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Don’t Be Duped By Plant Tags!


April 27, 2016

People are, by nature, skeptical. Humans are and have always been questioners of the world around them and that’s a good thing! For instance, when one reads a sensational article on Facebook or watches an infomercial selling a too-good-to-be-true ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Garden, Garden Design, Gardening, General Gardening, Green Industry, Horticulture, Installation, Landscape, Landscaping, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Shrubs, Trees

Birdwatching on the Farm

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April 26, 2016

We had a recent employee, Bill Dermott, who upon his departure gave me a list of all the birds he had observed at our research center over the last 6 months or so. We're talking about 80 different kinds of birds. This list consisted of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Bird Watching, Florida Wild Life, Gulf Coast Research, Hawks, IFAS, Sandhill Cranes, Southern Hillsborough County, University Of Florida

What’s Wrong with My Camellia Leaves?


April 21, 2016

Recently, a home gardener brought in some strange looking new leaves on his camellia. The youngest leaves were thick and fleshy and looked more characteristic of a succulent type plant than a camellia. What’s wrong with these leaves? The ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Camellia, Camellia Leaf Gall, Disease, Fungal Disease, Gardening, General Gardening, Integrated Pest Management, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Pests, Shrubs, Trees

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