Although Tropical milkweed is widely grown and sold, gardeners have several native milkweed species they can plant instead. Learn about the issues with Tropical milkweed and three native selections with UF IFAS Extension Escambia County. https://youtu.be/MeH6B-zNRWc READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Growing Collards Collard greens are an easy to grow long lasting vegetable. Plant from seed or transplant in the spring and they will grow into the heat of summer. You can continually harvest the lower leaves and have fresh greens to add ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
The “summer snapdragon”, better known as Angelonia, is a great warm-season flower that grows from one to three feet tall and produces three-quarters to almost one-inch wide white, blue, white, lavender, purple, and pink flowers arranged ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
As part of the Water Wednesday webinar series, Tom Wickman, Assistant Director of the Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program, shared practical guidance on how Florida residents can design and maintain landscapes that work with the state’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
I was looking through some nursery cuttings when I noticed something growing across the surface of the media - liverwort. My first thought was, man, I forgot how cool liverworts are. I’ve learned about them in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Some things just aren't as they seem. This statement is true in almost every aspect of life. This is especially true when it comes to identifying insects. Recently, a client brought in some river birch leaves infested with insects she ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Florida’s dynamic climate never ceases to surprise us. The historic drought we are under following extreme freezes not seen in decades has certainly made this spring an unusual one. We have had many concerned gardeners and farmers noticing ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Established turf only needs ½ -¾ inch of water per week. Established turf refers to grass that has developed a root system that is usually capable of sustaining itself through natural rainfall, except in extreme environmental conditions ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Each spring, Florida’s roadsides come alive with soft waves of white, pink, purple, and burgundy as annual phlox begins to bloom. These low-growing wildflowers may be small, but they create a striking display that has become a seasonal hallmark ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
As of the past weekend, the entirety of Calhoun County entered the USDA Drought Monitor designation of D4 – that’s government agency for “Exceptional Drought”. Obviously, we know it’s extremely dry. Farmers are delaying planting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Water