Raised Bed Gardening 101
Want to start a vegetable garden, but don’t know where to start? Are you seeing rectangular boxes popping up all over your neighbors’ yards and wondering why? Well, I am here to spread the news… Read More
Posted: March 1, 2017
Want to start a vegetable garden, but don’t know where to start? Are you seeing rectangular boxes popping up all over your neighbors’ yards and wondering why? Well, I am here to spread the news… Read More
by Mark Tancig
Posted: May 24, 2016
Humans have used animal manures to fertilize food crops for thousands of years. Manures are an organic source of plant nutrients and are often a waste byproduct that must be properly managed when raising animals…. Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Compost, fertilizer, General Gardening, herbicide, manure, Mulch, Panhandle Gardening, UF/IFAS, vegetable gardening, Vegetables, Weeds
Posted: April 7, 2016
Got Compost? Please join UF/IFAS Leon County Agricultural and Horticultural Extension Agents for a hands-on composting workshop. Extension Agents Mark Tancig and Molly Jameson will lead participants through: An in-class presentation on composting science and… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Compost, Educational Workshop, hands-on, Leon County, Panhandle Gardening, workshop
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: October 23, 2015
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 23, 2015 By: Glenn Mayne There are a lot of products for sale that are aimed at enriching our soils, whether it be for lawns, ornamental beds,… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Compost, October-December 2015, ornamental beds and vegetable plots, Pine Straw, Weed Control
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: September 11, 2015
Tallahassee Democrat September 11, 2015 By Molly Jameson Red wigglers hanging through the bottom bin of a “Worm Factory” vermicompost system. Photo by Molly Jameson. According to the Environmental Protection… Read More
Posted: September 3, 2015
What if I told you there was a way to create compost indoors? No pitchfork required, no hot steamy temperatures, a simple mix of ingredients, and it would fit right under your kitchen sink? As… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Compost, fertilizer, food scraps, kitchen waste, Panhandle Gardening, Sustainability, vegetable gardening, vermicompost, Vermicomposting, worms
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: January 16, 2015
Or how to make valuable garden fertilizer out of kitchen scraps, yard debris and old soil. Tallahassee Democrat January 16, 2015 Photos by Betsy Voorhies: Compost Bin, Earthworms Composting is the… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Compost, dry organic material, grass clippings, January-March 2015, organic materials, Uncategorized
by tavandiver
Posted: October 25, 2013
Caution…Worms at Work! Many home gardeners may have thought about composting, but may not have the time, the space or, let’s face it, the patience. Well then vermicomposting is ideal to satisfy those conditions! Vermicomposting is the process… Read More
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