It may sound peaceful, but doveweed can declare war on your lawn. It's like a Trojan horse in that it looks benign - resembling turf early on, it can be overlooked. Doveweed loves the heat and humidity of the summer and spreads quickly during ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Nothing brings whimsy and fun into the garden quite like butterflies. Butterfly gardens make attractive landscape features as well as provide habitat for butterflies and other beneficial insects. Food, shelter, and water sources should be ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Q: How did you hear about UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center? A: I was doing a bachelor’s degree at Indian River State College, and I needed an internship. An entomology internship popped up with Dr. Patricia Prade (UF/IFAS-IRREC ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Wildlife
Recap of July First Friday with Florida First Detector In July's First Friday with Florida First Detector, we talked about invasive caterpillars that feed on vegetable crops. Florida's agriculture industry is home to a wide variety of high ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
From coast to sandhill, pasture to homestead, dozens of mosquito species breed around Florida homes and neighborhoods. Mosquitoes ease through life in one of four forms - egg, larvae, pupae, or adult. As bloodsucking adults, some are pests, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
100 years ago, in 1923, the incredibly forward-thinking members of the Avondale Garden Circle began planting native species in a park that the City of Jacksonville set aside in the 1921 plat of the Avondale neighborhood. Their goal was to ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Recreation
We did it! Thank you to the Florida Master Gardener Program Volunteers, Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and Hillsborough County Park staff who came out on June 28th to plant 60 native plants of 20 different species. Our ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
You might be surprised to learn that some of the most popular plants purchased in the past 5 years, never made it outdoors. That’s right. Houseplants continue to trend in gardening categories worldwide. You may only associate houseplants ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes