Order at the Market or call 524-6944 to place an advance order. The L'Hoste family grows certified organic citrus. Suck on a Meyer's lemon and taste the difference. Monica M. Lear, Ph.D., Assoc. County Agent, Orleans Parish of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service of the LSU Agricultural Center.
Alkaline soils are a problem in several areas of Louisiana including New Orleans.
Alkaline soils are defined as soils that have a pH above 7.0. Shrubs tolerant of alkaline soils include pittosporum, nandina, spiraea, yaupon holly, mock orange, Indiana hawthorn and pyracantha. Our mission is to initiate and promote ecologically sound economic development in the Greater New Orleans region.