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White silhouette of antlion on Halloween-themed background, with cobwebs and pumpkins

The Spooky Bug Brigade: Antlions

by Jackie Lebouitz
October 17, 2024

As our community continues to recover from recent storms, find helpful resources and information at tiny.cc/ufsaraext_disasterprep, tiny.cc/saraco_disasterprep, and scgov.net/government/emergency-services/storm. This blog is part of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beneficial, Bugs, Crawlies, Creepy, Halloween, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pgm_Chemicals, Scary, Spooky, Thespookybugbrigade
White silhouettes of various bugs on Halloween-themed background, with cobwebs and pumpkins

The Spooky Bug Brigade

by Jackie Lebouitz
October 17, 2024

As our community continues to recover from recent storms, find helpful resources and information at tiny.cc/ufsaraext_disasterprep, tiny.cc/saraco_disasterprep, and scgov.net/government/emergency-services/storm. It's that time of year ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Beneficial, Bugs, Crawlies, Creepy, Halloween, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pgm_Chemicals, Scary, Spooky, Thespookybugbrigade
a flooded field of peanut plants

Flood Recovery for Edible Gardens

by Kaleena Davis
October 16, 2024

Our communities are resilient, and so is nature. With hurricane season in full swing and storms bringing wind and flooding across the state, let’s discuss necessary steps we must take to rebuild beautiful gardens safely following a flood. ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Edible, Featured Hot Topic, Flood, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Garden Recovery, Hurricane, Kaleena Davis, Saltwater Flooding, Soil Health
A Gumbo Limbo tree burned from salt and wind.

Post-Hurricane Landscaping Tips: Wind Burn, Sea Spray, and Storm Surge

by Forest Hecker
October 15, 2024

One week after Hurricane Milton and on the final day of the rainy season, October 15th, I look out over our Educational Outreach Garden and see a landscape transformed. Lush and vibrant just a week ago for our Annual Plant Sale and Edfest, it ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Hurricane, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes, Storm

Conéctese y aprenda con el Programa de Maestros Jardineros en la jornada de puertas abiertas del servicio de Extensión de UF/IFAS en Broward este 9 de noviembre

by Luz Bahder
October 14, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. El servicio de Extensión de UF/IFAS del condado de Broward tiene algo para cada persona. Ya sea que busque una actividad ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 4-H, 9 De Noviembre Del 2024, Actividades, Agente De Extension, Condado De Broward, Demostraciones, Educación, Embajadores Del Agua, Español, Expertos, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gratis, Horticultura, Jardineria, Jardineros, Jornada De Puertas Abiertas, Lorna Bravo, Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios, Noelle Guay, Open House, Presentaciones, Programa De Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios, Programas Educativos, Servicio De Extensión De UF/IFAS Del Condado De Broward, Spanish, UF-IFAS, Voluntarios

Join Us on November 9: Discover, Learn, and Connect at the UF/IFAS Extension Broward MGV Open House!

by Lorna Bravo
October 12, 2024

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo Join us for our  FREE open house On Saturday, November 9, UF/IFAS Extension Broward will host an open house from 9 a.m. to noon at 3245 College Ave. in Davie. This ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Broward, Broward County, Broward County Parks And Recreation, Community, Extension, Master Gardener Volunteer, Open House, UF
green palms trees against a blue sky

Palms–to prune or not to prune?

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
October 9, 2024

Let your palms sway! Most palms are well adapted for Florida’s humid sub-tropical climate. Palms have pinnate, palmate, or bipinnate leaves that dance in the wind and drip excess water off their leaf tips. The trunk stands strong like a concrete ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Florida Friendly, Heason, Hwooten, Landscape, Landscapes, Lawn And Ornamentals, Ocextension, Ornamentals, Palm, Palm Issues, Palm Maintenance, Palms, Pruning, Pruning Palms

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