Grow Grambling

12/20/2025

Getting ready for Spring with GSU International Students

07/01/2025

Adding a bit of light to the garden and of course, WEEDING, as always 🥴

06/26/2025

We LOVE to see earthworms in our beds because it is a sign that we have good soil that will help our plants thrive!

🪱 Earthworm Truth Bomb 🌧🌱
I’m not escaping the soil. I’m suffocating, looking for air.

• I breathe through my skin — rain can drown me
• I tunnel and aerate your garden for free
• I process 10 tons of soil per acre every year
• My castings? Worth $2,000 per ton in natural fertilizer
• I enrich soil with 700% more plant nutrients
• I can live 10 years — but die on concrete in 10 minutes
• One of me = the power of 1,000 bacteria

🌍 Protect your soil. Protect me.
I’m not a pest. I’m the engine of your garden’s health.

06/08/2025

“Having a garden is like printing your own money.”
- Alice Waters

05/14/2025

05/14/2025

05/09/2025

Snakes are a vital part of our community, gardens and properties 🐍

🌞🐍 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 🐍🌞
With spring in full swing and temperatures rising, snake sightings are becoming more common across Louisiana. Don’t be alarmed—most of the 47 native snake species in our state are nonvenomous and play a vital role in keeping our ecosystems healthy by controlling rodent, insect, and even fish populations.

🐍 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟳 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀.
👀 Snakes are more active April–July, especially during cooler parts of the day in summer.
🚫 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀—they’d rather avoid us!

🛑 If you see a snake:
▪ 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲—it will likely move on.
▪ 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁—removing snakes may increase rodent problems.
▪ 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱—many harmless snakes mimic venomous ones to defend themselves.

✅ 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀
▪ Keep your yard free of debris, overgrown vegetation, and rodent attractants
▪ Seal up holes around your home’s foundation
▪ Trim tree branches near your roof
▪ Keep grass short and maintain clear borders around your home

💡 Want help identifying snakes?
📘 Download LDWF’s Snakes of Louisiana poster: https://buff.ly/5TxgFWA

05/06/2025

Here's a cheat sheet graphic of insects that could impact your vegetable garden!

The average home vegetable gardener grows more than a dozen different types of vegetables, and each may be attacked by several different species of insects. Managing and controlling insect pests is one of the keys to successful vegetable gardening.

Our Extension publication shares control recommendations for traditional and organic gardeners. It includes pictures of 35+ insects that you are most likely to find in your garden.

Read the Insects of the Home Vegetable Garden Extension publication here: https://ow.ly/m97Y50VK6Kr

05/05/2025

Ohhhhh. Let me find some gaura!

05/05/2025

Leaf-footed bugs are showing up in gardens across the South, and they’re especially drawn to tomatoes.

Molly Keck, integrated pest management specialist in Bexar County, said now is the time for Texas gardeners to keep a close watch because catching them early makes all the difference. She shared simple strategies to stop these pests before they ruin your crop.

Learn more at https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/05/02/protect-your-garden-from-leaf-footed-bugs/

05/05/2025

Ms. Lynn brought us transplants!!

11/26/2024

🚨COMMUNITY REQUEST 🚨

It’s starting to get chilly and the leaves and pine straw is falling. Before you burn it, CALL (318-278-9892), Text or DM me. We can use it in the community garden for mulch and winter protection. I’ll come and bag it up OR you can drop it off at the garden. You may place your bag(s) by the fencing (any side). The garden address is 105 Gum Street Grambling, LA 71245

I will drive as far as Shreveport (West) and Monroe (East) for pine straw and leaves. 🍂

My grandmother always said, “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed!”