Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana [Paperback]

Dan Gill (Author)

Book Description

Series: Month-By-Month Gardening in Louisiana | Publication Date: July 3, 2001

Do I prune my hydrangea in the fall or do I wait until early spring?
When is it safe to put out tomatoes?
Can I divide iris now?

If you have ever asked yourself questions like these, Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana is for you. Gardening is a journey, not a destination. The day-by-day gardening experiences - planting a few onion sets in the first warm afternoon of spring… the surprises - a purple crocus before the snow has even gone … the satisfaction - fresh green beans on the dinner table, or tomatoes, bright and red, safely in quart jars … these are the things that keep the gardener coming back year after year.

Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana is packed with information that explains what needs to be done and when it needs to be done in the Louisiana garden. Topics include:

• The most effective planting techniques.
• How and when to prune.
• The best season for fertilizing your lawn.
• The differences between bare-root, container, and balled-and-burlapped plants.
• Eleven plant categories, including Annuals, Bulbs, Herbs, Vegetables, Houseplants, Lawns, Perennials, Roses, Shrubs, and Trees.
• Twelve monthly calendars for each plant category - 132 calendars in all! - that make is easy to find the proper gardening advice.

Whatever your gardening interests or the time of year, you can take the guesswork and mystery out of gardening. You will become a more satisfied gardener … and your garden will show it!

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About the Author

Gill is an Extension horticulturist with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. He teaches, lectures and demonstrations and writes articles on gardening. He has bachelor and master degrees in horticulture from Louisiana State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888608226
• ISBN-13: 978-1888608229
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #886,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Idiots Guide to Gardening in the Bayou!!!, February 23, 2006

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Jillybeans (Silver Spring, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana (Paperback)

I moved to Lousiana from Chicago and although I know a thing or two about gardening up north (or Zone 5) I didn't have a clue how to do a darn thing down south, especially in Louisiana! This book is a must have for the new or novice gardener - it not only includes information on just about anything you can grow in the soil, it gives you a month-by-month list of what you need to do in order to succeed. I've used it to learn about my lawn, plant a new tree in my yard, keep my flower beds looking great and even for beginning my vegetable garden. There isn't any info on growing fruits, (tomatoes excluded!) but I don't really have much interest in that part of gardening yet so it didn't bother me a bit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dan, the Ultimate Gardener, October 7, 2006

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Jan Goldfield "Jan Goldfield, the pondlady" (New Orleans, La) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana (Paperback)

There are few people in the world who are known by one name only; Cher is one I can think of off hand. Dan is another. Here in Louisiana, if you are talking about gardening and say, "Dan said.......", everyone knows who you mean and everyone believes what you say. Dan is not only the casual gardener's gardener; he is the professional gardener's gardener.

Month to Month Gardening can guide anyone through necessary tasks in the garden and yes, here in Louisiana we are lucky enough to be able to garden 365 days a year. There are always flowers blooming, always plants growing and we who live here are dedicated gardeners. We garden in the winter, the summer and the two or three weeks of fall and spring that come our way.

Dan does a regular Saturday morning radio call-in show and a weekly segment on a morning TV show. During the 20+ years Dan has been disseminating plant knowledge in the New Orleans area, his reputation has spread and we rely on him for all sorts of growing information. And since he continues to write this knowledge down in a weekly Times Picayune Newspaper column and now in Month to Month Gardening, we are indeed fortunate to be able to share his Louisiana gardening information. Now readers can learn what grows and what doesn't, how to care for it, what to try, when to try it, what will fail, what will flourish and what to watch out for. Dan emphasizes organic growing methods in his gardening approach as much as possible and as an organic gardener myself, I appreciate that.

If you wish to learn of Louisiana Gardening, and have a good read and reference source, have this book in your library.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Book, March 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana (Paperback)

Timing is very important in gardening, and in Louisiana with its variations of climate it is dangerous to take generic Internet sourced advice about timing. Dan is the man to listen to here. Especially if you've got huge tracts of land, this book is for you.