Category: Horticulture

Gardening During Covid-19

by Mimi Vreeland
June 15, 2020

Benefits of Gardening During Covid-19 This week's Virtual Plant Clinic topic is facilitated by Joanne Mason, Master Gardener Volunteer for UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County, RN, MS. We encourage you to attend our Thursday Plant Clinic ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Adult Children, Covid-19, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Planting, Plants

Strawberry Plugs vs Bare Root

by jpopenoe
June 11, 2020

Strawberry transplants in Florida are traditionally bare-root short-day cultivars produced in the north and planted in early October for November harvesting. Bare-root transplants are field harvested in such a way that leaves are removed, wounds ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture,
Tags: Bare-root Strawberry, Strawberry Plug, Strawberry Transplant

Perlite Not Good For Container Blueberries

by jpopenoe
June 11, 2020

Container production of blueberries is becoming more popular because it allows increased control of the rooting media. High organic matter and low pH are more easily maintained in containers than in Florida soils, but water retention can be ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Blueberries, Coir, Container Blueberry, Peat, Perlite, Potting Media

A mango tree in your yard?

by Ralph Mitchell
June 10, 2020

It looks to be a good year for mangoes. Locally, many mango trees are loaded with fruit promising a sweet June and July harvest. There is hardly any other tropical fruit that almost everybody likes. While mangoes are not suitable for everywhere, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Mango, Tropical Fruit

Weed Control in Landscape Planting Beds

by Ken Gioeli
June 10, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. Weed control is one of the most expensive and time-consuming aspects ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Apopka, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, MREC, Mulch, UF, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare

Virtual Plant Clinic in Flagler County

by Mimi Vreeland
June 9, 2020

Introduction: Please register for our Thursday Virtual Plant Clinic at: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsc-qrrDMvHtDKgWQOVlAPiXpNQk5w0qaA Please join our Virtual Plant Clinic at 10:00 am every Thursday morning. ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Clinic, Diagnostic, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Lawn, Plant, Planting, Plants, Virtual, Zoom

Attracting Wildlife Can Beautify Your Yard

by Erin Harlow
June 9, 2020

One of the easiest ways to attract wildlife is to plant flowers, shrubs and trees that birds and pollinators need for their species to survive. It’s easy to attract these beneficial guests to your yard or patio by selecting the right plant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscaping For Wildlife, Wildlife

Diversify the Landscape: Annuals and Perennials

by Taylor Clem, PhD
June 8, 2020

Landscape Diversity with Annuals and Perennials Let us spice up our landscapes. Our landscapes our overrun with a limited plant palette. We must diversify the landscape. In this landscape series, “Diversify the Landscape”, we are exploring ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alachua, Diversify The Landscape, Environment, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Landscape, UF/IFAS Extension

Flooding Injury in Citrus and Recommendation

by Amir Rezazadeh
June 5, 2020

As you probably know the hurricane season started last week and right after that we had heavy rainfall in our area. Almost all citrus groves are located on high water tables with poor drained soils. With recent heavy rainfall, now the soil is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Citrus, Flooding, Waterlogging

Patrick Williams is new extension agent

by Les Harrison
June 4, 2020

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 ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Blog, Natural Resources, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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