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Plant Clinic to Help with Lawn, Landscape & Garden Questions


May 16, 2023

An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn, landscape and/or garden problems. The plant clinic will be held Friday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Lawn Problem, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control

Coming to fruition: Students reap real-life experience in Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden

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May 10, 2023

Luminous yellow squash, bright red turnips and blooming artichokes are just a few of the crops that were grown this spring in the Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, an experiential learning garden for students. The flourishing fields sit ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, Plant Diagnostic Center, Xin Zhao, Zack Black

Agaves: Cheers to spirits in the garden


May 4, 2023

Bring mezcal to life; grow agaves in the garden! Agave is generally tolerant of Florida's climate with its succulent leaves showcasing different shades of greens and blues. The shape of the plant generates interest, and it makes a great statement ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agave, Alcotourism, Celebrate, Celebration, Cflandscapes, Cheers, Cinco De Mayo, Cool Plants, Culture, Enews, Ethnobotany, Farm To Table, FFL, Florida, Florida Native, Garden, Hospitality, Hwooten, Landscape, Local, Local Ag, Local Food, Mexico, Mezcal, Native, Natives, Ornamental, Plants, Tequila, Urban Ag

Blackberries for your Edible Landscape


April 21, 2023

Blackberries (Rubus spp.) will not quickly jump into your mind when you think of fruit production in Florida. In fact, when you do think of blackberries, you will most likely envision viny plants infiltrating your gardens and attacking you with ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fruit Trees, General Gardening, Horticulture, Perennials, Professional Horticulture, Vegetable Gardening
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UF/IFAS scientist works to identify, control pest invading beans, peas, legumes grown in Florida, internationally

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April 21, 2023

Bean flower thrips, known by the scientific name of Megalurothrips usitatus, attacks such legumes as beans and peas. In some cases, it can wipe out an entire field of crops. In the past three years, it became established in Florida, Mexico, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bean Flower Thrips, Beans, Entomology And Nematology, GCREC, High Smith, Legumes, Megalurothrips Usitatus, News, Peas, Snap Beans, Thrips, UF IFAS Extension, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Entomology And Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research And Education Center
Foreground flowering plants in landscape bed with green lawn in background

Lawn, Landscape Help Available at Plant Clinic


April 18, 2023

An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn, landscape and/or garden problems. The plant clinic will be held Friday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located ... READ MORE

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

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