I have had good luck with plants, usually herbs, from Plant Gallery on Airline, Double M on Jefferson Highway, lately Rose Garden Center on the Expressway in Marrero, and Banting's. Rose Garden and Banting's are my favorites, Rose is a couple blocks from where I currently reside, my childhood home, and everything I have bought from them, this season, is growing so well.

Banting's? Pack a lunch, you will be there all day. It is very difficult to leave once you get there.

Anyone know anything about the Nine-Mile Point Nursery about a mile from Banting's?

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Posted by LSUlefty

Youngsville, LA

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 5/16/20 at 8:25 am to Buck Dancer

If you're in S Louisiana you can plant okra or start preparing for a fall garden.

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Posted by Coon

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Posted on 5/16/20 at 12:39 pm to Buck Dancer

We just built one:
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Bell peppers
Jalapeño
Cayenne
Banana
Tobasco
Plus several herbs.

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Posted by GusMcRae

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Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:27 pm to PillageUrVillage

Yeah, I grew eggplant until October last year. They will make all summer.

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Posted by jeffsdad

Member since Mar 2007

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Posted on 5/17/20 at 7:23 am to Buck Dancer

I have a 25 by 35 bed that just got un-waterlogged 2 weeks ago, so I was late to plant. I think I'm gonna wall up the sides and make it a raised bed next year. It seems to be the only way I could get the dirt dry enough to plant at an earlier time.

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Posted by gumbo2176

Member since May 2018

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Posted on 5/17/20 at 11:12 am to jeffsdad

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I think I'm gonna wall up the sides and make it a raised bed next year.

It is preferable to make raised bed garden plots no more than 4-5 ft. wide and any length long. The purpose of the raised bed is to not walk on the garden soil and tamp it down, and the small width so you can work it from either side.

But a plot starting out as large as yours would cost a good bit to frame up in 4-5 ft. widths. I only have one raised bed that is 4' x 12' x 1' deep and that is where i grow my rood crops like beets, garlic, onions, etc.

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