Category: Horticulture

Perfect Excuse for a Kiss: Under the Mistletoe

by Lisa Sanderson

November 30, 2020

The presence of Mistletoe hung as part of holiday decorations provides the perfect excuse for kissing when partners find their way conveniently or deliberately underneath mistletoe’s leaves and white berries. While it seems that kissing under ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Great Purple Hairstreak, Hairstreak Butterfly, Kissing Under Mistletoe, Mistletoe, Parasite, Poisonous Plant, Purple Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak Larva

New Vegetable Gardener — Greens in the Cool Season Garden

by Darryl Palmer

November 24, 2020

Greens are a mainstay in the Florida Cool Season garden. Leafy greens are nutritious as well as bountiful in a well maintained vegetable garden. When harvested and prepared properly in the kitchen, they make many excellent and interesting side ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Exercise, Exploration Gardens, New Vegetable Gardener, Nutrition, Vegetable Gardening

The Holidays of your Lawn and Landscape

by Lisa Sanderson

November 19, 2020

Holidays can bring back memories from years past. Valentine’s Day always made me think of little hand-decorated paper bags in school to collect classmates’ Valentines and a favorite candy, Conversation Hearts. St. Patrick’s Day involved ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Landscape To Do, Lawn To Do, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, When To Apply Preemergent, When To Fertilize Lawns, When To Prune, When To Prune Grapevines

Artichoke On-Farm Trial: A Potential Emerging Crop for Florida Agriculture

by Jay Capasso

November 19, 2020

Jay Capasso - UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension, Shinsuke Agehara - UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Prissy Fletcher - UF/IFAS St. Johns County Extension. Introduction: Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L) is an emerging ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension

Perennial Peanut: An Ideal Groundcover for Florida

by Samantha Murray

November 13, 2020

Alternative lawn lifestyles Tired of the constant upkeep and long-term costs of maintaining your turf? How about the water bill? Do you have concerns about water pollution and nutrient run-off? Have your hard efforts to maintain grass been ... READ MORE