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MGV Backyard 101 Composting Workshop

by Abigail PayneAvatar photo
October 24, 2023

Join us for an exciting and informative Backyard Composting 101 Workshop hosted by the Jackson County Master Gardener Volunteer Program! Discover the secrets of turning your kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich compost for your plants.    The ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Compost, Educational Workshop, Horticulture, Jackson County Extension, Jackson County Florida, Master Gardener Program
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¿Qué tan segura es la calidad del agua que recogen los barriles de lluvia en el sur de Florida?

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
October 19, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Mucho más que una tendencia, los barriles de lluvia son una solución ecológica a largo plazo para el riego sostenible ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agua, Agua De Lluvia, Bacterias, Barriles De Lluvia, Calidad Del Agua De Los Barriles De Lluvia, Coliformes, Conservacion Del Agua, E.coli, Español, FLREC, Huertos, Jardines, Kimberly Moore, Lorna Bravo, Mica McMillan, Muestras De Agua, Niveles De PH, Seguridad Del Agua, Spanish, Techo, Tejado, Tipos De Techos, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS FLREC
Florida pusley, a common summer annual lawn weed

Fall Lawn Care & October Plant Clinic

by llw5479
October 18, 2023

If your lawn has a history of winter annual weeds such as henbit, wild geranium, annual bluegrass, chickweed and lawn burweed, you can apply a preemergence herbicide to prevent these weeds from emerging. Apply it during October when nighttime ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: Lawn Problems, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control, Weed Identification

One of the Easiest Garden Beds to Build

by Calvin GardnerAvatar photo
September 29, 2023

Building a garden bed can be daunting to say the least. But here at UF/IFAS, we are total nerds about all things gardening and we have some tips on building a garden bed this season.   A raised garden bed is simply a structure built to grow ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Central Florida Gardening, Fall Gardening, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden Projects, New Vegetable Gardener

Hydroponics with Hannah—Virtual & In Person Hydroponics Workshops Fall 2023

by Hannah Wooten
September 27, 2023

I just love growing food hydroponically! Why? I am more likely to harvest it and eat it, too. Over 600,000 YouTubers love how I teach hydroponics in 8 minutes. You can get growing with that free video, but maybe it only 'wet' your appetite? ... READ MORE

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Tags: Aeroponics, Ag, Agriculture, Agroecology, Alternative Ag, Alternative Agriculture, Cffarms, Cflandscapes, Chef, Class, Commercial Food Production, Community Food Systems, Deep Water Culture, Drip, Dutch Buckets, Ebb And Flow, Entrpreneur, Farm, Farm Business, Farm To Table, Farmer, Farming, Floating Raft, Flood And Drain, Food, Food Production, Food Security, Food System, Food Systems, Green Revolution, Grow, Grow Food In Space, Grow Your Own, Home Food Production, Hospitality, Hwooten, Hydro, Hydroponics, Hydroponics Class, Hydroponics In Jail, Hydroponics In Schools, Kratky, Local, Local Food Garden, Nft, Nutrient Film Technique, Ocextension, Orlando, Self Reliant, Slow Food, Small Farm, Start A Farm, Sustainable, Sustainable Ag, Sustainable Agriculture, Table”, Tower Garden, Tower Gardens, Train The Trainer, Training Programs, Urban, Urban Ag, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, Urban Farming, Urban Food Systems, Urban Smart Farm, Zip Grow

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