Category: Fruits & Vegetables
The rain has Lovebugs missing this year
August 23, 2018
By Les Harrison Lovebugs Not Leaving Its Mark The pace of life and the unending supply of distractions in 2018 keep most resident’s thoughts occupied with too many diversions. The student’s recent return to school, the elections, the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agriculture, Bugs, Educational, Environment, Extension, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Plants, Trees, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
What to Plant Now – Cool Season Veggies
August 21, 2018
It’s hot out. Sweltering. Rainy. But it’s also time to plan for cooler temperatures and relief from the daily downpour. It’s time to plan the fall garden. In Florida, we have two vegetable planting seasons. The warm weather season starts ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables
Get your Grower Permit now! Seasonal Green Markets to open soon.
August 21, 2018
Green Markets are a distinct part of American culture reflecting each community’s uniqueness and charm with regionally produced specialties for sale directly to the public. Palm Beach County Green Market managers may request local growers ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Greenmarket, Palmbeachcounty, Permit
Barn Bugs
August 17, 2018
By: Les Harrison Destructive Barn Bugs By August’s languid days, farmers and farm workers in north Florida have done battle with an almost endless array of destructive barn bugs in fields and pastures. Thrips, aphids, mites, nematodes and ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agriculture, Bugs, Community, Environment, Extension, Farming, FCS, Florida, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Living Well In The Panhandle, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, Plants, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Tri-Eagle Sales Partners with UF/IFAS Extension in Gadsden County for Wellness Initiative
August 14, 2018
Tri-Eagle Sales Partners with UF/IFAS Extension in Gadsden County for Wellness Initiative Gardening and Stress Management for Local Businesses Midway, FL – Tri-Eagle Sales and the UF/IFAS Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Recreation, Work & LifeTags: Family And Consumer Sciences, Gadsden, Panhandle Gardening
Bone UP with Strong Bodies
August 14, 2018
Strong Bodies is a 12 week weight training program designed specifically to improve the health of residents by preventing or reducing their risk of chronic diseases like osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Strong Bodies has been ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Bone Health, Exercise, Food, Fruits And Vegetables, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Nutrition
Transplanted Avocado Tree
August 10, 2018
My neighbor just transplanted this avocado tree from his yard to mine. As you can see in the picture it has some very low growing branches and I wondered how long to wait after transplanting to both trim the lower branches to make it be ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Avocado Tree, Fruits And Vegetables, Transplanting