Chives are a perennial member of the onion family. Onion chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) are both reliable pops of green in a Keys herb garden. They produce attractive edible flowers and… Read More
As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, as someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision… Read More
Virtually all of the plastic ever produced has been created since WWII. Prior to that, plastic products and packaging as we know them did not exist. Products made from plastic dominate our lives, and in… Read More
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners recently passed a fertilizer ordinance with the intent of limiting nutrient applications to turf and landscape plants. Nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, have the potential to contribute to… Read More
Online shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site. How this scam works While many online sellers are legitimate,… Read More
Almost 6,800 consumers reported more than $80 million in cryptocurrency-investment scam losses during the six months ending March 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned. The median loss was $1,900. That is 10 times more… Read More
Improving your credit score take time but it is not hard to do. Here are the steps you can take to get a better score. 1. Figure out where you stand Before you begin do-it-yourself… Read More
Seahorses are in the Animal Kingdom and in the phylum Chordata, which means they have backbones. They are teleosts – which means they are in fact fish! Seahorses and all of their related cousins are… Read More
The Native Americans had a tradition of naming all of the full moons according to the time of year and the seasons. My birthday is in July, and that is the time of the Thunder… Read More
When we think about insects in our yards and gardens, our first thought is probably not about all the many good things they do. But make no mistake, there are far more good bugs than… Read More
