Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Growing Blueberries in Your Jacksonville Backyard

by Duval MGV

May 22, 2023

The blueberry bushes planted at the Duval County Extension office are chock full of berries just about to ripen. I can hardly wait until I am able to snack on some as I work. If you also love these sweet little berries, you should incorporate ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Blueberries For Florida, Blueberries In 9a, Blueberry Growing In Jacksonville Fl, Native Blueberries, Rabbiteye Blueberries, Southern Highbush Blueberries

The Label is the Law

by Larry Figart

December 8, 2022

Early in my career as a forester I advised a homeowner to use a certain pesticide to treat an insect problem he was having. He called me back a week later to tell me that after he followed my advice, his plant was killed. How could that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Label, Pesticide

Pumpkins in Northeast Florida? Yes, and…

by Duval MGV

October 27, 2022

Pumpkin! The very word whispers of fall and Halloween and Thanksgiving and golden pies. The fruit of a vining squash plant, pumpkin plants sprawl out 6 feet in each direction, taking up a lot of landscape. The fruit itself can come in colors ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Becky Wern, BT, Caterpillars, Pumpkins In Northeast Florida, Seminole Pumpkins

Oceanway Senior Center Vegetable Patch

by Duval MGV

September 15, 2022

In the northern part of the county, three Master Gardeners are picking up where Covid left off at the Oceanway Senior Center Garden. The garden, as it is now, is inviting; a productive senior center vegetable patch. A series of raised ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes

Vegetable Growing in Jacksonville FL – April’s New Chapter

by Duval MGV

April 8, 2022

It’s mid-April and in one of our raised vegetable beds, the first leaves of yard long beans (Vigna sesquipedalis, also known as snake beans, asparagus beans, or Chinese long beans), are just unfolding. When vegetable growing in Jacksonville ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Beans, Chinese Long Beans, Cutworms, Okra, Organic Diatomaceous Earth, Vegetable Growing In Jacksonville Fl

Speaking of Pots of Gold… Homegrown Potatoes in Jacksonville, FL

by Duval MGV

March 14, 2022

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, are you planning boiled beef with cabbage and potatoes, while you consider the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Yukon gold, maybe? Gardeners, man! It’s a bit late, we hear you all mutter. It’s ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Beth Marlowe, Homegrown Potatoes In Jacksonville, Homegrown Potatoes In Jacksonville Fl, Paula Weatherby, Potatoes, St Patrick's Day, Urban Garden

Get help with your landscape problems..Virtually

by Larry Figart

April 13, 2020

With everything that has been going on, one benefit seems to have been more people getting outside and into their lawn and gardens. It can seem like an uphill battle at times. Particularly if this is your first time, or if you start to see some ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Duval, Landscape, Troubleshoot

Spring Vegetable Gardening Series

by Larry Figart

February 21, 2020

Have you always wanted to grow your own vegetables but don't know where to start? This Spring Vegetable Gardening Series might be for you! During this hands-on 10-week class we will start crops from seed as well as transplants and take care ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Classes, Events, Spring Gardening, Vegetables

Know the Good Guys

by Terry DelValle

April 2, 2019

What would you do if you saw a large 3 to 4 inch snail, like the one in the header, crawling across your driveway? Before you deem something to be detrimental to your landscape, accurate identification is critical. A very small percentage of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Crops, Curriculum, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife

Attract Wildlife and Pollinators

by Terry DelValle

March 27, 2019

Do you enjoy watching butterflies, birds and other wildlife? If the answer is yes, this program is for you. Learn how to attract wildlife and pollinators by (more…) READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife

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