Category: Horticulture

Soil has many names, just not the “D-word”

by Pat Williams
January 22, 2021

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 term and even today, I hesitate from spelling the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners

Gibberellic Acid Overcomes Lack of Chill in Blackberry

by jpopenoe
January 22, 2021

Blackberry cultivars developed in Arkansas are popular but not well adapted to Florida conditions. Lack of winter chilling (temperatures between 32 and 45 F) causes poor and erratic budbreak in blackberry and limits consistent yields in Florida. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Blackberry, Chill Hours, Gibberellic Acid

Grow Your Own Yaupon Tea

by jpopenoe
January 21, 2021

Tea is made from the plant Camellia sinensis which was carefully guarded in China for centuries. Seeds were smuggled into India by the British in 1836 to break the Chinese tea monopoly. We can grow that plant here and UF/IFAS is researching ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Ilex Vomitoria, Native Tea, Yaupon Holly

Oak Leaf Compost for HLB?

by jpopenoe
January 21, 2021

Researchers have been working for years to find a treatment for the devastating Citrus Greening disease also known as Huanglongbing or HLB. Now in 2020 there are two promising new treatments that are showing exciting results. Both are naturally ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus Greening, Compost Tea, HLB, Oak Leaf Compost Tea

Citrus growers tour of UF/IFAS Citrus Under Protective Screens Houses

by Samantha Murray
January 20, 2021

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Citrus growers from several of Florida’s production regions joined researchers recently for a field day inside 14-foot high screenhouses that protect fruit trees from an invasive insect. The insect is the Asian citrus psyllid, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture,

Bluebird Class

by Samantha Murray
January 20, 2021

BLUEBIRD CLASS The UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension Service is offering a Bluebird Class Wednesday, February 10th from 10 am to 11 am Zoom live You can attend this class via computer or telephone. UF/IFAS Nassau Master ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Bluebirds

My Two Cents About Dollarweed

by Carolyn Saft
January 19, 2021

How to recognize it: Dollarweed is a moisture-loving plant that can be hard to manage in lawns and landscape beds. Also know as pennywort, Dollarweed (Hydrocotyle spp.), is a warm-season perennial weed. It is named because of its silver-dollar-shaped ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: #northfloridagardening, Gardening, Lawn Weeds, Native Plants, Pollinators And Beneficial Insects, Suwannee County Extension, Topic Tuesday, Weed Management

Controlling Brown Patch in the Lawn

by Grantly Ricketts
January 19, 2021

Brown Patch is a major disease that affects warm turf grasses in our area. The disease is most prevalent between November and May when temperature is below 80-degree. Fahrenheit.Turfgrasses such as St. Augustine grass, zoysiagrass and bermudagrass ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Brown Patch

Water Conservation Tips for Landscapes

by Grantly Ricketts
January 19, 2021

For many homeowners, watering is a way of life. Central Florida is experiencing a mild winter. During winter, the grass is not actively growing and does not need as much water as during the Spring/Summer growing season. Irrigating the lawn once ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Water Conservation

Weed Management in Lawns

by Grantly Ricketts
January 19, 2021

In weeks to come we will experience Increased temperature which will accompany by increase weed pressure in our landscapes. In the past week or so, UF/IFAS Extension in Osceola County is getting many questions on weeds. Questions include; when ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Weeds In Lawn

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