Tag: UF/IFAS
Prickly Invaders: Tropical Soda Apple and Spurweed
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: June 12, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Though tropical soda apple may sound like an exotic, fizzy drink, it is a conqueror of yards and gardens. Those little melon-like fruits may look cute,… Read More
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: agriculture, Environment, Farming, Florida, General Information, growing, Horticulture, invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, pest, Pest Management, prickly, sand spur, soda apple, spur, spurweed, tropical soda apple, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Adam’s Needle and Spanish Bayonets
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: June 8, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Those who have never visited Florida tend to imagine the entire state encompassed by sprawling, white sand beaches and palm trees. Though our state is famous… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: adam's needle, Environment, Florida, General Information, growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, plants, spanish bayonet, trees, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, yucca
What’s In Season Now?
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: June 3, 2015
Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. Summer is the perfect time for tropical fruit! Luckily, there are several varieties available fresh from Florida–one of them is… Read More
Category: Agriculture
Tags: Community, Extension, family, Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, FCS, Florida, Food, Food and Nutrition, fresh, fresh from florida, fruit, FYCS, General Information, growing, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, plants, produce, Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS, vegetables, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Spittlebugs
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: June 3, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Insects are capable of creating many fascinating structures to ensure their survival. Tent caterpillars are known for making a protective barrier out of web. Gall wasps… Read More
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: bugs, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, gardening, General Information, grass, growing, Horticulture, insect, Landscape, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, plants, spit, spittle, spittlebug, turfgrass, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Invasive Plant Workshop
by Les Harrison
Posted: May 27, 2015
We are excited to offer a two-hour workshop on invasive plants in Wakulla County. This event will take place tomorrow, Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The slide show above features some of the… Read More
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environment, exotic, Farming, Florida, Garden, gardening, General Information, growing, invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, plants, trees, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, weed
What’s in the Garden Now — Snap Peas!
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: May 22, 2015
By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide. The cool evenings and days in the upper 80’s and 90’s are bring an… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: bean, Clara Foran, Community, Environment, environmentally friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, family, Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food and Nutrition, free, fun, Garden, gardening, General Information, growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, legume, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, nutrition, pea, peas, plants, snap peas, Sustainable Living, trees, UF/IFAS, vegetables, wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's in the Garden Now
Milkweed & Monarchs Workshop Friday!
by Les Harrison
Posted: May 4, 2015
Don’t forget to register for Milkweed & Monarchs this Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Milkweed & Monarchs Workshop will focus on the life cycle of monarch butterflies. The milkweed plant plays an essential part in… Read More
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: butterflies, butterfly, caterpillar, Environment, environmentally friendly, Florida, fun, Garden, gardening, General Information, grow, growing, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, milkweed, monarch, native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, plant, plants, pollinate, pollinator, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Shellfish Workshops Offered
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: April 29, 2015
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: aquaculture, clams, Environment, Eric Lovestrand, Farming, fish, fisherman, Florida, Food, harvest, Les Harrison, mussels, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, oysters, scallops, shellfish, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Spiderwort and Rustweed
by BLOGS.IFAS2
Posted: April 29, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director It is said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but what if that rose was called spiderwort? Surely, one would have… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: agriculture, Community, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, gardening, General Information, growing, Horticulture, invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, plants, rustweed, spiderwort, UF/IFAS, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, wildflowers