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New Year’s Resolution – Always put the “right plant” in the “right place!”

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
January 5, 2018

One of the core principles of Florida Friendly Landscaping is the notion of putting the “right plant” in the “right place.” So what does that really mean? Well, have you ever brought home a small plant from the nursery, and pretty ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cold Hardiness, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardens, Growing Conditions, Right Place, Right Plant

Fact Sheets: Horticulture and Gardening Publications | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown

by Stephen BrownAvatar photo
January 4, 2018

Gardening Publications A-Z Administration Annual Report 2011-12 Annuals Annual-Flowers-Bedding Plants Gardening with Annuals in Florida Ants Ants Carpenter Ants - coming soon Crazy Ants Imported Fire Ants ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Gardening, Horticulture, Lee County, Stephen Brown
Ice covers limbs of peaches. Overlayed with text, Protecting your plants.

Protect your plants from the cold

by David AustinAvatar photo
January 3, 2018

Cold Florida Nights                                                                                                                                                    ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Agriculture, Cold, Highlands County, Master Gardeners, Protection, Weather, Winter Lawn
Watermelon & Corn

Event: Lee County Urban Gardening and Micro Business Course

by Jennifer Hagen
January 2, 2018

Interested in growing your own small food related business? Agents Roy Beckford and Jennifer Hagen of the Lee County Extension Office can help. The Urban Gardening and Micro-Business class series will introduce practical and technical concepts ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Backyard Chickens, Bees, Cottage Food, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food Business, Food Safety, Gardening, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Micro Business, Permaculture, Poultry, Regulations, Roy Beckford, Urban Agriculture

Can my plants catch the flu? Plant viruses and transmission to hosts

by Whitney Elmore
December 29, 2017

It's flu season! Hopefully, you have gotten the flu vaccine for you and your family this year. If not, there's still time. While you may or may not catch the flu this year, some folks wonder if it's possible for them to transmit viruses to plants ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aphid, Flu, Low-toxicity Pesticide, Plant Disease, Thrip, Vaccine, Vector, Virus, Whitefly

Monoecious vs Dioecious: Self-Pollinating vs Cross-Pollinating Plants

by Whitney Elmore
December 29, 2017

When starting a vegetable garden or even orchard, you may wonder if you need two or more plants of a certain variety to cross-pollinate each other or if you can get away with just one. This will depend on if you have a monoecious or dioecious ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bees, Complete, Dioecious, Female Flower, Gardening, Incomplete, Male Flower, Monoecious, PolliNATION, Pollinators, Vegetables

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