Wednesday, January 23 at 10 AM UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Elaine Roblez and Harriet Klontz will teach a class on growing, maintaining, and pruning fruit trees in your landscape. The class will take place at the Yulee Extension office… Read More
Wednesday, January 9 at 10 AM Nassau County Horticulture Extension Agent Rebecca Jordi will teach a Landscape Matters class on growing and maintaining citrus plants.The class will include a hands-on instruction on pruning the lemon and orange trees… Read More
DESCRIPTION Learn about trees, plants and gardening in Florida during a “Crash Course in North Florida Gardening” three-day seminar for newcomers to Florida. Time: 8:00 am – Noon Date: Saturday February 9 Saturday February 16 Saturday February 23… Read More
Q: I just got my soil test results back from the University of Florida and I don’t exactly know what the numbers are suppose to tell me. The report says the target pH should be 6.0-6.5. It says… Read More
A: A vegetable garden soil pH should ideally between 6.0 and 6.5. Your pH is more than 10 times higher than the ideal. There are a few things you can do to help but lowering pH is difficult… Read More
A: The long thin lines on your tomato leaf are probably caused by the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard. The information I am giving you is adapted from a University of Florida/IFAS publication called, “Vegetable Leafminer.” This insect is found commonly… Read More
A: I have had a deluge of tomato problems but this one is very common. It is called blossom end rot. The first thing is to be sure the tomatoes are being irrigated on a regular basis. Remember… Read More
A: After bringing in examples of your tomatoes, it was easy to identify this physiological problem called cat face. Physiological conditions are caused by weather or climate and therefore no application of pesticides is recommended. The symptoms are… Read More
Q: My tomato plants have wilted from the top. They look like they need to be watered but I know they have been getting enough water. I cut the stem like you suggested and I see a brown… Read More
A: There are two different kinds of cracking commonly found on tomatoes. One of the cracks starts at the stem and flows downward toward the blossom end. This type of downward crack is called a radial crack. The… Read More
