Category: UF/IFAS Extension

Homeowner’s Guide to A 30 Minute Fall Irrigation Tune-Up

by Stephanie Means
November 6, 2025

You've started to feel that welcomed North Florida cool-down, but your monthly water bill might still be reflecting the brutal summer heat. Many warm-weather grasses found locally, such as St. Augustine, Zoysia, and Bahia, will go dormant ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Irrigation Calibration, Irrigation Tune Up, Saving Water

Growing Persimmons

by Duval MGV
November 6, 2025

When we think of fall fruit, often we think about apples, pumpkins, and cranberries This year why not add persimmons to the list. Fall is when their ripening, orange fruits are very noticeable. Not only are they available in the produce section, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Landscape, Native Plants, Persimmons, Trees

Time to Plant Strawberries

by Duval MGV
September 25, 2025

We all know Florida is a bit different than the rest of the U.S., and that difference extends to our gardening. More temperate regions plant strawberries in spring, but here, we plant them in September and October. Read on to find out why! Strawberry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida, Florida Gardening, Fruit, Gardening, Strawberries

Garden Chores For Fall

by Duval MGV
September 22, 2025

September and October may be next to each other on the calendar, but they are quite different months for gardening here in northeast Florida September is a very transitional month. It usually starts off too hot, and often brings us tropical ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fall Gardening, Fall Vegetable Gardening, Fall Vegetables, Florida Gardening, Veggie Gardening

Green Is My Favorite Fall Color

by Duval MGV
September 2, 2025

Don’t get me wrong… I enjoy northern states’ fiery maples, sweet birches and dogwoods in the fall but my favorite colors in the fall are greens I love the life-affirming green colors, and the myriad shapes and textures that our cool ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Fall, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Greens, Vegetable

Clean Your Pruning Tools

by Duval MGV
July 14, 2025

There are diseases in the landscape that are spread by the very tools that we use to take care of them. When we prune out diseased limbs and branches we could be moving the disease from sick plants and spreading it to healthy plants. In this ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Disease, Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Landscape, Management, Pruning

What’s Wrong with My Tomatoes? The Ends Are Turning Black!

by Duval MGV
July 10, 2025

If the bottom end of the tomato (the one that’s not attached to the plant) is turning black but the rest of the tomato looks fine, you may have blossom end rot (BER) This is not a disease, and it is not caused by an insect pest. It happens ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Black Tomato, Blossom End Rot, Duval, Florida Gardening, Food, Gardening, Rotten Tomato, Tomato, Vegetable Gardening

Questions About Trees and Storms

by Duval MGV
July 10, 2025

As afternoon storms are now a regular occurrence, many thoughts turn to the trees around our home. You may be wondering if they are safe, or if they can hold up against the wind of a thunderstorm, tropical storm, or even a hurricane. Hopefully ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Hurricanes, Landscape, Pruning, Storms, Trees

Hitting the Summer Pause Button on Vegetable Gardening

by Beth Marlowe
July 9, 2025

If you’re new to vegetable gardening in Florida, you may wonder why we would want to pause growing vegetables in July and August. After all, summer has just gotten started! But after trying to garden through the heat, humidity, insects, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Summer Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening

Lethal Bronzing, a palm disease on the rise

by Larry Figart
July 9, 2025

If you have palms in your landscape or are thinking of planting palms you may want to know more about Lethal Bronzing. Lethal Bronzing (LB) is a serious disease of palms that has become more prevalent in NE Florida. It is often called ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Diseases, Duval, Figart, IFAS, Lethal Bronzing, Palms, Urban Forestry

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