Category: Fruits & Vegetables

UF expert: Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season

by BLOGS.IFAS

September 19, 2017

by Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season by following research-based guidelines and common sense, urges a University of Florida food safety expert. As part of Hurricane ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Irma, IFAS, News

North Florida September Gardening Guide

by Yvette Goodiel

September 15, 2017

What to Plant in September Annuals/Bedding plants: Try ageratum, celosia, zinnia, and wax begonia for color into fall. See Annuals: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_annual_landscape_plants Bulbs: Add color, texture, and pattern to the garden ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, What To Plant In September

Home-grown dragon fruit – a fruit salad possibility!

by Ralph Mitchell

August 23, 2017

We have a dragon fruit plant in our Demonstration Garden on Harbor View Road and for the first time it appears to be setting fruit! This member of the cactus family produces large red or yellow fruit after a huge night-blooming flower hopefully ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Dragon Fruit, Pitaya, Strawberry Pear

Lunch & Learn Vegetable Gardening Class this Thursday, August 17

by llw5479

August 14, 2017

Larry Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Horticulture Agent in Okaloosa County, will provide a Lunch and Learn Vegetable Gardening class emphasizing what we can grow in North Florida during fall and winter as well as how to incorporate organic gardening ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes

Free Wasps to Control Citrus Greening Offered

by Wayne Hobbs

August 14, 2017

Citrus Greening Throughout the state of Florida, citrus greening is a major issue. This disease causes the decline and death of many citrus trees. The bacteria works to block the flow of nutrients and sugars as they flow down from the leaves ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Beneficial Insect, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Parasitic Wasp, Tamarixia

Fresh market sweet corn

by Teresa O'Reilly

August 10, 2017

Florida ranks #2 nationally in the production and value of fresh market sweet corn, typically accounting for approximately 25 percent of sweet corn production in the U.S. According to USDA, the production of fresh corn from Florida is valued ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Corn, Food, Recipes, Vegetable

Summer Lawn Issues

by Teresa O'Reilly

August 10, 2017

The past month has been wet in comparison to the dry spring this year. This has put extra stress on your lawn. Drought stressed lawns followed by high moisture is a recipe for pathogens including fungi. Water should only be applied as needed. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Vegetable Gardening

by Kaydie McCormick

August 4, 2017

This week at the Seminole County Plant Clinic we heard from a resident interested in starting a Vegetable Garden. Vegetable Gardening in Florida can be very different from gardening in other states. When to Plant Our season starts ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Kaydie McCormick, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables

Master Gardeners Making A Difference!

by Wayne Hobbs

August 4, 2017

As part of my position, one of the most fulfilling and educational opportunities I have is working with my county UF/IFAS Master Gardeners. This group of experienced, knowledgeable, and caring adults do so much good within my county, along with ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Master Gardener, School Garden

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