Category: Home Landscapes
National Pesticide Safety Education Center
February 18, 2022
The month of February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month. To honor that the blogs this month are highlighting the various people and organizations working in this area. Each state as a Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) that ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesTags: Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Education Center, National Pesticide Safety Education Month 2022, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety
Bye Bye Birdies
February 18, 2022
Written By: Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee It’s Christmas Day. Sunny and mild. I am on my screen porch talking to my sister on the phone when it happens. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot Evil Cat as he takes off in ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot TopicTags: Backyard Birds, Bird, Cat, Garden, Gardening
Lakefront Landscaping webinar recording
February 17, 2022
In this webinar you will learn how to care for shorelines, lakefronts and ponds. We will cover species of beneficial plants. Learn about aquatic plants that live in the water and how to plant and maintain them. Presented by Tia Silvasy, Orange ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Aquatic Plants, Ditch, Garden, Lake, Lakefront, Landscape, Orange, Permit, Pond, Rain Garden, Seminole, Silvasy, Stormwater
It’s Easy as One, Two, Three. (So, Don’t Do This To Your Trees!)
February 17, 2022
Tree pruning is both science and art. I became interested in tree pruning via the art of bonsai. In bonsai (which literally means, "tree in a pot", I became aware that there was a right and wrong way to prune. Years later, while becoming ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Broward Extension Tree Trimming Training, Commhortbroward.eventbrite.com, Ed Gilman, How To Prune A Tree, Pruning, Structural Pruning, Three Step Cut, Tree Care, Tree Pruning, Tree Trimming, Trees
Cold Damage in the Garden
February 17, 2022
Why do tropical plants freeze in one part of the yard and not another? Though we do not often think about this, the temperature is often not exactly the same in every part of the yard. In fact, every area of my yard reads a different temperature, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Plants
Florida-Friendly Landscaping Awards recognize environmental stewards
February 17, 2022
The 2021 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Awards recognized another round of leaders in applying the program’s principles and educating others on making environmentally conscious changes to their landscapes. The awards were divided ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Awards, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Fish of Florida: Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana) Species Profile
February 17, 2022
Almaco Jack, Seriola rivoliana Florida State Record: 35 lbs 8 oz, Destin Florida International Game and Fish Association World Record: 136 lbs 0 oz, Japan 2020 For most current almaco jack regulations in the Florida please check out this ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Almaco Jack, Amberjack, Blackened Fish, Boating, Collier, Cook Your Catch, Deep Sea, Diving, Fillet, Fish, Fish Fillet Friday, Fish Fry, Fish Of Florida, Fisheries, Fishing, Freedive, Fried Fish, FWC, Hawaii, How To, How To Fillet, Jacks, Kampachi, Lee, Offshore, Paradise Coast, Pelagic, Reef, Regulation, Scuba, Sea Food, Sea Grant, Seasons, Seriola, Species Profile, Sushi, Sustainable, SWFL, Yellowtail
Preparándonos para recibir los pollitos
February 17, 2022
La primavera marca un acontecimiento especial en áreas rurales de Florida: la llegada de los pollitos a las tiendas de productos agrícolas. Y antes de comprar bajo impulso deseamos discutir puntos importantes para que usted se prepare para ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agente, Agriculture, Ambiente, Bosques, Calor, Español, Estres, Extension, Farming, Florida, Gallinas, Garden, Hardee, Hogar, Jonael, Livestock, Nutrición, Patio, Pests, Pollitos, Pollos, Proteccion, Temperatura, UF, UF-IFAS, University
Treejuvenation Florida
February 16, 2022
Treejuvenation Florida is a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County urban forestry program that aims to increase community engagement in activities which promote the benefits of trees, and help residents to recognize and appreciate their tree ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Arbor, Arbor Day, Pgm_HortComm, Tree, Treejuvenation, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension