UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
The purpose of the 4-H pullet project workshop series is to encourage youth to participate in the pullet project, specifically showing and selling commercial laying hens at the Greater Jacksonville Fair. Youth will develop life skills such as… Read More
The University of Florida’s Jackson County Extension Service has a new Horticulture Agent, Logan Boatwright. His educational program will focus on commercial fruit crop, vegetable, landscape, turf, and specialty crop production. As the Horticulture Agent, Logan will… Read More
To attend to our experimental cryoconite holes on a daily basis requires us be close by. Although McMurdo is just a 40 min helicopter flight away, field trips from the station are never a sure thing because weather… Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. – With cold weather upon us, homeowners may want to prepare their plants for a freeze, said Ed Thralls, a horticulturalist with University of Florida IFAS Extension Orange County. “There are several steps that homeowners can… Read More
By Ralph E. Mitchell Are you a candidate for the Charlotte County Master Gardener Program? Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people? Do you like searching for answers to gardening questions that you or others have? If… Read More
Are you involved in maintaining lawn, landscape, pest control, or municipal grounds areas. If so, our Jan. 22 “Green Industries Best Management Practices” (BMP) class is for you. BMPs focus on reducing non-point source pollution resulting from fertilizer… Read More
Looking for a creative way to add to your garden or indoor area that will bring in a bit of enchantment? A Living Frame is a creative project that is ideal for the garden or indoors. Succulents are a good plant… Read More
We are grateful for all the support for students, faculty, research, and Extension we received over the past year, and look forward to Going Greater in 2019. From our outstanding students to our cutting-edge research, you know you can expect great… Read More
UF CALS doctoral student Sean Campbell won the Young Minds Award at the second World Beverage Conference co-sponsored by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). The event took place in Xi’An, Shaanxi in China this past October and… Read More
What plant comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Most people might say a Christmas tree or mistletoe, but there is another plant that represents Christmas, the poinsettia. Most people might not know the story of the… Read More
