Written by Lee Ashe-Wallace, UF/IFAS Clay County Master Gardener Have you ever wanted to grow your own food but thought you didn’t have enough space where you live? Growing your crops in containers just might be the answer. If you have ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Are you concerned about conserving water and protecting our river and estuary? Do you wish there was something you could do as a homeowner to keep our water clean and our estuary healthy? In our watershed, the St. Lucie River and Estuary have ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Gardening Questions? Have you ever looked out at your yard and decided that it really needs help? And have you ever felt that it was hopeless to try to do anything about it? Probably most people have. A good way to begin ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
It's never too early for a child to start gardening. Gardening is a great activity that parents and grandparents can do with children that everyone can enjoy. It provides a multitude of benefits to all involved, along with creating and promoting ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Sweet Benefits of Strawberries Strawberries are low in calories and are filled with vitamin C, potassium, folate, fiber, and antioxidants that ward of disease and help our heart. Research suggests eating a serving of eight strawberries a day ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
While dooryard citrus will always be popular in Northeast Florida, the prospect of citrus greening has many homeowners wondering if there are other options for dooryard fruit that can be just as fulfilling as citrus. The answer is yes, there ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
HARVESTING YOUR GARDEN, WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THOSE RADISHES! Radishes are an easy vegetable to grow in North Florida in the Spring. And Radishes are a fast growing vegetable that can grow from a seed to a plant in less than 30 days. However, ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
I have heard that one of our soil’s best attributes is for keeping plants upright - our Florida terra firma takes a great deal of ridicule! “Moon sand” or “beach sand” are common terms used to describe our local soil conditions. Did ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease
The disease citrus greening, sometimes referred to as Huanglongbing or HLB is believed to be caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. Huanglongbing is Mandarin for “yellow dragon disease” which describes the yellow new ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Do you love gardening? Have you attended the annual UF IFAS Extension Orange County Master Gardener Plant Sale and Garden Festival http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/orange/home-lawns-landscapes-and-gardens/master-gardener-mg/plant-and-garden-festival/? ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water