Kerry Heafner
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Dogwoods: A harbinger of spring in Louisiana
A lot of questions about dogwoods are coming in, so let’s look at this familiar, yet enigmatic tree. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Early spring means one thing, gardening!
Early spring means one thing: gardening! And, if you need plants, you won’t want to miss the ninth annual spring plant sale put on by the Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners Association. → Read More
Kerry Heafner:It’s time to start seeds for gardens this spring and summer
It’s time to start seeds for gardens this spring and summer. A seed is really quite remarkable when you think about it. An embryonic plant is supplied with a temporary reservoir of nutrients and enclosed in a protective covering. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: What does organic gardening mean?
Organic is a word gardeners like to use. A lot. Probably too much. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Spring is around the corner: That means bzzzzzz bees!
Last weekend during the nice weather, I was watching my bees returning to the hive from destinations unknown with bright orange pollen baskets the size of basketballs! I just thought they were getting ready for March Madness! But no, they’re storin → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Let’s talk a bit about garden fertilizers
Local garden centers are stocking shelves with all types of fertilizers and questions are coming in about putting out fertilizers. So, let’s talk a bit about fertilizers. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Get rid of those unwanted weeds in your lawn
The office has had several questions in recent days about weeds in lawns. These are winter weeds, visible now because our southern turfgrasses are dormant and brown. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Should you buy trees from big box garden centers or nurseries that specialize in trees?
Plant fruit trees, shade trees, and shrubs now. Even though we’re in the middle of winter, root systems of woody plants are still very much metabolically active. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: How to keep your plants protected during the winter
The winter months can be a challenge for gardeners in our region. One minute, mild temperatures give us the illusion of an early spring. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: The Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners Association plan events for the new year
As we prepare to say good-bye to 2016, let’s look forward with enthusiasm to what 2017 has in store! The Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners Association has several events you’ll want to be on the lookout for in the first half of the new year, so g → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Your fruits and vegetables in the garden can be safe this winter
The first widespread sub-freezing low temperatures for our area are here and with them come some important tasks to get accomplished. First, if your fall tomatoes are still producing, they probably won’t be after this arctic surge. → Read More
Kerry Heafner: Planting fruit trees
Believe it or not, fall is the time of year to plant fruit trees. → Read More
Time to plant fall bulbs for spring blooms
Bulbs can be planted now through November or December for a reliable burst of color in spring. → Read More
Have a St. Augustine lawn? You’ll want to read this
One day, your lawn is lush, green, and thriving. Then, literally overnight, swaths of grass look as though they’ve developed a fungal disease. → Read More
Carrots great for new gardeners and kids
If you have trouble getting your kids to eat vegetables, if they grow their own carrots, they’ll not only eat them, they’ll like them! → Read More
Battle plans for war on mosquitoes
Old tires with water in them are prime habitats for mosquito larvae. → Read More
Signs fall is on the way starting to show up
While driving down Highway 34 on Monday I saw both wild clematis and goldenrods in flower → Read More
A primer on the fruit of the South — figs
It wouldn’t be summer in the Deep South without figs. → Read More
La. Super Plants can stand the summer heat
Garden centers should still have some summer color available with Louisiana Super Plants. → Read More
Emerald ash borer expected in NELA soon
Emerald ash borer reported in Bossier, Claiborne, Union and Webster parishes. → Read More