Tag: garden

What to do in August in your North Florida Garden

Posted: August 25, 2020

We are all eager to get back into our gardens, but right now can seem like the less fun part of Florida vegetable gardens. Weeds, pests, and heat have taken over. So what can we… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: garden, organic, seeds, soil, sustainable food, vegetable gardening, vegetables

Victory2020 Garden Youth Record Books

by Heather Janney

Posted: July 15, 2020

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Did you plant a garden this year? Want a way to report all of the great things that you got out of the garden? OR…are you planning to plant a fall garden and working to… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Pests & Disease

Tags: 4-H, 4-H youth development, Agriculture, fall garden, garden, gardening, healthy eating, horticulture, Life Skills, plant pests, planting, record book, vegetables, victory2020 garden

No Love for These Bugs!

by Erin Harlow

Posted: April 28, 2020

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It is almost lovebug (Plecia nearctica) season in North Florida and you may have noticed a few more of these strange looking bugs flying around. The Life of a Lovebug Lovebugs are flies that are… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Uncategorized

Tags: garden, insects, lovebugs

Fire Ants in the Garden

by Erin Harlow

Posted: November 1, 2019

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As the weather cools off and people get back in their yards and gardens the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) becomes enemy number one. The non-native, red imported fire ant (RIFA) can have large… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: control, Fire ants, garden, pest