Category: Horticulture

Rose Rosette Disease Workshop and In-service Training

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
March 11, 2014

The recent discovery of rose rosette disease (RRD) in Florida threatens the State's $20 million rose nursery industry as well as retail sales and landscape use. RRD is caused by rose rosette virus that is vectored by an eriophyid mite. Already ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Pest Alert, Rose Rosette Disease, Workshops

Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Class Tuesday March 11

by Matthew Orwat
March 4, 2014

In 2014, a new law took effect requiring all commercial fertilizer applicators (for hire) to have a license. This law was passed in 2009 and took effect on January 1 of this year. A requirement that must be completed to obtain this license is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Horticulture

New Fertilizer Applicator Law in Effect, Training Offered

by Matthew Orwat
March 4, 2014

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Category: Horticulture
Tags: BMP, Green Industry, Panhandle Gardening, Professional Horticulture

Daffodils: A Reminder of Spring

by Sheila Dunning
March 4, 2014

Few plants seem to signify the freshness of spring quite as well as daffodils. The name “daffodils” is derived from “addodell” a variant of Asphodel (a plant of the Asphodelus genus.) In historical documents and the common language of ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Bulbs, Daffidols, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials

FAMU’s Community Garden

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 28, 2014

Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat Photo by Trevor Hylton, FAMU’s Community Garden February 28, 2014 By Trevor Hylton The FAMU Community Garden is the oldest community garden in Tallahassee and one of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Community Gardens, January -March 2014, Rainwater And Ground Water

Show Your Roses Some Love

by tavandiver
February 25, 2014

Considering it is the month of Valentine's, roses are an appropriate subject to discuss. Not bouquets couriered to various locations all over town, but bushes in the landscape that have been strategically neglected over the winter. Now their ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Flowers, Garden Tasks, General Gardening, Landscaping, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Pruning, Roses, Winter

So, You Have Alkaline Soil…

by tavandiver
February 25, 2014

So you have alkaline soil… What next? Throughout the Panhandle, a common problem that often arises is finding a way to raise soil pH. This is due to the fact that we often encounter sandy, acid soils in this region. An often overlooked issue ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Garden Design, General Gardening, Native Plants, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Soil

Spring 2014 Ornamental Plant Disease Update & Management Workshop

by Vanessa Vassilaros
February 25, 2014

to update nursery growers, landscapers interested individuals on the latest and best management practices for tackling current ornamental fungal and bacterial plant diseases and to prevent some new ones for this next season. The workshop ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria, Clases, Class, Enfermedades De Plantas, Fungus, Hongo En Plantas, Miami, Nursery, Ornamental, Pesticides, Plant Disease, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Update

Reliable Hollies

by Beth Bolles
February 18, 2014

Looking for a new shrub or small tree this year? Interested in one that is low maintenance and offers beautiful green color? Why not try a holly. Hollies can be found in landscapes throughout North Florida. Many times these plants are used ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Garden Design, General Gardening, Holly, Panhandle Gardening, Shrubs, Trees, Wildlife

New Technology for Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Production

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 17, 2014

Attention: Vegetable Growers and Restricted-use Pesticide applicators North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy February 26, 2014 (12:00 to 4:50 pm EST) To register call Paula Alday @ (850) 875-7255 READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Agriculture, Categories, Education

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