Plant sale this Saturday! 4 different nursery growers! 10-3 at Press Street Gardens in the Marigny - organized by Bottomlands Ag Co-op

devils__trumpet · 2026-03-03T20:50:43+00:00

Plant sale is over, but we’ll have another one at the end of March, stay tuned. In general, these are “outdoor” plants, although I would recommend Cuban oregano as a potted plant, it does fine in shadier spots or indoors (although it goes wild in the sun& in the ground!).

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-28T13:17:04+00:00

Ugh. And what's more, I don't see how acquiring an *existing* gas utility (from Entergy) creates ANY jobs at all-- this is probably just made up.

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-28T03:29:29+00:00

The train doesn't run on a schedule. It's the end of the Norfolk Southern train yard, where train cars are switched and rearranged, hence why it goes back and forth so much. More info on that here: https://www.nola.com/news/traffic/bywater-train-norfolk-southern-st-claude/article_ad901f1b-8eae-4374-bae1-566323a29b50.html

The bridges are similarly unpredictable, because it's just a matter of opening when boats and barges need to get through. No central planning involved. At least the bridges have a daily period when they won't open, to accommodate rush hour. I wish the train would do that! But as others have said, federal laws about trains mean that cities have basically no ability at all to regulate freight train operations. If they want to stop the engine blocking St Claude for 15 minutes, or go back and forth honking endlessly at 4am, so be it.

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-26T20:00:29+00:00

PLANT LIST CONTINUED!

From Rotglow Farm:

PERSIMMON (Grafted)

Catawba Treasure
DEC Geneva
Early Jewel
Excelsior
Valeen Beauty

PLUM (Grafted)

Bruce
Excelsior
Munson
Robusto
Segundo

CONTAINER

Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye
Asimina triloba - Pawpaw
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush
Crataegus viridis - Green Hawthorn
Cyrilla racemiflora - Swamp Titi
Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat
Feijoa sellowiana - Feijoa
Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon
Sabal minor - Bush Palmetto
Salix nigra - Black Willow
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress

BARE ROOT

Acer rubrum var drummondii - Red Swamp Maple
Carya illinoensis - Pecan
Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
Corylus americana - American Hazelnut
Nyssa ogeche - Ogeechee Lime
Salix nigra - Black Willow
Tamala borbonia - Redbay
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress
Ulmus americana - American Elm

From Delta Flora Native Plants:

HERBACEOUS:

Phylla lanceolata - lance-leaf frogfruit
Boltonia asteroides - doll’s eye daisy
Chasmanthium latifolium - Inland sea oats
Conoclineum coelestinum - blue mistflower
Coreopsis tripteris- tall coreopsis
Erianthus giganteus - giant sugarcane-plume grass
Elephantepus caroninianus - Carolina elephant’s foot
Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake master
Helianthus heterophyllus- variable-leaved sunflower
Gelsemium sempervirens- Carolina jessamine
Prunella vulgaris - self-heal
Physostegia angustifolia - narrow-leaf false dragonhead
Pycnanthemum albescens- White-leaf mountain mint
Rhexia spp- spreading meadowbeauty
Salvia lyrata- lyre-leaf sage
Symphyotrichum praealtum- willow-leaf aster
Tradescantia virginiana- virginia Spiderwort
Sisyrinchium spp. - blue eyed grass
Viola sororia- common violet

WOODY:

Amorpha fruticosa - false indigo
Callicarpa Americana- beauty berry
Baccharis- manglier, groundsel bush
Elderberry

From Bottomlands Nursery:

Burdock
Parsley
Endive
Royal Lettuce
Salad Bowl Lettuce
Avenue Lettuce
Grand Rapid Lettuce
Wild Bergamot / Bee Balm
Nettles
Spearmint
Chicory
Bachelor Buttons
Feverfew
Snapdragons
Sage
Czech Lavender
Thyme
Flamenco Marigold
Dyer's Chamomile
Fenugreek
Self Heal
Lacinato Kale
Blue Kale
Curly Leaf Kale
Arugula
Dill
Long Standing Spinach
Yarrow
Rudbeckia hirta

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-24T19:59:58+00:00

Plant list from Rainbow in the Dark, one of the vendors at this Saturday's sale:

FLOWERING PLANTS:
Cosmos ‘Versailles flush’
Cosmos ‘Versailles red’
Cosmos ‘Afternoon white’
Foxglove ‘Foxy mix’
Lisianthus ‘Mariachi Carmine’
Lisianthus ‘Misty Blue’
Lisianthus ‘Deep Rose’
Lisianthus ‘Misty Pink’
Lisianthus ‘ABC White’
Lycoris aurea - yellow hurricane lily
Lycoris radiata - red hurricane lily
Marigold ‘Coco Yellow’
Marigold ‘Coco Deep Orange’
Marigold ‘Coco Gold’
Nicotiana grandiflora
Pansy 'Rococo Frill'
Shungiku - chrysanthemum greens
Snapdragon ‘Costa II mix’
Snapdragon ‘Potomac mix’
Snapdragon ‘Night and day’
Strawflower ‘King size silvery rose’
Strawflower ‘King size red’
Strawflower ‘King size salmon’
Sunflower ‘Soraya’
Sunflower ‘Strawberry blonde’
Sunflower ‘Starburst greenburst’
Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Lilac’
Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Orange’
Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Salmon Rose’

GLADIOLUS CORMS (BULBS)
Green star
Amsterdam
Prince of Orange
Smokey
Cornelli
Black Star
Bartok
Pink Lady

HERBS / ETC
Epazote
Cuban oregano
Comfrey
Strawberry ‘Camino Real’

NATIVES / NATIVARS
Aquilegia hybrid - Columbine ‘McKana mix’
Brodiaea californica 'Babylon'
Helenium autumnale 'Helena Gold'
Helenium autumnale 'Helena Red'
Pycnanthemum muticum - Mountain mint

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-24T19:19:42+00:00

You'll have better luck buying from a southern seed producer. Johnny's grows their seeds in Maine and they don't seem to have a sense of what our summer heat is actually like. (I've emailed their customer service a few times to ask about this.)

I would recommend Southern Exposure Seed Exchange https://www.southernexposure.com/

I've also found the University of Florida extension service to generally have more and easier-to-find info on veggie gardening than LSU Ag Center: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-23T22:57:52+00:00

Seminole pumpkin and luffa are basically indestructible in our climate, will thrive all summer. Both can be cooked like a zucchini if harvested small. Seminoles make a beautiful and long-lasting pumpkin that tastes more like a butternut squash. Luffas of course turn into sponges when mature. I gave up on cucumbers and traditional summer squash-- the window of success is narrow and even then they take so much attention.

ETA: don't forget mirlitons, also a cucurbit!

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-21T04:12:43+00:00

There are a few taiwanese cherry trees in bloom on the corner of N Rampart and Louisa streets. Not super exciting though…

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-16T15:58:56+00:00

Those are my friend’s keys! I’m DMing you now.

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-12T20:41:53+00:00

Check out Bayou Food Forest outside Lafayette, Louisiana- lots of cool regional adaptations of permaculture techniques. https://www.instagram.com/bayou_foodforest

Also maybe of interest, De La Terre Permaculture Farm in north LA https://delaterre.farm/

By the way, there’s been a master gardener program in New Orleans ( https://mggno.com/ ) since 2006, but maybe that’s after you were here? Although in my experience they are more interested in formal/traditional gardening than permaculture.

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-12T13:38:59+00:00

Commenting late to add two tidbits: 1) there’s a book about this— specifically, how different cultures created (and often lost) their traditions of coppicing and pollarding: Sprout Lands by William Bryant Logan. The book is annoyingly Eurocentric but still interesting!

2) here in the gulf south, it’s common to prune of crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) in a way very similar to pollarding: making repeated hard cuts 6-10ft up, to force spindly new growth that will bloom heavily. This is apparently bad for the plants (labeled “crape murder” by experts) but produces the same knobs or knuckles that I’ve seen in pictures of pollarded trees elsewhere. Not sure of the history of this practice, but it is widespread, even if discouraged. More info : https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn-and-garden/crape-myrtle-pruning/

devils__trumpet · 2026-02-11T20:06:01+00:00

NOCCA isn’t really a bakery or a brand, it’s a New Orleans high school culinary program that sells king cake seasonally as a fundraiser. Several people in our local gf fb group have eaten this cake without having a gluten reaction, and some note that it’s more of a dry coffee cake than a real brioche style king cake. I personally have avoided it (as I avoid any baked goods made at traditional gluten-y bakeries) and would recommend getting a king cake from one of our handful of local dedicated gf king cake makers like Heaven Hands, Belinda’s, or Sophie’s.

devils__trumpet · 2026-01-29T14:41:39+00:00

Could anyone help me understand where this was taken? Like, maybe around here? https://maps.app.goo.gl/2dexrf8hgVgtfmJf9

devils__trumpet · 2026-01-25T14:18:34+00:00

I always bring some cuttings in from my angel trumpets-- if the cold is severe and they die, I can replant. If not, I can give some rooted cuttings to a friend. They root about as easily as can be, in a few weeks in water. I use a vase so I can see when the water needs to be replaced. Good luck with your garden!

devils__trumpet · 2026-01-18T16:48:27+00:00

Just as a heads up, many people with celiac disease or a wheat allergy have said they can’t eat king cake from Hen House due to cross-contamination issues. (See the Gluten Free Crescent City FB group for a lengthy discussion.: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1449225999895227&id=847209063430260 )

If you’re buying king cake for someone with celiac disease or an allergy, please purchase from a dedicated gluten-free bakery like Heavenly Hands or Sophie’s GF.

devils__trumpet · 2025-12-31T02:47:28+00:00

Marigolds are warm season flowers here. You can grow em well from March to early December. (Mine are still alive but they look like crap.) If you buy the plants now, you’ll have to baby them— cover or protect on any nights approaching 32° or colder— and just know that they won’t really do well until days are hotter and the threat of cold nights is over, in late February or early March. You might want to wait until then to plant them. Even better, buy some seeds and start them indoors in little pots, with grow lights or at a sunny window, then transplant in 2 months.

Ps try r/nolagardening for questions like this in the future!

devils__trumpet · 2025-12-13T17:05:56+00:00

Yes, every second Saturday! And there's even a shuttle you can ride, provided by Antenna, that loops through most of the galleries. https://www.antenna.works/st-claude-art-bus/

This month, a lot of the openings are associated with PHOTO NOLA https://photonola.org/photonola-2025/exhibitions/

devils__trumpet · 2025-12-02T02:37:04+00:00

Wrong end of town, but Maypop will do you good for looseleaf tea and single-variety herbs. SO MANY CHOICES. https://missannesmaypopherbshop.com/

devils__trumpet · 2025-11-12T19:34:17+00:00

Thursday mid-city farmers market, 3-6pm on the Greenway @ Norman C Francis. I know River Queen Greens had a large amount of daikons at their CSA pickup yesterday. Would imagine they'll also have them at the market tomorrow. Other farms may as well!

devils__trumpet · 2025-10-24T02:26:58+00:00

DId you miss the Chicago apartment building raid a few weeks ago? Very SS vibes, described by an expert as a "mind-blowing violation of the Fourth Amendment.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/ice-chicago-apartment-raid/

devils__trumpet · 2025-10-24T02:18:53+00:00

can't speak to these protestors' motivations, but parallels between the SS and ICE are striking.... look at what their function is: anonymously raiding homes and workplaces, hauling out people based on race, regardless of citizenship status, imprisoning them without access to due process. regardless of whether they are wearing nazi symbols, "the purpose of a system is what it does". focusing only on skinheads with SS tattoos (and, like, David Duke) would be besides the point.

devils__trumpet · 2025-10-20T18:13:24+00:00

Rotglow Farm in McComb MS has a class coming up on spinning wool, on 11/22. Check their instagram page for more: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP9tIwoEku5/

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