Category: Home Landscapes

June Gardening May Include Visit to Plant Clinic

by llw5479

June 13, 2023

June offers hotter temperatures, humidity and possible thunderstorm activity. In addition, school is out and many people take time to go on vacation. This leaves less time for landscape and garden chores. But there are things to do in the June ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: June Gardening, Landscapes, Lawns, Plant Clinic, Vegetable Gardening

Blueberries for your Edible Ornamental Landscape

by Amanda Marek

June 12, 2023

Edible ornamental landscaping is the combination of edible and non-edible ornamental plants. Selecting and maintaining plants according to the Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles can provide an edible ornamental landscape that is attractive, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Blueberries, Blueberry, Edible Ornamental, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Growers

Pinellas County is the Bee’s Knees

by Theresa Badurek

June 10, 2023

Pinellas County is the first "Bee City USA" county in the state of Florida. The "Bee City USA" program is a recognition program from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to invertebrate conservation. "Bee City USA" designation ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Bee, Bee City, Garden, Landscape, Plant, Pollinator

“Kill the Weed Before it Seeds.”

by Grantly Ricketts

June 9, 2023

Between June 1st and September 30th, Florida experienced most of its annual rainfall. We love the rain because the plants are naturally irrigated, but sometimes, we wish to put the rain on a timer. Unfortunately, the rain also irrigates the ... READ MORE

Category: Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf,
Tags: Weed Control

What’s Bugging My Plants [Diagnosis & Resources to Help]

by Duval MGV

June 7, 2023

Plants should be looking good in full growth. If our yard has a well-balanced ecosystem, pests and diseases are usually minor. Birds need caterpillars to feed their young. Bees and butterflies are busy gathering nectar and pollen while ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Beneficial Insects, Bugs On Plants, Discolored Leaves, Pests And Diseases, Plant Problem Diagnosis

The Start of a Marigold Flower Field Trial

by Karen Stauderman

June 7, 2023

Hi! I’m Karen Stauderman, a Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for the University of Florida based out of Volusia County. Often in extension, we receive lots of questions on what to grow in Florida to make money or what may be successful ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Cut Flower, Field Trial, Flowers, Marigolds

St Augustine Grass- Did You Know?

by Grantly Ricketts

June 7, 2023

A wide selection of St Augustine grass cultivars is available on the market. The wide selection brings about versatility. Some cultivars, such as Bitterblue, ProVista and CitraBlue, will do well in partial shade, while Floratam needs full sun. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf,
Tags: St Augustine Identification

Jazzy “jasmine”

by Ralph Mitchell

June 6, 2023

Asiatic jasmine is a common groundcover used in many local landscapes that can in fact make a nice turf alternative in selected sites. Actually, not related to jasmine – so don’t count on the flowers - Asiatic jasmine is a groundcover ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Asiatic Jasmine, Groundcover, Trachelospermum Asiaticum

Horticulture Happy Hour: Pomegranates and Grenadine

by Wayne Hobbs

June 6, 2023

Florida is full of options for growing fruits at home and an often overlooked option is the pomegranate. Pomegranates are best adapted to a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers. This does not match Florida exactly but ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Clay County, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Horticulture Happy Hour, Landscape, Landscaping, Mixology

Common Crop Insects Pests Worldwide

by Yvonne Florian

June 6, 2023

June 6th is World Pest Day. And what better way to “celebrate” the pests which eat our crops than to expose their wicked ways. We should be aware that, around the world, we all fight some of the same insect pests. The following are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cotton, Crop Pests, Garden Pests, Vegetable Insects

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