Category: Horticulture
Living Fences
December 13, 2017
There are many reasons to consider adding a fence around your garden or even your home, including privacy, wildlife exclusion, reducing foot traffic, reduce wind or noise, or general aesthetics. Just as there are many reasons to consider installing ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Aesthetics, Fence, Fencing, FFL, Hedge, Hunter, Living Fence, Planting, Plants, Privacy, Shrubs, Vines
UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Visit MREC
December 12, 2017
Last week, MREC hosted a tour for up-and-coming UF/IFAS Master Gardeners and talked about projects with researchers and Extension agents focused on agricultural economics, water conservation and plant breeding. The group went to greenhouses ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Economics, Greenhouses, Ifas Extension, Master Gardeners, Outreach, Plant Breeding, Plants, Production, UF, Water Conservation
Poinsettia Fun Facts
December 12, 2017
Test Your Knowledge on Poinsettia Plant Fun Facts Which of the statements below are true or false about poinsettia plants? 1. National Poinsettia Day is December 12th. 2. Florida has a native poinsettia plant, Euphorbia heterophylla. 3. ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Fun Facts, Knowledge, Poinsettia Plants
Christmas Cactus Brighten the Holidays
December 11, 2017
Brilliant color blooms of Christmas Cactus are sure to brighten a gardener's holidays. Christmas cactus is a hybrid that was produced in the late 1840s in England.. It is native to the tropical jungles of the Americas. Christmas cactus is a ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Blooms, Christmas Cactus, Holiday Plants
Chilling hours or chilling portions?
December 8, 2017
Chilling hours are the number of cold hours that are needed for a deciduous crop to break winter dormancy. Lack of adequate chilling can result in poor bud break, extended flowering season, poor bloom overlap with pollenizers, flower bud death, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureTags: Blueberry, Chill Hours, Chill Portions, Low Chill, Peach, Popenoe
Extension Solutions on Orange TV
December 8, 2017
Extension Solutions is a new video program that provides up-to-date horticulture and other Extension information on agriculture, horticulture, family& consumer sciences and 4-H to the residents of Central Florida. The three to four minute ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Work & LifeTags: Cflandscapes, Extension Solutions, Orange TV, Pest Problems, Television, Tv, Video
Q and A: I noticed mushrooms growing under my oak tree. They barely make it out of the ground and never get too big. In the end, they break open and expel a lot of black dust. What are they and will they hurt my tree?
December 8, 2017
From David, Lehigh Acres Answer: This is a species of Scleroderma. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi that form symbiotic relationships with some tree, particularly pines and oaks here in Florida, but also some other species (for example, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Ectomycorrhizal Fungi, Horticulture, Lee County, Oak Fungus, Schleroderma Fungus, Steohen Brown