Category: Horticulture

GCREC Says Goodbye to the Colorado Summer Nursery

by ccooley

November 5, 2015

Because Florida summers make it nearly impossible to grow strawberry plants outdoors, we send thousands of seedlings from our breeding program west to cooler more temperate climates for the summer. Our strawberry breeding team works year round ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Breeding Stock, Colorado State University, GCREC Strawberry Breeding, Strawberry, Summer Nursery

Facilities Tour: Agronomy

by jmastro

October 29, 2015

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Category: Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Jmastro

Eggplant Pest Management

October 19, 2015

While citrus may come to mind when people think of crops in Florida, the state was ranked second nationally in annual eggplant production. With eggplant production happening throughout Florida (southeastern Florida being the main production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: #ufbugs, Agriculture, Agriculture Hot Topic, American Serpentine Leafminer, Aphid, Armyworm, Crops, Eggplant, Fruits And Vegetables, Horticulture, Melon Thrip, Pest Management, Silverleaf Whitefly, Tomato Pinworm

Little beetle battles big problem

by Kevin O'Horan

October 16, 2015

Call it a beetle to battle the bulbil. The tiny air potato beetle (Lilioceris cheni) might be the key to stemming the invasion of a “noxious weed” – the air potato plant – that can overrun Florida’s natural ecosystems, and you can ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Air Potato, Beetle, Biological Control, Bulbis, Dioscorea, Exotic, Horticulture, Invasive, Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris

Strawberry Time at Gulf Coast REC

by ccooley

October 15, 2015

If you lived in a northern state at one time or another, maybe you have a little strawberry patch in your backyard. After your last harvest and before the first frost, you would take some straw or a load of grass clippings and cover your berry ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Time to Plant Strawberries

by Blake Thaxton

October 14, 2015

It's time to bed up some earth and plant strawberries! That right! Fall is the proper time to set out strawberry plants for a spring harvest. It is a common misconception that strawberries should be planted in the spring in the home garden. ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fall Plantings, General Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Strawberries, Vegetable Gardening

Solutions for Cogongrass!

by Mary Salinas

October 14, 2015

A U.S. Forest Service grant is again available to assist non-industrial private landowners with the cost of controlling cogongrass. Applications will be accepted starting October 15, 2015. The program reimburses landowners for 50% of the cost ... READ MORE