UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Experts from the Florida Forest Service will discuss the wildfires of 1998, and steps that forest managers and homeowners can take to prevent a repeat of that catastrophic year. When?: 10 am—noon Friday, August 30, 2019 Where?: UF/IFAS Extension… Read More
The bean pod borer moth is an important pest of legumes. Caterpillar feeding can injure bean pods and flowers of legume crops. Young larvae of Maruca vitrata bore into flowers and older larvae will bore into bean pods…. Read More
Okaloosa County Master Gardener Lee Vanderpool will offer a free lecture on growing orchids on Wednesday, July 17. This hour-long presentation titled Growing Orchids at Home begins at 10 a.m. and will be held at the Okaloosa Extension… Read More
Here in Northeast Florida, the tiger swallowtail lays its eggs mostly on sweetbay magnolia, Magnolia virginiana, but has been known to use the tulip tree, Liriodendrum tulipifera. Butterfly want to lay their eggs on a good larval source,… Read More
Wild Weeds – Weed of the Month Morning-Glories Ipomea sp. There are about 25 types of Morning-Glories found in Florida, some native and some not. Morning-glories come in a variety of colors, from purple, pink, blue, red, white… Read More
Why Do Our Landscapes Look The Way They Do? Have you ever wondered why designed landscapes look the way they do? Many of our landscapes are designed or planned based on our individual landscape preferences and perceptions. Landscape… Read More
Landscape Matters Wednesday, September 18, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.)… Read More
Landscape Matters Wednesday, November 20, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.)… Read More
Landscape Matters Wednesday, October 16, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.)… Read More
DESCRIPTION Learn about trees, plants and gardening in Florida during a “Crash Course in North Florida Gardening” three-day seminar for newcomers to Florida from 8:00 am until Noon on: Thursday, August 29 Thursday, September 5 Thursday, September 12… Read More
