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GreenSeasons Podcast #8: What Can I Do to Prepare My Trees For Hurricane Season?

6/26/2018

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Zoran Pranjic answers the question, "What can I do to prepare my trees for hurricane season?" Download the podcast to listen to his answer.
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Biological Controls for Mole Crickets

6/25/2018

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Mole crickets are a problem that is hard to completely to eradicate. Every time you think you got every last one of them, another one pops up. Pesticides are a good control method to use, especially if you have a mole cricket epidemic. Pesticides do have the drawback of being expensive and you have to regularly put them out. Some pests also develop a resistance to the pesticide. That is a good reason to try another approach. Keep an open mind and think about unleashing biological warfare on those grass gorging bugs. While biological controls will not eradicate mole crickets, it will likely keep their population in check beneath problematic levels. This means you won't notice they are there since your grass is still alive!
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Mole Cricket
Say hello to the Larra wasp. The adults of these bugs lay one of their eggs on a mole cricket and fly away. They can lay about 100 eggs in their life. Said egg later hatches into a baby wasp that is hungry. Yes, that baby wasp is going to go to town on a mole cricket buffet. The adult wasp tend to only eat plant nectar and do not sting humans unless you actively grab them... and who is grabbing wasps bare handed anyway?

Larra wasps will kill around 1/4th of the mole cricket population for each wasp generation. That is about 4 months, meaning every four months, your mole cricket population is dropping by a fourth! While it may never get down to zero, that is a pretty good control method. If you want to attract Larra wasps, plant some white pentas, aka white Pentas lanceolata in the science community. They are a pretty flower and your mole crickets will be put on notice.

Give those flowers and that wasp a shot. Let us know how it works for you in the comments. If you need some pentas planted and you live in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, or somewhere in Louisiana between, contact us today.


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Conversation Piece Azaleas - Baton Rouge Landscaping

6/20/2018

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Conversation Piece azaleas should be a wonderful addition to any landscape. These azaleas make some really nice, large, four inch diameter pink flowers that are outlined in white with red spots. The interesting thing about these plants are the flowers will look different on the same plant. Conversation Piece azaleas bloom not once, but twice a year. You will get to enjoy their beautiful blooms during both spring and fall.

These shrubs are a dwarf variety that grows between two and three feet tall and between two and three feet wide. Give them at least a four foot spacing when planting. These azaleas are evergreen so they will look good throughout the winter. They grow in both full sun or partial sun. Azaleas will do best when receiving morning sun and some shade later on in the day.  They can be grown in the ground or in a container pot. Azaleas need well draining soil since they will drown if they are planted in an area that is continually wet.

The Conversation Piece Azalea was added to the Louisiana Super Plants Program back in 2012. These plants are easy to care for and look great with minimal effort. They typically are not bothered by many insects, diseases, or dear.
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Conversation Piece azalea - photo credit LSU Ag Center
Contact GreenSeasons if you want to have Conversation Piece azaleas included in your landscaping.
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GreenSeasons Podcast #7: What Will Make My Annual Flowers Thrive This Year?

6/6/2018

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Zoran Pranjic answers the question, "What will make my annuals thrive this year? Download the podcast to listen to his answer.
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Ducky Green Enters Knock Knock's Duck Derby 2018

6/5/2018

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Come out and cheer for Ducky Green at the Knock Knock Duck Derby on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Knock Knock Children's Museum.
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Ducky Green
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The Knock Knock Duck Derby will have fun activities for children, including games, snacks, face painting, and duck themed activities. The duck race starts at 9 am with exciting activities continuing afterwards.

Watch as thousands of rubber ducks race toward the finish line propelled by a fire hose. The sponsor of the winning ducks get some very nice prizes.

The corporate duck race immediately follows the little duck race. Stick around and cheer for GreenSeasons' own Ducky Green!​

All proceeds go towards the "Who's There" exhibit at the Knock Knock Children's Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 
The Duck Derby will take place at ​1900 Dalrymple Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
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Ducky Green practicing for the derby
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What Can You Do For Your Landscaping During a Drought?

6/1/2018

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The weather forecasts are predicting a dry June for both Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and throughout south Louisiana. Look out for dustier cars, panting animals, and stressed plants. Read on for some steps to take with the dry weather just around the corner. 

Don’t stress out! We are not just taking about you. Don’t stress out your plants any more than they already will be. Keep your grass cut about a quarter inch higher than normal. Avoid selective herbicides if possible. Keep excessive shrub pruning to a minimum on susceptible plants. Give them a some water if they start to look droopy.

Add a good layer of mulch to your landscape beds. Keep it between two and three inches. A proper mulch layer will help to maintain a better moisture level in the soil near the roots of your plants. Soil with more moisture in a dry period means better looking plants. Leave an inch or so gap near tree trunks and the base of shrubs. Building up mulch near the base of these can lead to some long term problems.
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Rain Barrel
Install a rain barrel to collect rain water from your roof. Less rain in June does not mean no rain. The roof of your home will channel the rain water toward your gutters and down into your rain barrel. Use the stored water to hydrate the plants and save yourself some money on your monthly water bill.
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Plant flowers that are drought tolerant. Some flower varieties need constant attention and a lot of water. Skip these unless you have a lot of spare time. Peruse the annual selection at your local garden center for flowers that can take both the heat and dry times.

Install an irrigation system with an automatic timer. An irrigation system, or lawn sprinkler, is your insurance against drought. The automatic timer will keep your plants watered without you needing to worry about it. These systems last a long time and usually take a small amount of maintenance once a year. Good luck with the dry heat this summer.
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