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 Home>News Archive>2012>June>News You Can Use>
It’s time to enjoy hot dogs
(Distributed 06/25/12) July 4 is the biggest hot dog holiday of the year, with Americans downing an estimated 155 million wieners. Although Americans enjoy hot dogs all year long, we eat an estimated seven billion between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Recent E.coli outbreak calls attention to food safety rules
(Distributed 06/25/12) The recent outbreak of foodborne illness in several southern states, including the death of a young girl in New Orleans, calls attention to the need for individuals to follow food safety practices, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames.

Coreopsis add color to the summer landscape
Early Sunrise coreopsis

(Distributed 06/22/12) Many coreopsis are available for our landscapes in Louisiana. Coreopsis, sometimes called tickseed, are herbaceous perennial flowers. Sometimes we treat these as annuals in Louisiana, and sometimes we treat them as perennials.

Here’s why crape myrtles may not bloom
Yuma crape myrtle

(Distributed 06/14/12) You may sometimes see crape myrtles not blooming well. “Why?” you might ask. Here are some factors to consider:

New coneflower selections offer variety
flower
(Distributed 06/08/12) One of the most popular non-woody perennials in Louisiana is the purple coneflower. The scientific name of this plant is Echinacea purpurea. It is native to an area from the Midwest into the southeastern United States.
Take care of your roses during summer
stressed roses
(Distributed 06/01/12) Spring bloom on roses is just about completed. Roses in most home landscapes have their best bloom performance at first flowering in the spring (mid-April) and at the fall bloom in October.