Dylan Watson cuts some Swiss chard as he and LSU horticulture students taking a vegetable crops class harvest some of their direct-seeded and transplant vegetables grown in the garden at Hill Farm on ...

Since people are spending more time at home, here is an idea for an activity that everyone can do: Grow some food in a container or in the ground. My mother-in-law, Fran, came up with this idea since ...

SWISS CHARD for most gardeners is either an unknown or at best a misunderstood vegetable. Like Rodney Daingerfield, it gets no respect. While I have planted it annually for years, I would not classify ...

This year’s weather has been a big challenge for anyone who is into gardening. From the early spring heat wave, to the late spring freeze and multiple storms with high winds and hail, it has been a ...

Canned, pickled, roasted or in a salad — beets are a versatile root vegetable. Often seeded close together, beets are thinned out as they begin to grow with the tops making a great addition to salad ...

Swiss chard is a leafy vegetable that is a great addition to gardens now. It is reliable, productive and should be more commonly planted. An attractive and often colorful plant, some types of Swiss ...