Category: Home Landscapes

I found worms with a spike for a tail on my tomatoes. What are they?

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
May 23, 2016

Between April and November, you might notice spike-tailed green worms (Figure 1) feasting on your tomato plants’ leaves and fruit. These voracious creatures ravaging your garden are caterpillars called tobacco or tomato hornworms. The caterpillars ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: BugWeek, Entomology, FAQ, Insects, Pest, Tomato

Bonsai show coming May 21 to Fort Walton Beach

by llw5479
May 16, 2016

The word bonsai is pronounced bone sigh, bon means tray or pot and sai means plant. Bonsai refers to the plant being miniaturized as well as to the technique used. In today’s article, Lynn Fabian, Okaloosa County Master Gardener and member ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes

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

Steps to solve plant problem may include visit to plant clinic

by llw5479
May 12, 2016

Step 1 Identify the plant. By knowing the type of plant you can begin relating causes to symptoms seen on the plants. Step 2 Survey the site. Is the problem occurring to one plant or a group of plants? Is it a local problem in your landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes

Lizard’s tail

by Rebecca Jordi
May 4, 2016

I believe the plant is a perennial called Lizard’s tail, Saururus cernuus. Lizard’s-tail is a common emersed plant. It can be found as far north as Canada and west to Texas and to south Florida. Lizard’s tail is often found growing ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Lizard's Tail Plant

What are these dead critters I found in my garage?

by Rebecca Jordi
May 4, 2016

These creatures are actually terrestrial amphipods which belong to an order of crustacea. They look very similar to tiny shrimp therefore they were given the common name of lawn shrimp. Most amphipods live in salt and fresh water but there ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Lawn Shrimp

Preventing tree abuse through education

by Samantha Murray
May 2, 2016

Have you ever had a tree trimmed back to bare bones because you thought you were getting your money’s worth? You may be guilty of tree abuse, says a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension agent. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Pruning, Tree Abuse

Green-Spore Poison Parasol Mushroom

by Samantha Murray
April 25, 2016

The green-spore poison parasol mushroom (Chlorophyllum molybdites), also known as the “false parasol” or “green-spored parasol,” is commonly found in the southeastern United States, including Florida. It appears on “lawns, grassy areas, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Chlorophyllum Molybdites, Fairy Rings, Fungi, Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Poisonous Mushrooms

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

Japanese serissa or Yellow rim

by Rebecca Jordi
April 20, 2016

I was glad you were able to show me a close-up photo of this plant. Although it took me a little while to remember it, I finally realized the shrub was Japanese serissa or Yellow rim, Serissa foetida. It can be grown in cold hardiness zones ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
Tags: Japanese Serissa; Yellow Rim

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