Is there any fruit that is more synonymous with summer than a watermelon? Nothing beats the sweetness and refreshing rush of biting into a cold, ripe watermelon. Even better, some of the watermelons you may be buying right now are taking the ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
Held each year at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU), the Stone Fruit Field Day brings together growers, breeders, and stone fruit enthusiasts to exchange the latest research and practical innovations shaping Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
In Five Years is a project started by the UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department that highlights alumni who graduated from our department five years ago. It was created with the goal of providing real-world references and perspectives for incoming ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Each season we like to try a couple new crops or varieties in our demonstration garden, just to learn about them and see if we like the fruits they produce. This spring we grew ground cherries for the first time, and they have been a success ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Recap of June 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector Snails and slugs are gastropods, a type of mollusk found all over the world. While snails have a prominent external shell, slugs typically lack a visible shell, making them appear ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
We are in the thick of honey season, a special time of year when the air is filled with blooming flowers and the steady hum of hardworking honeybees. For Florida beekeepers and honey lovers alike, this is the most exciting stretch of the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Introduction Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM (FFL) promotes nine principles to protect water resources in designing and maintaining landscapes. The practices can be applied at scales ranging from individual yards to parks to communities. Landscapes ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife
Flowering plants, or angiosperms, are the most diversified type of plant on Earth, representing about 80% of all plant species. Excluding ferns, mosses, and pines, most couldn’t name a plant that doesn’t blossom. The exact origins of flowers ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Mites are one of the major pests attacking ornamental plants in Miami-Dade County, particularly when it is warm and dry during the spring. One female mite can produce 13,000 mites in a month at an average temperature of 70°F! Mites are not ... READ MORE
Category: , Horticulture, Pests & Disease