Louisiana gardeners

04/26/2026

💜 Calling all garden lovers… this one is truly special.

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing endless fields of lavender in bloom — this is your moment.

For just a few short weeks each year, Provence transforms into a sea of purple… and I am hosting a luxury river cruise through Lyon & Provence during peak lavender season in Summer 2027 🌿✨

This experience is designed to be effortless and unforgettable:
🌸 Wake up to new scenery every day — no packing and unpacking
🍷 Enjoy world-class wine, cuisine, and charming French villages
🌿 Experience lavender season at its absolute peak
✨ Exclusive pre-cruise experience: Visit the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene, including access to her sacred crypt and the cave where she is believed to have prayed
✨ Travel as part of a hosted group with special touches along the way

This is perfect for anyone who loves gardening, history, beauty, and meaningful travel 💜

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Spots will be limited — these sailings always fill quickly during bloom season!

04/20/2026

April brings warm days and cool nights across North Louisiana, and that can trick folks into overwatering.

Most vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, and squash don’t need daily watering right now. Instead:
✔ Water deeply 2–3 times per week
✔ Aim for early morning to prevent disease
✔ Check soil first—if it’s still moist 2 inches down, skip a day

Overwatering can lead to root rot and slow growth just as your plants should be taking off.

💡 Pro Tip: Add a layer of mulch (pine straw or leaves work great locally) to hold moisture and reduce how often you need to water.

04/15/2026

If you’ve got a garden in the ground right now, it’s not just you enjoying this weather—bugs are waking up fast too.

Start checking:
• Undersides of leaves for tiny eggs or holes
• Squash and cucumbers for early signs of vine borers
• Tomatoes and peppers for aphids building up

Catching problems early is the difference between a quick fix and losing a whole crop.

👀 Take 5 minutes each morning or evening to walk your rows—you’ll spot issues before they get out of hand.

04/10/2026

If you haven’t already, now’s the perfect window to plant your warm-season staples like tomatoes, peppers, squash, and cucumbers. Our soil has warmed up enough, and the risk of frost is just about gone.

One thing folks around here sometimes overlook this time of year is mulch. Adding a good layer of straw, pine needles, or shredded leaves around your plants helps lock in moisture, keeps weeds down, and protects those roots from the heat that’s coming quicker than we’d like.

Also—don’t get too comfortable just yet. Spring storms can sneak up fast across Louisiana and Mississippi. Make sure your taller plants or newly transplanted crops have a little support so a strong wind doesn’t undo your hard work overnight.

🌱 Old-timer tip: “Plant it right, mulch it tight, and you won’t have to fight it later.”

What are you putting in the ground this week?

04/06/2026

04/05/2026

Happy Easter everyone. Hope your gardens are thriving.

04/04/2026

Early April is when things really start waking up across Louisiana. If you’ve been waiting for “safe” planting weather—this is it.

🥕 What you can plant right now:
• Beans (snap & pole)
• Sweet corn
• Cucumbers
• Squash & zucchini
• Melons (watermelon & cantaloupe)
• Okra (toward mid-month, but you can start now in warmer spots)

🌱 Transplants ready to go in the ground:
• Tomatoes
• Peppers
• Eggplant

Just keep an eye out—one last light cold snap isn’t impossible, but it’s unlikely this far south now.

🌼 Garden tip of the day:
Mulch early and heavy. Louisiana heat creeps in fast, and mulch helps lock in moisture, regulate soil temp, and keep weeds from getting ahead of you.

🐛 Pest watch:
Keep an eye out for aphids and cutworms starting to show up. A quick daily walk through your garden can save you headaches later.

04/03/2026

Down here in Louisiana, we know this soil can be a blessing and a challenge all at once. Some spots hold water, some dry out quick—but either way, you’ve got to work with what you’ve got.

Yesterday we planted. Today, we wait.

This time of year, you might not see much above ground yet—but underneath, those seeds are waking up. With these warm days and cool mornings, it won’t be long before you start seeing signs of life.

I stepped out this morning just to check things—felt the dirt, made sure it still had some moisture, looked for any early movement. Nothing flashy, just part of the routine.

That’s gardening around here. It’s steady, it’s patient, and it teaches you not to rush what’s meant to grow in its own time.

If you planted something this week, go take a look today. Maybe give it a little water if we don’t catch rain. Stay after it.

It’s coming. 🌿

04/02/2026

Garden tradition.

Around here—and in a lot of rural Southern communities—the idea of planting a garden on or before Good Friday isn’t just an old saying, it’s something people grew up watching their parents and grandparents do.

The way it’s usually talked about is simple: you plant on Good Friday, and your garden just does better. Folks will tell you those crops come up stronger, handle pests better, and seem to have a little extra “blessing” on them. It’s tied closely to the meaning of the day—right before Easter—a time that represents sacrifice, renewal, and new life. Planting seeds right then just feels right, like you’re lining up with that cycle.

A lot of people don’t realize the tradition actually goes back even further than Christianity. Long before that, early farmers paid close attention to the seasons and believed this time of year—early spring—was one of the most powerful for growth. When Christianity spread, those older planting habits blended right into holidays like Good Friday.

Down here in Louisiana, there’s also a practical side to it. Planting around Good Friday usually lines up pretty well with the tail end of frost risk and the start of steady warm weather. So whether someone believes in the blessing or not, it’s often just good timing.

So for a lot of families, it’s not really about rules or science—it’s more like, “This is how we’ve always done it,” and year after year, it tends to work out.

04/02/2026

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