Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Creating Kid Locavores

by ccooley
June 24, 2016

One of the best part of my job at GCREC is hosting tour groups from local schools. We recently had the opportunity to entertain a group of 45 STEM students from a local school, R. Bruce Wagner, and we introduced them to something new called ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Blueberries, Elementary School Kids, Farmers Markets, Fruits And Vegeables, Gulf Coast Research Center, Locavores, Produce, Strawberries, Student, UF-IFAS

Are there heirloom hot peppers?

by Rebecca Jordi
June 7, 2016

Yes, we have many heirloom hot peppers which can be grown in several parts of Florida. Remember, the term “heirloom” vegetables means you can use the seeds from the fruit and produce future plants year after year. Hot peppers are native ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Heirloom Hot Peppers

My Ghost peppers are not producing well, what could be wrong?

by Rebecca Jordi
June 7, 2016

The Ghost pepper, Bhut jolokia, requires temperatures above 70º degrees F for 5 months to produce fruit or peppers. We are just now reaching those temperatures on a regular basis. We may not be hot enough for a long enough period of time to ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Ghost Peppers

What’s In The Garden Now

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 13, 2016

Be sure to visit “What’s In The Garden Now” for our monthly crop feature. This month’s feature is Tomatoes and Peppers: Two locally popular vegetables are currently being cultivated in the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Master Gardener ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Garden, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Peppers, Plants, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

So You Want to Start a Vegetable Garden?

by Samantha Murray
April 25, 2016

Maybe you’ve been admiring a neighbor’s vegetable garden, or maybe you think having the freshest possible vegetables right in your back yard would be delicious. Maybe you just want an excuse to get outside! Whatever your reasons, starting ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Vegetable Gardening

Peach Tree Project

by jswilson
April 15, 2016

Sumter County 4-H and FFA Peach Tree Project McAvoy, C.E. and Taylor, K.A 1) Situation and Objectives: Starting in 2014, the peach tree project was offered to 4-H and FFA youth in Sumter County as an opportunity to learn how to grow a food ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Central, CentralDistrict, McAvoy, Peach, Symposium, Taylor

April: What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 3, 2016

Can you believe Florida fresh fruits and veggies are supplied to 160 countries around the globe! Particularly abundant right now are the vegetables commonly referred to as cruciferous vegetables. (However, many scientists are starting to ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: April, Living Well In The Panhandle, Season, What’s

Grow Your Own Microgreens

by Samantha Murray
March 28, 2016

Microgreens are young, tender plants that can make a healthy, fun addition to a salad or sandwich—and you can grow them yourself! Find out how you in this UF/IFAS solutions for your life video: UF/IFAS Photo by Robert Annis READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Microgreens, Salads, Sustainable Hot Topic

Flavors of Florida Sponsorship Opportunity

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March 23, 2016

UF/IFAS will host Flavors of Florida 2016 on May 9 in Gainesville, FL. This event has become one of the most talked about nights of the year as we welcome industry, state and university leaders, faculty and stakeholders to enjoy the many edible ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Flavors Of Florida, Sponsorship, UF-IFAS

What’s In The Garden Now

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 18, 2016

Visit “What’s In The Garden Now” for our monthly crop feature. This month's feature is Kale. Click here to read the full article. READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Extension, Garden, General Information, Gohar Umar, In The Garden Now, Kale, Master Gardener, Shelley Swenson, Vegetables, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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