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      <title>Mow Like a Pro</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana summers are a tough time for tomatoes to set and hold fruit. The heat causes irregular flower growth in most cultivars, and the result is poor fruit set, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Be a ‘best manager’ for your lawn and landscape</title>
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      <title>Observe Your Fall Lawn To Take Preventive Action</title>
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      <title>Shrubs serve landscape well</title>
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      <title>Plan Color Scheme for Your Cool-season Landscape</title>
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      <title>Bedding Plant Trials and Evaluations</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Visit LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center to see our vegetable gardens. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Plant azaleas in fall for best success</title>
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      <title>Recommendations for Optimal Use of a Garden Seeder</title>
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      <title>Will an ASAE Standard Quick Hitch Fit?</title>
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      <title>Metric Units on Lawn and Garden Equipment</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Twospotted Spider Mites in Strawberries</title>
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      <title>Petunias remain popular bedding plants</title>
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      <title>Lawnmowers - Mulch, Bag, or Throw</title>
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      <title>Get Handle On Maintenance</title>
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      <title>Horticulturist Says Rose Care Needed in Late Summer</title>
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      <title>Implements for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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      <title>Annual Bedding Plants for Louisiana</title>
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      <title>Nonchemical Weed Control for Home Landscapes</title>
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      <title>Post-storm dead spots in lawns require replanting</title>
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      <title>Many Snap Beans Varieties Available For Spring Gardens</title>
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      <title>Argentine Ant Habitat</title>
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      <title>Choices for Summer Vegetable Gardens</title>
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      <title>Gardening In Shade Can Be Enjoyable</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Mole Crickets</title>
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      <title>Leaf Blowers – Good or Bad?</title>
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      <title>Garden Cucumbers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/18/09) Thanks in part to technology and the age of communication, our gardens these days are more often being looked at as extensions of our homes to live in and use, rather than just being pretty plantings to look at. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Understand Fertilizer Numbers</title>
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      <title>Take Action To Avoid Lawn Problems Associated With Drought</title>
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      <title>What Equipment Manufacturers Do To Reduce Rust</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:24:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Farm and grounds maintenance equipment is often exposed to rain, high humidity, fertilizer, pesticides and corrosive plant materials (such as grass clippings). The manufacturers of that equipment have taken steps to try to protect the equipment and reduce the potential for corrosion. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RBracy@agcenter.lsu.edu (Regina P. Bracy)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Busting Rust -- 10 Things You Can Do To Prevent Farm Machinery from Corroding</title>
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      <title>PTO Generators for Tractors</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Avoid Right-angle Patterns with Rotary Spreaders</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Applying Controlled-release Fertilizer</title>
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      <title>Calibrating Your Lawn Spreader</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To obtain the best results from your granular fertilizers and pesticides, you have to apply them at the correct rate. One easy step you can take to help assure that your spreader delivers the correct rate of material is to calibrate your spreader. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Hand-cranked Spreaders</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In some situations, a hand-cranked spreader is more practical than a wheeled model. When spreading granules in nurseries, beds of flowers and ornamentals, and other restricted areas, a wheeled spreader can be difficult or impossible to use. Hand- or strap-carried, hand-cranked spreaders are a viable option in such cases. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Time to divide Louisiana irises</title>
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      <title>Shift Up and Throttle Down to Save Fuel</title>
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      <title>Digging Post Holes</title>
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      <title>Saving seeds is part of sustainable landscaping</title>
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      <title>Lower that bucket or implement!</title>
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      <title>Lawnmower Safety Standards</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:51:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Organic Mulch Good For Summer Vegetable Gardens</title>
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      <title>Fall Gardening: Preserve your lawn, plant some flowers</title>
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      <title>Complete Composting Information</title>
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      <title>Rescue Your Lawnmower or Other Small Engine After a Flood</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Bacterial Leaf Scorch of Landscape Trees</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Fire Blight</title>
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      <title>Follow 7 principles for a sustainable landscape</title>
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      <title>Very Basic Weed Control</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:05:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Giant Butterbeans</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Proper Harvesting and Storage of Pecans Improves Quality</title>
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      <title>Raking Pine Straw</title>
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      <title>Expected Vegetable Garden Yields</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Expected yields from a good southern vegetable garden will vary, but  estimates can help plan the planting scheme for the garden. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Follow best management practices when mowing lawn</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Lawns Fact Sheet:  The Centipede Decline Problem</title>
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      <title>Reduce urban stormwater</title>
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      <title>Dormant Sodding Possible, But Chancy</title>
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      <title>Tips Offered For Managing Shaded Lawns</title>
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      <title>Bolt Tightening Torque</title>
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      <title>Low landscape maintenance is possible with planning</title>
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      <title>Hot Weather Gardening: Freshen with new flowers, pruning, pest control</title>
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      <title>Practice smart irrigation in the landscape</title>
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      <title>Fruit Thinning Adds Quality</title>
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      <title>Crape myrtle varieties and their care described</title>
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      <title>Carpetgrass is a sustainable option</title>
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      <title>Formosan Termites Found Near Alexandria</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Houma's LA Terre Louisiana Master Gardeners post some results of a  spring vegetable  demonstration. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Roses need attention during summer</title>
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      <title>What Is Your Spark Plug Trying to Tell You?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sweet Corn Tests of Enhanced and SuperSweets</title>
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      <title>Results are only as good as sample</title>
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      <title>Dwarf gardenias have ‘issues’</title>
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      <dc:creator>JoYoung@agcenter.lsu.edu (John Young)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Selecting Pruning Shears</title>
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      <title>Safe Handling of Gasoline</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the most hazardous substances most of us have to deal with is gasoline. We tend to take it for granted since it is so common and familiar, but we should pay it more respect. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fall Vegetable Garden in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Heavy Duty Hand Pruning Tools</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:31:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Soil Test in Fall or Winter</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Use Sod For Quick Repair Of Damaged Lawns</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 14:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Investigating Problem Turfs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Essential Steps When Starting A Southern Lawn</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Spring is the time to begin working on a new lawn, and LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske has advice for those undertaking such a project. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Crape Myrtles - Add beauty to any landscape</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 18:31:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Engines</title>
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      <title>Lift Boom for Tractor 3-pt Hitch</title>
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      <title>Prune Blackberries in Summer for Best Results</title>
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      <title>Butterfly gardening peaks during summer</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Home Citrus Production</title>
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      <title>Louisiana's Suggested Chemical Weed Control Guide</title>
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      <title>Hurricane Information Series: Can These Trees Be Saved?</title>
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      <title>Weed Science and Consumer Products for  Lawn &amp; Landscape Weeds</title>
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      <title>Rate Variation in “Identical” Spreaders</title>
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      <title>‘Sun’ coleus shine in the landscape</title>
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      <title>Poll Takes Pulse of Home Lawn Care</title>
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      <title>Crape myrtles may have blooming problems</title>
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      <title>Zoysiagrass</title>
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      <title>Adequate Balance Essential for Plant Nutrition</title>
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      <title>2004 All-America Rose Selections Winners</title>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Daylilies brighten up late spring and early summer</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/21/09) Daylilies are one of the most popular flowering plants for late spring and early summer in Louisiana. Gardening shoppers always want daylily information. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 21:42:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A guide to identifying this one-of-a-kind ant.  Learn its mannerisms how to distinguish it from other  household pests, as well as how to handle an infestation. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LHooper@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda M. Hooper-Bui)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Elongate Twig Ant</title>
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      <title>Expert Details Tree Care Before, After a Hurricane</title>
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      <title>Hydraulic Cylinder to Replace Upper Link on Tractor 3-Point Hitch</title>
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      <dc:creator>DParish@agcenter.lsu.edu (Richard L. Parish)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Implements for Compact Tractors: Selection, Use, Maintenance and Safety</title>
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      <title>Four-Wheel-Drive for Lawn &amp; Garden and Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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      <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Where To Buy</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:58:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You will save money in the short run at discount stores and mass merchandisers. You will pay more but get better quality equipment and service with dedicated lawn and garden dealers or farm equipment dealers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>What Type of Digging Tool is Best for You?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You have many choices when it comes to shovels. The type you need depends on the job you have to do. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Selecting a Walk-behind Professional Rotary Spreader</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:14:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Maintenance of Lawn Spreaders</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:55:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A good lawn spreader is a precision tool and should be treated accordingly. Your lawn spreader doesn’t need a great deal of time-consuming maintenance, but a few simple steps can preserve the life and precision of your spreader. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fertilizer Spreaders - Metal or Plastic</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:05:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sensitivity of Spreaders to Operating Speed</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:24:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[People tend to walk at different speeds. When you are pushing a spreader, this difference in walking speed can cause problems. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Pendulum-action Spreaders</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rotary broadcast spreaders offer many advantages for turf professionals. There are also some disadvantages including pattern skewing and the need to develop pattern settings for each product to center the pattern. Pendulum-action spreaders overcome those problems. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Hire an Arborist for Residential Tree Needs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Proper landscape irrigation is critical in summer</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/15/09) As we approach the hot summer months, proper irrigation becomes especially important in landscapes. Irrigate when necessary and do so efficiently. Surprisingly, many plants are over-watered rather than under-watered. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JoYoung@agcenter.lsu.edu (John Young)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Horticulturist Recommends Aztec Perennial Verbenas For Landscape</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:08:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Landscape plant evaluations at the LSU AgCenter regularly identify new plants worthy of increased use in Louisiana, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Allen Owings. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2003-04 Landscape Performance Bedding Plants and Herbaceous Perennials</title>
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      <title>Experts supply keys to success for azaleas</title>
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      <title>Gypsum to soften hard soil?   Probably not…</title>
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      <title>Growing Vegetable Pears</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Suspension Systems for Mower Decks on Lawn and Garden Tractors</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DParish@agcenter.lsu.edu (Richard L. Parish)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Harvesting and Curing Hard-shell Gourds</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2005 17:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>More Ways To Get A Handle On Garden Tools</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vinca, periwinkle has roller-coaster history</title>
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      <title>Leaf Blowers: Good or Bad?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:51:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leaf Blowers: Selection, Use and Safety</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 19:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fairy Rings and Mushrooms in Lawns</title>
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      <title>Winterizing Your Southern Lawn</title>
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      <title>Selection and Care of Pecan Varieties for Louisiana Yards</title>
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      <title>Quick Hitches for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Homeowners' Guide for Fertilizing Pecan Trees in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The most important cultural practice the homeowner with pecan trees needs to consider is proper fertilization. This publication includes information and guidelines for fertilizing pecan trees. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Daylilies Good for Late Spring and Early Summer Color</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Daylilies are one of the most popular flowering plants for late spring and early summer landscapes in Louisiana. Many new flower forms and flower colors are now available. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Spark Plug Tightening Torque</title>
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      <title>Control Pecan Phylloxera Galls in April</title>
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      <title>Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus</title>
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      <title>Feijoa -- A Tasty Landscape Plant</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The article provides a brief description of feijoa. Information on selecting varieties and cultural practices are included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Pay Attention To Seed Analysis Tag When Buying Grass Seed</title>
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      <dc:creator>TKoske@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas J. Koske)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Select landscape plants to fit environmental conditions</title>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Adjusting Finishing  Mowers</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finishing (or grooming) mowers typically have (two or) three blades and are designed for quality mowing of turfgrass. They have multiple gage wheels and rollers that allow a relatively low cutting height with minimal scalping. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Openers, Coverers and Presswheels for Precision Vegetable Seeders</title>
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      <title>Lawn &amp; Garden Equipment Engines With Reduced Emissions</title>
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      <title>Fireplace Ashes on Your Soil</title>
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      <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Quality Versus Price</title>
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      <title>Photo Galleries: Violas</title>
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      <title>Drip Irrigation Best For Gardens And Beds</title>
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      <title>Vegetable Exhibits at Ag Fairs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's easy to win if you follow the rules and pay attention to details. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Pecan Disease Synopsis</title>
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      <title>Herbicide Weed Controls for Vegetable Gardens</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PDF of home vegetable garden herbicides for 2009 and their usage. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Garden Tool Quality</title>
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      <title>Wheelbarrows and Garden Carts</title>
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      <title>Turfgrass Herbicides Recommended for 2009</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This is a PDF chart of 2009 (home and commercial) recommended lawn and turfgrass herbicides and their general usage. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Calculating Fertilizer Application Rates</title>
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      <title>Choose Leaf Blowers Carefully, Use Them Safely</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With fall comes yard and garden cleanup – especially leaves. For many homeowners, a leaf blower can be an efficient and effective grounds maintenance tool, according to Dr. Dick Parish, an engineer at the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Engineer Tells How to Adjust Rotary Mowers for Efficiency</title>
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      <title>Calibrate Yard Sprayers for Accuracy, LSU AgCenter Engineer Advises</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you apply liquid fertilizers and pesticides to large areas of your lawn, you need to be accurate. That means calibrating your sprayer to be sure you apply the correct amount of material for the area you’re treating, says Dr. Dick Parish, an engineer with the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Make Wise Tree Removal Decisions before a Hurricane</title>
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      <title>Tips offered for best bedding-plant performance</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Scientists Testing Weed Control For Louisiana Iris Growers</title>
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      <title>Best Management Practices - Composting</title>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration</title>
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      <dc:creator>DGill@agcenter.lsu.edu (Daniel J. Gill)</dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator>DReed@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald P. Reed)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Thin Areas in Summer Lawns</title>
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      <title>Proper soil sampling important for useful test results</title>
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      <title>Power Lawnmower Maintenance</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Power Lawnmower Features</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Home Vegetable Gardening</title>
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      <title>Watermelon Variety Demonstration Plots in  2008</title>
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      <title>Time to Fertilize Your Lawn</title>
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      <title>Falling Leaves – Pretty, But Dangerous To Waterways</title>
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      <title>Drip Irrigation in the Home Garden</title>
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      <title>Centipede grass ideal for sustainable landscapes</title>
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      <title>Spring is favorite but not best azalea-planting time</title>
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      <title>'Winterize' Your Lawn</title>
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      <title>Time to Plant Greens, Says LSU AgCenter Horticulturist</title>
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      <title>Marigolds Effective Against the Southern Rootknot Nematode</title>
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      <title>Provide For Beneficial Habitat</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ideas for Attracting Wildlife, Controlling Undesirable Wildlife, Further Reading on Attracting Wildlife - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Should new sod be fertilized?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many wonder if newly laid sod should be quickly fertilized to help speed establishment. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>An Easy Herbicide Sprayer for Turf</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:18:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strawberries Nutritious and Healthy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames says to choose Louisiana strawberries for a nutritious, healthy treat. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Safety When Driving Equipment Onto Trailers</title>
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      <title>Mowers for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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      <title>Poisonous Landscape Plants - A List</title>
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      <title>New Orleans Spring Garden Show set for April 4-5 in City Park Botanical Garden</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/13/09) The 2009 New Orleans Spring Garden Show and an accompanying Green Fair will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden on April 4-5 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BJeansonne@agcenter.lsu.edu (Brent Jeansonne)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Growing Loquats in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:22:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ground covers serve many purposes</title>
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      <title>Southwest Garden Festival in Lake Charles will be March 28-29</title>
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      <title>Newer Home Vegetable Cultivars for 2009</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To our Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide, please add these new possibilities for 2009. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TKoske@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas J. Koske)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Preventing Overturns with Riding Mowers and Lawn/Garden Tractors</title>
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      <title>Sprayer Calibration</title>
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      <title>Horticulturist Recommends Semi-dwarf Crape Myrtles In The Landscape</title>
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      <title>Camellia Garden at the Hammond Research Station</title>
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      <title>Deer in the Landscape</title>
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      <title>Best Management Practices - Irrigation</title>
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      <title>Ground Covers and Vines for Louisiana - A Handbook</title>
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      <title>Best Management Practices - Fertilization</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Faculty Checking New Orleans Soil, Plants</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Sunny Knock Out' Debuts in 2009</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:09:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jefferson, Orleans Soil Contamination May Not Be As Serious As Feared</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LSU AgCenter experts say soil contamination in Jefferson and Orleans parishes from flooding after this summer’s hurricanes may not be as serious as originally feared. Initial results of tests conducted in October indicate no need for special preparations to the soils prior to planting and that there should be no danger for individuals digging or planting in the soil. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Knock Out Roses - Blackspot Disease Ratings 2008</title>
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      <title>Replanting Storm-ravaged Landscapes Begins</title>
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      <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Hitches</title>
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      <title>Plan color-height scheme for warm-season annuals</title>
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      <title>Get It Growing: Learn how-to’s, when-to’s and what-for’s of gardening</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:22:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spraying Liquid Fertilizers and Pesticides on Home Lawns</title>
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      <title>The Effects of Width and Speed on Mower Productivity</title>
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      <title>Petunias are Popular Bedding Plant</title>
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      <title>All-American Daylilies Chosen For 2006</title>
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      <title>Seeded Turf-type Bermudagrasses</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Recommends Warm-season Bedding Plants</title>
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      <title>Consider Profusion Zinnias For Great Warm-season Bedding Plants</title>
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      <title>Manual Cultivators Do Some Jobs Well</title>
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      <title>Tools For Maintaining Lawn And Garden Equipment</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Websites for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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      <title>Hose-End Sprinklers for Lawns and Gardens</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:15:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Understanding and Improving Soil Fertility</title>
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      <title>Get crape myrtles off to a good start</title>
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      <title>Thrown Objects Safety With Rotary Cutters</title>
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      <title>Fire blight dangerous for fruit-bearing plants</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/22/08) Fire blight disease can be extremely damaging to some varieties of apples, pears and mayhaws. Other plants susceptible to fire blight include crabapple, hawthorn, cotoneaster, quince, pyracantha, loquat and blackberry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Phylloxera attack pecans in April</title>
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      <title>Home Lawn Chemical Weed Control Guide</title>
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      <title>Safe Operation of Riding Mowers and Lawn/Garden Tractors</title>
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      <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Power To Implements</title>
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      <title>Think ahead when choosing landscape plants</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/06/09) The spring gardening season is upon us, or will be shortly, and it is time to begin purchasing new trees, shrubs and related plant materials for our landscapes. When selecting ornamentals, think how they will look when they mature as well as how they look now. Consider size, form, texture and color. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Many low-maintenance roses now on the market</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/30/09) Growing roses in Louisiana has been a challenge for home gardeners, mainly because of diseases brought on by our environment. Heat and humidity adversely affect the many rose varieties we grow. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>AARS winners for 2009 announced</title>
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      <title>Controlling Weeds in Lawns</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Color of Coleus</title>
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      <title>Landscaping Slows Erosion Caused by Rain</title>
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      <title>Caring for Wooden Tool Handles</title>
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      <title>Engineer Says Transmission One Factor To Consider When Choosing Lawn/Garden Tractor</title>
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      <title>Expert Says Take Care Of Air Filters On Small Engines</title>
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      <title>Vegetable Gardening in Louisiana 2008</title>
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      <title>Select garden style, then make plans</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/23/09) When it comes to home landscaping, many gardeners remain confused about how to create what they want. Efforts at landscaping can be disappointing despite spending a substantial amount of money. The important thing to remember is that developing an attractive, properly functioning landscape is best done using a process. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Engine Oil for Lawn and Garden Equipment</title>
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      <title>Selection and Use of a Landscape Bedshaper</title>
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      <title>Managing Nematodes in the Garden</title>
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      <title>Proper Tree Planting</title>
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      <title>Mulch excellent for landscape when used properly</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/15/08) If you don’t include mulches in your gardening efforts, you really should give them a try. You will be amazed by how much they spare you from weeding and how nice they can make your yard and garden look. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Knock Out series lives up to its name</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/26/08) One of the most exciting new plants for home gardeners released in the past few years has been the Knock Out rose. It is receiving a lot of attention, and rightfully so. More than 6 million plants are being sold every year across the country. This rose fits perfectly into a sustainable, low-maintenance landscape. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Baldcypress and relatives are naturals for Louisiana landscapes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/01/08) Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) is Louisiana’s state tree, and it is one of our featured trees at LaHouse on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. As one of our most distinguished native trees, it is one of the top five tree species planted in Louisiana landscapes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Top 5 home landscape problems in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:17:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10-09-08) A survey of LSU AgCenter county agents reveals five major landscape problems in Louisiana yards and gardens. These problems are improper or inadequate landscape bed preparation, not knowing soil fertility and pH, improper ornamental plant selection, winter damage to plants and shade tree care. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Landscape problems may take year-round care</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/16/08) The LSU AgCenter has been promoting research-based best management practices in the home landscape for several years to educate residents on how to manage their lawns, gardens and landscapes to minimize nonpoint pollution, insects, weeds and diseases. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Avoid common tree-planting mistakes</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/24/08) Fall through winter is the recommended tree-planting season in Louisiana. Often, poor tree performance in residential, commercial and municipal landscapes can be traced to improper planting techniques, but common mistakes in planting, establishment and follow-up care of trees can be avoided by following easy guidelines. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Enjoy pansies for many months</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/31/08) Pansies continue to be the most popular cool-season bedding plant in Louisiana. They have long been relied on for their consistent outstanding landscape performance. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Landscape fruit options abound in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/06/08) The late fall and winter months in Louisiana are great for planting fruit trees and shrubs. Ones that work well in our landscapes include fig, citrus, blueberry, pawpaw, pomegranate and persimmon. Most can be easily grown, are low maintenance, have appealing forms, good texture, attractive colors and provide wildlife benefits. These characteristics “fit the bill” for a sustainable landscape. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Live Oak Care Important, Fall Through Winter</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:56:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/21/08) Southern live oaks, known by the scientific name Quercus virginiana, are one of the most popular trees found in Louisiana landscapes. They certainly are considered to be a signature tree in many public places across the state and are widely used in home landscapes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Encore azaleas provide multiseason blooming</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/13/08) Not so long ago, nursery and landscape professionals, along with the vast majority of home gardeners, were not fully aware of the multiseason blooming potential of many azalea varieties. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Plant native shrubs this fall</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:20:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/26/08) Many of us think about planting shrubs in the spring, but fall is the best time to plant shrubs in Louisiana. There are advantages to planting woody ornamentals, such as trees and shrubs, at this time. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Landscaping with pine trees</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 12/05/08) Pines are one of our many great native tree species. They, along with baldcypress, southern magnolias and oaks, are typically associated with Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Enjoy flowering trees in late winter and early spring</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 12/12/08) Flowering trees add color and beauty to our landscapes in late winter and early spring. These great trees add flower color at a time when many of us think we have to wait for spring. Most of these trees also are low-maintenance and reliable for long-term performance. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Herbaceous perennials offer easy care and beauty to landscape</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 12/18/08) Perennials are plants that live for three years or more and often require two years or more from seed to flower. Technically, trees, shrubs and lawn grasses are all perennials, but gardeners use the term perennial as an abbreviation for “hardy, herbaceous perennial” – a group of nonwoody plants that reliably survive winter cold and grown for their attractive flowers or foliage. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Yard care may endanger waterways</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:19:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/09/09) An important part of LSU AgCenter educational programs focuses on environmental issues. This includes teaching Louisiana gardeners that our yards and neighborhoods are channels to our waterways. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Soil pH, bed preparation important for landscaping</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:14:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/16/09) Whether you’re renovating an existing landscape or developing a new one, keep in mind the importance of soil pH and proper bed preparation. These two factors are essential for the success of your ornamental plants. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sustainable, green landscapes possible</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 08/29/08) Sustainability and “green” are commonly used words in mainstream media. We think of gardening and yard care as green activities, but many of our practices are not green at all, such as overusing pesticides and fertilizers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Turfgrasses – St. Augustinegrass</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) is one of our two most popular lawn grasses in Louisiana. It is widely adapted to the humid Deep South. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:23:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2-Stroke and 4-Stroke Engines</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:10:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rotary Spreaders With Pattern Cut-Off</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Distribution Patterns from Rotary Spreaders</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spreader Setting Recommendations</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When you buy a bag of fertilizer or granular pesticide to spread on your lawn, it will usually have a label on the back of the bag with settings for several common fertilizer spreaders. Do you know where those settings come from, how they were developed or how reliable they are? - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Layering in Soils</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert Offers Tips For Selecting Pruning Shears</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Pruning shears are an important tool for most homeowners and grounds maintenance professionals. They are useful for trimming trees and shrubs and for harvesting fruits, vegetables and flowers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana Lawns Fact Sheet:  The Centipede Decline Problem</title>
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      <title>How to Identify Argentine Ants</title>
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      <title>Use of a Rotary Garden Tiller</title>
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      <title>Expert Offers Tips On Choosing, Caring For Holiday Tree</title>
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      <title>Root-knot Nematode In The Home Garden</title>
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