Category: Work & Life

Join the 42nd annual Master Gardener Volunteer training class in 2025.

by Paul Schumaker
December 4, 2024

By Ralph E. Mitchell Are you a candidate for the Charlotte County Master Gardener Volunteer Program? Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people? Do you like searching for answers to gardening questions that you or others have? If so, ... READ MORE

Join the 40th annual master gardener volunteer training class in 2023

by Ralph Mitchell
December 8, 2022

Are you a candidate for the Charlotte County Master Gardener Volunteer Program? Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people? Do you like searching for answers to gardening questions that you or others have? If so, you may be just who ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Charlotte County, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Volunteers

Callus after the storm – time to seal

by Ralph Mitchell
October 27, 2022

We have an abundance of wounded trees after the hurricane, and they need some time to heal. But trees never heal their wounds – they seal them up! A wound causes the tree to react by putting down layers of wood to shut out the outside ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Damaged Tree, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Recovery, Proper Pruning

Wishbones

by Ralph Mitchell
October 20, 2022

As you are driving around Charlotte County, you are probably astonished by the amount of tree damage. A postmortem on some of this damage may show a defect called a codominant stem. This is a place where two or more stems (branches/leaders) ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Codominant Stem, Florida Certified Arborists, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Recovery, Proper Pruning

Palm triage

by Ralph Mitchell
October 18, 2022

In addition to trees, we had plenty of palms go down in Hurricane Ian. While a Tree care Professional/Florida Certified Arborist may best to determine if a palm is salvageable, there are few palm triage aftercare decision making points ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charlotte County, Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Recovery, Palm Damage

Hurricane-damaged tree assessment – remove the tree or attempt restoration – that is the question

by Ralph Mitchell
October 10, 2022

The roof is fine, you have fixed the leaning fence and the floods have receded. Your landscape is in a relative mess, but your trees are giving you some real concerns. Can you make an informed decision on what needs to happen next related ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charlotte County, Damaged Tree, Florida Certified Arborists, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery

Mindfulness

by Kristie Popa
May 14, 2021

We have been hearing about mindfulness more within the past couple of years, but what does it really mean and how does it apply to 4-H? Mindfulness by definition is a mental state of full awareness and full acceptance of the present moment. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Relationships & Family
Tags: Mindfulness, Wellness, Yoga

Invest In Yourself

by Kristie Popa
August 31, 2020

By Kristie Popa Self-improvement is the improvement of your own knowledge, status or character using your own effort. It is important that you take time to improve yourself by setting goals which will help set you on a path to a better you! ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Challenge, Self-improvement, Setting Goals

July is National Ice Cream Month!

by Kristie Popa
July 20, 2020

In the summer of 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July as National Ice Cream month. The proclamation stated “Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over ninety percent of the people in the United States. It enjoys a ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Fun Recipe, Homemade, Ice Cream

Cell Phone Savvy

by Kristie Popa
July 14, 2020

Whether you have a tablet or a cell phone, you most likely have the ability to text and/or call someone whether it be a voice or video call. It is important to remember that there is etiquette for using a cell phone, especially when you are ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H Appropriate, Cell Phone, Etiquette, Texting

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