Tatiana Martin has a backyard garden in Vicksburg that demonstrates you do not need a massive landscape to create a major visual impact. Her thoughtfully planned landscape is dramatic and inviting.
Summer is nearly here, and the temperatures are heating up the Mississippi fields. Growers are facing drought conditions almost everywhere in the state, and Extension specialists and agents are here to offer support however we can.
Mississippi weather gives ants a lot of reasons to try to move indoors for food, water and shelter, and homeowners often have to fight long battles to keep them out.
If you are looking for a plant that thrives in Southern heat, blooms for months and lights up the garden with cheerful color, Uptick Gold & Bronze tickseed deserves a spot in your landscape.
By day, she’s a registered dietitian who works with dialysis patients, but after her regular workday, Sandra Carr is headed to work at Raymond Blooms, her flower farm in Hinds County.
There’s nothing quite as delicious as homegrown tomatoes. My favorite way to eat tomatoes are in fresh bruschetta or cucumber tomato salads! If you grow these plants, you know that a juicy tomato comes with a lot of hard work and often a little problem solving along the way.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is helping strengthen food access in the Mississippi Delta through its Healthy Hub Initiative, providing training and operational support to food pantries.