Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens Now that August/September is here, it is time to start some cabbage seeds. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitate) is a versatile, useful vegetable that is very easy to… Read More
For all my years in the classroom, I never let students say the “d-word” when discussing soil science. In some instances, we had a “d-word” swear collection jar of a quarter when you used the… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens Last night, I counted 15 moonflowers blooming on the fence around the vegetable garden. The huge white flowers, 6 to 8 inches in diameter, open at sunset and… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green I was in a local nursery last week looking for some flowering plants to replenish some of my container planters. I wasn’t alone in my search for some… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens A couple of years ago, I visited Kingsley Plantation in Jacksonville, part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. An interpretive garden contained many of the crop plants… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer In a previous blog, I described plants to consider using in a dry garden bed. Now I will describe what it takes to create the bed. Doing something… Read More
When we moved to Wakulla County in 1989 and bought a house just northeast of Crawfordville, my wife and I inherited a grape arbor that was planted by the original builder/owner of the home many… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Do you have a hot, dry, full sun area that you would like to make into some kind of interesting garden bed? First let me be clear when… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Two lovely shrubs for part-shade are the American Beautyberry and Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Both plants grow to over 8 feet in height and width, so they need room… Read More
The Wakulla News presents 6/4/2020 Article By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Williams comes to Wakulla from position as residential horticulture agent in Sarasota County Extension Director Patrick Williams Patrick Williams’ love of… Read More
