 5, 2013

What Plants Eat

Credit At09kg / Wikimedia Commons
The scientific process of photosynthesis.

It's not soil or fertilizer that sustains plants, it's sunlight.


Read more
Bayou Garden
7:00 am
Sat December 29, 2012

Holiday Plants: To the Curb or in the Soil?

Credit Bill Kuffrey / Flickr
A Christmas cactus in bloom.

After the holidays, poinsettias and Christmas cactuses can still have life.

  • Dan Gill suggests options for recycling, and planting holiday plants.

Read more

Pages