Category: Horticulture
Gardening & Time: The Future (Part 4 of 5)
October 20, 2022
Consider how can prior and current crops affect the future. What actions can be taken to ensure a successful garden in the future? Understand that pests from prior gardens often show up in future gardens. If weeds in a garden got out of control ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agriculture, Crops, Fruit, Garden, Organic, Pests, Sustainable, Vegetable
Wishbones
October 20, 2022
As you are driving around Charlotte County, you are probably astonished by the amount of tree damage. A postmortem on some of this damage may show a defect called a codominant stem. This is a place where two or more stems (branches/leaders) ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Codominant Stem, Florida Certified Arborists, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Recovery, Proper Pruning
October 2022 Home Show Includes Seminar on What to Plant in Fall
October 19, 2022
This year’s Home Show, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (BIA), will include a seminar on what to do and not to do during the fall in our North Florida lawns, landscapes and gardens. The Home ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfTags: Annuals, Bulbs, Fall Gardening, Gardening, Landscaping, Lawn Pests, Lawns, Perennials
Los economistas estiman pérdidas de hasta $1,56 billones en la agricultura de Florida debido al Huracán Ian
October 18, 2022
Los economistas de University of Florida predicen que las pérdidas aproximadas de la combinación de los cultivos de temporada, ganado, viveros y productos acuícolas que fueron potencialmente afectados como resultado del Huracán Ian que impactó ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Christa Court, Danos, Datos, Economista, Español, Estimacion, Evaluacion Preliminar, Evaluaciones, Huracan Ian, Hurricane Ian, Perdidas Economicas, Spanish, UF, UF-IFAS
Galardonada ingeniera y profesora de UF/IFAS utiliza inteligencia artificial para la conservación del agua
October 13, 2022
Sandra Guzmán es una profesora en UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC, por sus siglas en inglés) en Fort Pierce, cuyo trabajo de investigación y extensión social se enfoca en el agua y su conservación. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Farm Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WaterTags: Agricultura, Agua, Citricos, Colombia, Español, Herencia Hispana, Ingenieria, Inteligencia Artificial, Riego, Sandra Guzmán, Sistemas Hidricos, Spanish, Tiempos De Riego
How to Harvest a Jackfruit
October 12, 2022
Harvesting a Jackfruit is like giving birth! For those of us who love fruit trees in our landscapes, probably nothing is more exciting than harvesting a Jackfruit. They are the most unusual looking trees you have ever seen. If you have ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Artocarpus Heterophyllus, Fruit Trees, Jackfruit, Newsletter
October First Friday with Florida First Detector
October 11, 2022
Recap of October First Friday with Florida First Detector On October 7th, we covered resources for identification of plant problems. This was the second class in our First Friday series that built upon the basics of invasive species that ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD22-23, FloridaFirstDetector, Invasive Species, SeminoleCountyAg
Growing Strawberries: Virtual Class & Plant Sale
October 11, 2022
Join us online for a virtual class on growing strawberries! Class topics will include how to select, plant, and grow strawberries in the home garden. The class is free, with the option to purchase bare-root strawberry plants as part of our annual ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Classes And Events, Growing Fruits, Strawberries, Vegetable Gardening