Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Learn from our Edible Landscaping Series to Grow Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs the Florida Friendly Way

by Tia Silvasy
January 16, 2023

Food crops can demand substantial amounts of water, fertilizer, and care. Using Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) practices can reduce the inputs and still allow you to harvest food abundantly. There are many different terms for edible ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible, Fertilizer, Florida, Food, Fruit And Vegetable, Garden, Herbs, Landscape, Tina McIntyre, Tsilvasy, UF, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable

Tomato Gardening Class

by Alicia Lamborn
January 10, 2023

The UF/IFAS Extension Office in Baker County is offering a tomato gardening class on Friday, February 17th at 10:00 am. Topics include vegetable gardening basics, tomato variety selection, general care, tomato pruning techniques, and common ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening

January First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
January 9, 2023

Recap of January First Friday with Florida First Detector In January, we talked all about stink bugs and other hemipteran insects. We focused on invasive insects in the subfamily Heteroptera. The subfamily Heteroptera includes not just ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD22-23, FloridaFirstDetector, Hemiptera, Insects, Invasive Species, SeminoleCountyAg, Spotted Lantern Fly, Stink Bugs

Connect with Hillsborough County Master Gardener Volunteer Program

by Tia Silvasy
January 6, 2023

Master Gardener Volunteers help extend the reach of University of Florida Extension programs across Hillsborough County. We are happy to welcome our new Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator, Tia Silvasy, to lead our program! Here are some ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida, Florida Friendly, Help Desk, Hillsborough County, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, PH Testing, Soil Testing, Tia Silvasy, Tsilvasy, UF/IFAS Extension

What to do After Hard Freeze for Landscape Plants and Turf

by Lisa Strange
January 6, 2023

First, don’t panic. Second, do NOTHING right now. Yes there is a lot of brown, wilted, soggy leaves, and stems. It’s natural for us to react by getting out there and start to cut out the brown and even removing what you “think’ is dead. Take ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension,

Cold Protection for Your Central Florida Vegetable Garden

by William Lester
January 4, 2023

You may have noticed that the weather can be unpredictable at times here in Hernando County, especially during the winter months. One minute it's warm and sunny, and the next it's cold and rainy. This can be a problem for our vegetable gardens, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables

Video: Freeze Damage to Homeowner Citrus

by Beth Bolles
January 3, 2023

Temperatures in December 2022 were very damaging to many citrus plants in North Florida. It is necessary to give plants plenty of time into spring and summer to see if they will regrow and where that growth will occur. Learn how to care for ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus Damage, Citrus Dieback, Cold Temperature Injury, Freeze Damage

Ag in the Classroom- Workshop for Teachers

by Julio Perez
January 3, 2023

Saturday, January 28th, from 9am-2:00pm Location: Alachua Farm to School to Work Hub 2802 NE 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32641 Florida Ag in the Classroom and FNP are hosting a workshop at the Alachua Farm to School Hub here in Gainesville. ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Professional Development
Tags: Ag In The Classroom, CEU, School Gardening, Tearcher

Care of Freeze-Injured Citrus Trees

by llw5479
January 3, 2023

Recent widespread hard freezes more than likely resulted in damage to many of the citrus trees in Northwest Florida. Cold damage will become more evident as we move into the spring and summer of 2023. It is best to take a “wait ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Cold Hardy Citrus, Cold-injured Citrus, Freeze Damage

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