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Heather Kirk-Ballard

Baton Rouge
As seen in: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Yahoo Life, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate, NewsBreak, KSLA-TV (Shreveport, LA), KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA), KPXJ 21/KTBS 3 (Shreveport, LA), The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), KATC-TV (Lafayette, LA), The News-Star and
Assistant professor of Consumer Horticulture. Host of the Get It Growing program, teaching Louisiana about gardening through news and social media and print.
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Plants aren't just pretty and perfumed, they're the essentials of life Original

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By Heather Kirk-Ballard
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
As humans, we need water, food and sleep. OK — more than that. We also need a good immune system, among other things. But thanks to plants and the sun, we as humans can eat, breathe and live. Ultimately, our survival depends on them. Yes, that’s right.
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Louisiana fig trees: History, care, best varieties

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By Heather Kirk-Ballard, Lsu AgCenter horticulturist, Lsu Ag
| The Times of Houma/Thibodaux Verified
By Heather Kirk-Ballard, LSU AgCenter Horticulturist July in Louisiana marks many celebrations, one of which is fig harvest season. Figs (Ficus carica), native to the Middle East and western Asia, have become naturalized in North America and are widely planted in Louisiana home gardens due to their ease of cultivation and nutritional value. With minimal effort, some yard space and plenty of sunshine, anyone can grow trees that produce figs every July.
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In Louisiana, it's fig season. Here's info on their history, care and best varieties Original

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By Heather Kirk-Ballard
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
July in Louisiana marks many celebrations, one of which is fig harvest season. Figs (Ficus carica), native to the Middle East and western Asia, have become naturalized in North America and are widely planted in Louisiana home gardens due to their ease of cultivation and nutritional value. With minimal effort, some yard space and plenty of sunshine, anyone can grow trees that produce figs every July.
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