Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Connect and learn! Organic Vegetable Production Field Day

by Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, DPM
August 24, 2026

Are you growing organic vegetables in north-central Florida? Join us on September 25 for updates on Organic Vegetable Production, at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley in Live Oak. This hands-on event ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #smallfarms, Agriculture, FarmingAlachua, FloridaAG, Organic, UF/IFAS Extension

Fall Gardening Begins in Summer

by Beth Bolles
August 20, 2026

North Florida gardeners are able to get a jump on the fall vegetable gardening season by starting many seeds indoors. Learn some basic steps to start many of your favorite edibles that will be ready for transplanting outdoors when temperatures ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fall Vegetable Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Starting Seeds

Protecting North Florida’s Citrus: Why Your Backyard Tree Matters in the Fight Against Citrus Greening

by Danielle S. Williams
August 17, 2026

This article was written by Dr. Romain Exilien, Postdoctoral Associate, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) and Dr. Xavier Martini, Associate Professor, UF/IFAS NFREC. The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a small, mottled-brown ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Panhandle Gardening

Growing Giant Timber Bamboo in the Home Landscape

by Tia Saracino
August 17, 2026

Giant Timber Bamboo Giant timber bamboo, or Oldham’s bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii), has the large green culms (stems) to 3 – 5”. Bamboo is in the grass family and this one is an impressive giant clumping bamboo species growing up to 65’ ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bamboo, Bambusa, Central Florida, Edible Shoots, Home Landscapes, Subtropical

Building Soil, Suppressing Weeds, and Supporting Pollinators at The Nassau County Demonstration Garden

by David Hébert
August 10, 2026

Healthy soil is the foundation of successful gardening and farming. At the UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County office in Callahan, a demonstration garden has spent the last four years showing how cover crops, compost, mulch, and pollinator-friendly ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cover Crops, Soil

The Lustful Epicureans – Miracle Fruit

by David Outerbridge
July 31, 2026

Introduction Welcome to The Lustful Epicureans, A series that examines and celebrates the full spectrum of flavor hidden in the tropical orchards and forests of South Florida. Fruit is a story of culture, chemistry, tastes, and history in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension

The Lustful Epicureans – Miracle Fruit

by David Outerbridge
July 31, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension

The Lustful Epicureans – Miracle Fruit

by David Outerbridge
July 31, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension

The Lustful Epicureans – Garcinia

by David Outerbridge
July 31, 2026

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

A little sweet, a little tart – a taste for the paste – the tamarind

by Ralph Mitchell
July 30, 2026

I started a tamarind tree from seed at least fifteen years ago. I would have more often found a started plant but had some seeds with sprouted very easily. I ended up with one tree which was stepped up from one pot to another pot until ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fruit, Tamarind

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