With all of the bright, colorful summer annuals we’re planting this month, I find myself looking for more out-of-the-ordinary plants for my landscape. One that always creates a bit of a stir and generates questions is an old plant called papyrus.
Papyrus, similar to the plant grown and used by the ancient Egyptians to make paper, is easy to grow and has few pests. If you’re intrigued by this plant, you will be happy to learn there are three selections suitable for use in our Mississippi landscapes.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- At about 2.2 million acres, soybeans are easily the state’s biggest row crop with a flexible planting window that puts them in the clean-up position when farmers cannot plant other crops on time.
BILOXI, Miss. -- Students at North Bay Elementary School in Biloxi got another hands-on learning component this spring with the addition of a school garden.
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 includes amendments to the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP). MPP-Dairy was originally established in the Agricultural Act of 2014. Its goal was to reduce market risk of dairy producers associated with the all-milk price and average feed costs. However, difficulties with the program led to low enrollment, and many stakeholders called for changes to the program design. In response to these problems, Congress revised various parameters of MPP-Dairy on February 9, 2018, through amendments to the Agricultural Act of 2014 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
If you’re still looking for a favorite plant for our hot summer landscapes, consider Superbells. I love their funnel-shaped flowers and great growth potential. Their variety of colors can even rival petunias.
Superbells are tough plants with good summer heat tolerance. One of their attributes that I like best is, after a rainstorm, these plants recover and perk up faster than many other summer-flowering annuals, even my vaunted petunias.
These plants look great in containers, hanging baskets and mass plantings in landscape beds.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Over the past 15 years, there has been a steady decline in Mississippi catfish production.
I love cooking eggs for breakfast. However, my omelets end up being more scrambled than the fancy folded-over works of art served in restaurants. With that in mind, I’m usually looking for quick and creative scrambled eggs ideas. (Photo by Zac Ashmore and Jonathan Parrish)