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02/13/2025

Did you know, a strip of wildflowers in the garden can increase the number of butterflies and species diversity by up to 70%

02/08/2025

How to Build a Rain Barrel

01/31/2025

01/30/2025

Bio-indicator plants of soil conditions 🌱🧑🌾
These are species that, by their presence, indicate certain characteristics of the soil where they grow.
1. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Indicates soils rich in phosphorus and molybdenum.
2. Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas): Signals an excess of calcium in the soil.
3. Nettle (Urtica dioica): Indicates fertile, nitrogen-rich, and moist soils.
4. Sandbur (Cenchrus echinatus): Signals compacted soils and heavy use of herbicides.
5. Plantain (Plantago major): Indicates compacted soils.
6. White Clover (Trifolium repens): Indicates fertile soils.
These plants are useful for understanding the quality and characteristics of the soil without the need for detailed chemical analyses.

04/06/2024

Here's your veggie planting guide for April! Some of the vegetables you can plant in your garden this month include...

🥕Carrots
🥒Cucumbers
🍆Eggplants
🥬Lettuce leaf
✅Lima beans
✳️Muskmelons
🍃Mustard
🥜Peanuts
🫑Peppers
🎃Pumpkins
⭕Okra
🔅Turnips
🟩Snap beans
🍠Sweet Potatoes
🟢Southern peas
🟡Summer squash
🍅Tomatoes
✴️Radishes
🌿New Zealand spinach
🍉Watermelons

🚨Planting times will vary by zones.🚨

🤓Read our Mississippi Vegetable Gardener's Guide for TONS of great info: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/mississippi-vegetable-gardeners-guide

👉Contact your county's Extension agent for localized guidance! Find yours here: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

02/10/2024

Lookie Lookie...👀

How to Build a HINGED HOOPHOUSE for a Raised Bed Garden
Full guide in the first comment 💬👀

05/17/2023

The Copiah County Sheriff’s department had a wonderful TRIAD meeting today. It was good to see so many senior citizens supporting Copiah County.

02/06/2023

Welcome to BaoBab Farms! 🥬🥔🧅

01/18/2023

Are you feeling the pinch of rising food costs?

Now is the time to take control of your grocery bill and start growing your own food!

We show you how to create a garden using the Square Foot Garden method. You can grow your own vegetables and herbs. Enjoy the satisfaction of eating fresh, organic produce every day.