Livestock and poultry feed
Bagged feed for your animals. Ask us about what we carry.
What we carry
Baby chicks
Chicks in season in our chick room. Watch our Facebook page for arrivals.
Dog food and treats
Dog food and treats, including mix-and-match treats by the pound.
Plants and flowers
Bedding plants, mums and hanging baskets in season.
Seeds and seed starting
Garden seed packets, bulk beans and onion sets, and peat cups for starting seeds.
Fencing
Woven wire, posts, and electric fence chargers and supplies.
Hunting and wildlife
Deer feed, food plot seed and attractants.
Pest control and animal care
Insect control for garden and livestock, plus flea and tick care for pets.
What customers say
“Absolutely love dealing with the staff here. Great people and great prices. Definitely recommend.”
“Love this feed store and more. Owner, manager is so nice, remembers you and what you order, very personable and the staff bends over backwards to help you with finding product or to your car with your purchase...awesome place.”
“Best selection and prices of any feed and seed in town with an educated staff. I’ve been shopping at the store for over a decade and am so happy to report that the store keeps growing to match our community needs.”
“Always helpful and friendly. You don't need to pick up feed bags. They will pick up the bags and load them for you.”
“4 day germination on the food plot mixes I buy in 50 pound bags and I don't cover. I Just disk and throw. All the vegetables I didn't seed myself I buy from them and never had an issue, including sweet potato slips. Highly recommend using L&L”
“Friendly knowledgeable staff are very helpful. Tell them what you need, and they'll load it for you every time. Great prices, good quality products! They've expanded!”
Gardening in Pickens
Pickens is now in zone 8a
- 7a 0 to 5°F
- 7b 5 to 10°F 2012 map
- 8a 10 to 15°F 2023 map: Pickens now
- 8b 15 to 20°F
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was updated in late 2023, and Pickens (ZIP 29671) moved from zone 7b to zone 8a. Zones are set by the coldest night of a typical winter: 10 to 15°F in 8a, where 7b was 5 to 10°F.
Why it changed
The new map averages 30 years of weather from 1991 to 2020, where the 2012 map used 1976 to 2005, and it draws on far more weather stations: 13,412, up from 7,983. About half of the country moved a half zone warmer.
What it means for your garden
- Plants rated for zone 8a should make it through a typical Pickens winter, and plants rated for 7b still do fine.
- It's an average. A hard cold snap can still drop below 10°F, so give borderline plants a sheltered spot or cover them on the coldest nights.
- Higher ground in the north of the 29671 ZIP, toward the mountains, is still zone 7b.
- The zone only measures winter lows. It doesn't change frost dates, summer heat or rainfall.
Garden calendar
Dec 1 – Feb 28
Winter cold snaps
In zone 8a the coldest night of a typical winter drops to 10–15°F. Keep animals' water from freezing with a bucket heater or tank de-icer.
Jan 15 – Feb 15
Test your garden soil
Clemson recommends testing a couple of months before planting, so your results are back in time to lime and fertilize before spring. See how below.
Feb 4–27
Start tomato and pepper seeds indoors
Start them 6–8 weeks before the last frost, so they're ready to plant out in April.
Feb 15–28
Plant peas and spinach
Garden peas and spinach can go in from mid to late February. They handle freezing nights.
Apr 1–10
Average last spring frost
Once the forecast stays above freezing, set out tomatoes, peppers and other warm-season plants.
Oct 21–31
Average first fall frost
Cover tender plants, or bring them and hanging baskets inside, when frost is forecast.
Frost dates are long-term averages for Pickens, and frost can come a week or two either side, so watch the forecast. Pea and spinach timing is from Clemson Extension.
Test your soil
A soil test from Clemson University's Agricultural Service Laboratory shows your soil's pH and nutrient levels, and how much lime and fertilizer to add. A standard test is $6 per sample. Clemson recommends testing every year, a couple of months before you plant or fertilize.
Dig
With a clean trowel or shovel, take 8 to 10 small samples from around the area, 6 inches deep (2 to 4 inches for lawns and pasture).Mix
Combine them in a clean plastic bucket and fill a bag with about 2 cups of the mix. Let it air-dry if it's wet.Keep areas separate
The lawn, the vegetable garden and the shrub beds each need their own sample, since they're limed and fertilized differently.Send it in
Take the sample, the form and payment (a check or money order made out to Clemson University) to the Pickens County Extension office, which sends it to the lab at no extra charge. Or use the lab's drop box at 171 Old Cherry Road, Clemson, weekdays 8 to 4:30.
Clemson soil testing: forms, fees and instructions · How to take a soil sample
Questions about your results? Clemson's Home & Garden Information Center can help at 1-888-656-9988.
Around the store
More photos on our Facebook page.
Serving Pickens, Six Mile and the surrounding area
Nestled at the base of Six Mile Mountain on Highway 183 (Walhalla Hwy), right where Highway 137 joins, L&L Feed and Garden Center is just west of downtown Pickens and a short drive from Six Mile. Farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, hunters and pet owners from Pickens, Six Mile, Easley, Liberty, Central and across Pickens County shop with us for livestock and poultry feed, baby chicks, garden seed and plants, fencing, deer feed and pet food. We're also an easy drive from Salem, Seneca and Walhalla in neighboring Oconee County.
Pickens, Six Mile and Pickens County
- Pickens
- Six Mile
- Easley
- Liberty
- Central
- Clemson
- Norris
- Dacusville
- Sunset
- Rocky Bottom
Also nearby in Oconee County
- Salem
- Seneca
- Walhalla
- West Union
- Westminster
- Newry
- Tamassee
- Mountain Rest
- Long Creek
- Fair Play
Hours
- Monday–Friday: 8am–6pm
- Saturday: 8am–2pm
- Sunday: Closed
