How to Plant a Tree
April is a great time to plant a tree because trees have emerged from dormancy. The typical dry Spring season allows one some control of how much water the tree gets and the rains of summer will soon… Read More
Category: Agriculture
Tips for Planting Trees
Among the variety of questions that come to Extension from time to time there is usually one that asks the best time to plant a tree. Once when the question was posed, I heard this very direct and… Read More
Spring Is Here – Pasture Prepping Time
We are ditching the cooler weather of winter and jumping in to the beginning of our warm-season. Spring is the time to be focusing on prepping your pastures for optimal grass production. Hopefully in the past year you… Read More
2019 Stone Fruit Field Day
Stone fruit is a term used for fruit like peaches, nectarines, and cherries that have a single seed or “stone” in them. All of these fruit normally require a much greater cold period in the winter to properly… Read More
2019 Pasture School
The Central Florida Livestock Agents Group presents the 2019 Pasture School on Thursday, April 25, 2019 starting at 8 a.m. Topics will include farm equipment for grazing systems, pasture establishment, principles and selection of herbicides, cool season forages,… Read More
Want to Become a Master Manure Composter?
Join us on April 27, 2019 for our Equine Best Management Practices (BMP) Applied Research Field Day. You will learn how to compost efficiently, talk to experts to create your own compost system for your horse farm. Half-day… Read More
Horse Herald April 2019- EPM
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) EPM is a neurological disease caused by parasitic protozoans that cross the blood brain barrier and infect the nervous system. This disease has hit close to home several times in the past year and… Read More
Azaleas: Questions and Answers
By Diane Otis, Marion County Master Gardener Azaleas are bursting into bloom all over Ocala. One of my neighbors has a low hedge of orange-red azaleas outside his door; another has an island of tall azaleas in multiple… Read More
Invasives in Bloom
Spring is in the air. The bees are buzzing, the pollen is falling, and the flowers are blooming. It’s a beautiful time of year, but there are some blooming plants among us that despite their attractiveness don’t belong. Invasive… Read More
Stinging and Itching Weeds
Stinging Nettle Have you ever been weeding your garden and pulled on a weed that bit back? There is a weed that looks common enough that you think nothing of trying to pull it with bare hands. The… Read More