Our water shortage has worsened. The following is from the St. Johns River Water Management District's Website as of 5/15/2026 Watering Restrictions The St. Johns River Water Management District’s watering restrictions ... READ MORE
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The hot weather is starting to arrive, and along with it come more insects, more disease potential and lots of tomatoes! Hopefully our summer rains begin to arrive as well. When it feels like there's a riot going on in the garden, having a ... READ MORE
Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
The Lovely Tickseed April was National Native Plant Month, so what better time to celebrate our state wildflower, the Coreopsis. The word Coreopsis comes from “koris” which means bug, and “opsis” which means appearance. This is where ... READ MORE
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Even though hurricane season and afternoon storms are about a month out, now is the time to be thinking about the trees around our homes. There is no “risk free” tree however; there are strategies that we can undertake that can create ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Is your lawn burning a hole in your wallet? Think about this: the average home in Florida uses 991 gallons of water every irrigation cycle! That's like running your dishwasher 50 times or keeping the bathroom faucet running for more than 8 hours...and ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
A common question we get at the extension office has to do with little round balls falling out of trees Sometimes they are fuzzy, and sometimes they are smooth. The fuzzy balls falling to the ground are called woolly oak leaf galls. They are ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Harvesting: By early May, most of the cool season crops have been harvested. The peas have been suffering in the heat and succumbing to powdery mildew, so we harvest and pull up the plants. The lettuce has threatened to bolt, so it too has ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionHas your lawn died from the historic drought and other environmental stressors? Here is what you should do to set yourself up for future success with a more resilient lawn when replanting: How to Set Yourself Up for Long‑Term Success ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
May is harvest time for blackberries in northeast Florida! All through April we've been enjoying the beautiful flowers. We've watched the fruit, made up of multiple clustered drupelets, develop. Now, for the next month or so, it's harvest ... READ MORE
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Recently, someone emailed me photos of vegetable plants with cupped and deformed leaves Strange, deformed new growth on plants is a common symptom of herbicide damage, but she had not sprayed any herbicides near her garden. The most likely ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension