Category: Fruits & Vegetables

2022 Guide to Seminole County Farms and Farmers Markets

by Morgan Pinkerton

January 7, 2022

Where can I buy locally grown food? Seminole County has a rich history in agriculture. There is a huge diversity of types of farms locally. Both big and small, Seminole County is home to over 400 farms that grow vegetables, cattle, strawberries, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 2022 Farm Tour, Farm Tour, Farms, Local Ag, Local Food, Seminole County, Think Local

Growing Backyard Blueberries & Blackberries – Online Course

by Alicia Lamborn

January 7, 2022

This self-paced online course teaches you how to grow blueberry and blackberry plants in Florida home gardens. Topics include variety selection, preparing to plant, care and maintenance, pest management, and even a section on raspberries! Registration ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Blackberries, Blueberries, Classes And Events, Farm, Food, Growing Fruits, Raspberries, Vegetable Gardening

Growing equals knowing.

by David Austin

January 5, 2022

Who's growing your food? It is important to many consumers to know who is growing their food. The country or state of origin may impact the freshness of your produce. It may also have an impact on the ripeness of the produce. Some produce like ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardeners, Tomatoes, Vegetables

Let Citrus Ripen on the Tree

by llw5479

December 20, 2021

Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color. But, the home gardener can easily decide ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Harvesting

Citrus Harvest: For Yourself and Others

by Wayne Hobbs

December 20, 2021

By Connie Gladding January is the time to pick most of our citrus fruit from Navels, Satsumas, Key Limes, Grapefruit, etc. To be sure that your fruit is ready, pick a couple and taste them. If they are nice and sweet, pick away, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus, Donate, Donation, Fruit, Gleaning, Grapefruit, Harvest, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Navel, Orange, Picking

Roselle Hibiscus—The Florida Cranberry

by Hannah Wooten

December 10, 2021

I know you know the tropical hibiscus flower. Perhaps you have enjoyed some hibiscus tea? It is a more popularized way of drinking up this flavorful flower, but it has many more uses than you may know of! One such use is a cranberry flavored ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Cranberry, Cranberry Hibiscus, Drink, Edible, FFL, Garden, Gardening, Grow Your Own, Healthy, Hibiscus, Holiday, Hwooten, Ocextension, Red…, Roselle, Sorrel, Tea

5 Fruit Trees for Putnam County

by Julio Perez

December 10, 2021

A question often asked at the Extension office is what kinds of fruits can we grow? Well, it is a tough question as we are in a growing zone that is not quite temperate and not quite tropical. Many temperate fruits such as peach, plum, and ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture

What’s Growing On? Submitting Quality Plant Samples

by brittanyacouncil

December 8, 2021

Plant samples are the most efficient way to detect disease and pest issues. Plant samples will display infection symptoms on fruit, leaves, stems, and roots that coincide with a specific disease and/or pest. Providing your local extension agent ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension

From the Ground Up workshop set for January 2022

by Wayne Hobbs

November 30, 2021

January is not always the nicest of times to be working in a Florida garden. Why not spend the day with Master Gardener Volunteers learning about Northeast Florida gardening and getting ideas to improve your own landscape at the "From the Ground ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: Class, Florida Friendly, Garden, Gardening, Herbs, Hydroponics, Landscape, Landscape Design, Landscaping, Orchids, Workshop

Farm-City Week Breakfast

by Kevin Camm

November 19, 2021

Here in Extension, we believe in the spirit of the farm. For over 100 years we have been assisting farmers and ranchers, homeowners and organizations grow food. We have the best educational information and research to share to help those folks ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Farm City, Farm-City Week, Farmers, Local Food, Ranchers

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