Old LSU Varieties Finding Renewed Popularity
By Johnny Morgan
LSU AgCenter
It can be hard to find a Southerner who doesn’t like a mouth-watering, sweet, juicy watermelon. Some recently rediscovered LSU varieties could make the experience even sweeter.
During the past year, LSU AgCenter horticulture agent Kerry Heafner has been in search of vegetable varieties developed at the now-closed Calhoun Research Station in Ouachita Parish, also called the LSU North Louisiana Experiment Station. The station was established in 1888 and closed in 2011.