Category: Horticulture
Water Wednesdays Recap – Hydroponics
December 21, 2020
What is a hydroponic system? How does it differ from traditional growing of plants? How can we try it at home? Last Water Wednesday, we invited the Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Agent in Seminole County, Dr. Morgan Pinkerton to give an introduction ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, WaterTags: Food Systems, Hydroponics, Morgan Pinkerton, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Systems, Water, Water RSA, Water Wednesdays, Yilin Zhuang
Food for Thought
December 18, 2020
Food Security Food security has become a hot subject for some folks. With commodities moving quickly around our globe it's hard to say just where your food is coming from. Labeling may help with some foods but with fruits and vegetables it ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardeners, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable, Vegetables
Let’s go on a TreeQuest!
December 17, 2020
Each year, on the third Friday in January, Sarasota County's UF/IFAS Extension & Sustainability Dept. celebrates Florida’s State Arbor Day. Since 2018, the County's urban forestry Extension program Treejuvenation Florida, has marked the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Arbor Day, Community, Pgm_HortComm, Tree Quest, TreeQuest, Trees, Urban Forestry
Oak tree mulch study to help suppress citrus disease
December 17, 2020
Florida citrus growers who face the most severe citrus disease in history notice how citrus trees under oak tree hammocks appear to tolerate the disease. Lukas Hallman believes oak trees may hold a compound that boosts the citrus trees’ ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
UFHealth COVID-19 UPDATES – LINK
December 16, 2020
Click on links (headers on images) to reach the main website of UFHealth COVID-19 UPDATES VACCINATIONS OVERVIEW Vaccine Availability Vaccine Safety Vaccine Science The Institute of Food ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardeners, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
CEU Series: Landscape University!
December 15, 2020
How do you identify pest insects? What kind of nutritional problems are common on palms? What happens to herbicides after they are applied? What is biological control? What are some best management practices for turf? This six-week webinar series ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Bugs, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Commercial, Commercial Horticulture, Education, Grass, Horticulture, Hwooten, Licensing, Limited, Palm, Palms, Pesticide, Pesticides, Pests, Plants
Which Pesticide License Do I Need?
December 13, 2020
Most pesticide applicator licenses in Florida will require passing two exams at least, depending on the specific intended pesticide application and site of application. A) Private Applicator You need a private pesticide applicator agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Ag Row, Applicator, Commercial, Exam Prep, General Standards, Online Class, Pesticide Applicator, Pesticide License, Pesticide Training, Pesticides, Private, Public