Thank you all for a great Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Fort Myers, April 1 & 2, 2016!! We enjoyed connecting and learning from each other. We had a great crowd, excellent speakers and moderators, awesome food and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureWADING POOL HYDROPONIC GARDEN E.Thralls, UF/IFAS Extension, Orange County, Orlando, FL. Situation: Florida Ag in the Classroom office requested a garden themed workshop for school teachers throughout the state in 2015 at the Mid Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HorticultureBonsai will be the topic of the April 25 "Mondays in the Gardens" series at the Pensacola State College Milton campus, 5988 Highway 90 in Milton. Pierre Kaufke will lead the one hour presentation beginning at 10 a.m. in room 4902 in the 4900 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Comparison of Fall Establishment of Plugs of Zoysia and St. Augustine Grass in Central Florida Ricketts G., UF/IFAS Extension in Osceola County FL. Objective: Zoysiagrass and St. Augustinegrass are warm season grasses. The temperature in Central ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
COMPARING RESPONSIVENESS TO AQUASCAPE EDUCATION METHODS T. Sudol, UF/IFAS Extension, Seminole County, Sanford, FL Situation: In accordance with the Florida Extension Roadmap Initiative 2 ‘Enhancing and Protecting Water Quality, Quantity ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
GIVE THEM THE AXE: COLLABORATING WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL INVASIVE TREES W. Lester, UF/IFAS Extension, Hernando County, Brooksville, FL. and S.F. Enloe, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL. Situation: ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
Irrigation Checklist for Homeowners: Rain Sensor Replacement J.E. Davis, UF/IFAS Extension, Sumter County, Bushnell FL Situation: Water is Florida’s most important, yet finite resource. 90% Floridians drinking water comes from The Floridan ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Turf
Sumter County 4-H and FFA Peach Tree Project McAvoy, C.E. and Taylor, K.A 1) Situation and Objectives: Starting in 2014, the peach tree project was offered to 4-H and FFA youth in Sumter County as an opportunity to learn how to grow a food ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HorticultureA stand of purple flowers called “False Dragon-Heads (Physostegia spp.) growing along the St. Marks River. They are behind a stand of pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) that has not yet bloomed. Photo by Judy Biss This is the time of ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
There has been a lot of media attention regarding the possibility of a new alternative crop for Florida growers - hops. Hops are the buds or flowers of the hop plant. Used as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, hops can give this popular ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS