In The Garden Now – Kale
In the Garden Now – Kale by Gohar Umar, FAMU Extension Horticulture Agent and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent Gardening is messy, muddy and lot of work with pest… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Be On The Lookout For Places Where Mosquitoes Breed
Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director It is an often made wish of summer that the cold weather of winter will kill all the mosquitoes, gnats and no-see-ums. This climactic fete would spare people, pets… Read More
Seeding the Garden
For each vegetable you plan to grow in your garden, you will have to decide whether to start it from seed, from plants, or from plant parts. The main advantage in starting directly from seeds… Read More
What’s In The Garden Now
Visit “What’s In The Garden Now” for our monthly crop feature. Introducing Gohar Umar, Horticulture Specialist. This month is Spinach. Click here for the full article…
In The Garden Now – Spinach
By Shelley Swenson, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, and Gohar Umar, Horticulture Specialist Almost everyone has seen an old Popeye cartoon where the long suffering sailor gains super strength after consuming a can of spinach…. Read More
Thistles Are A Host For Leaffooted Bugs
By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director With the turn of the year and the noticeably lower temperature readings, most of Wakulla County’s residents turn their attention to activities that do not require exposure to… Read More
In The Garden Now: Onions
By Les Harrison, County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension The winter weather has finally arrived. While temperatures have been erratic and exceptional, to say… Read More
Don’t Overlook Maintaining Shrubs in Your Landscape
By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director The home landscape has many functions. In the minds of most, it is a conspicuous effort to add seasonal color and texture around the home. Millions, if not… Read More
Don’t Overlook Maintaining Shrubs in Your Landscape
Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director The home landscape has many functions. In the minds of most, it is a conspicuous effort to add seasonal color and texture around the home. Millions, if… Read More
Dogfennel Indicates The Arrival of Cold Weather
The official beginning of winter is a little under six weeks away and Wakulla County has had a few cooler, but not cold, mornings so far this November. Still the landscape reflects the diminishing hours… Read More