Category: Home Landscapes

Non-chemical Weed Control for Home Landscapes and Gardens

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September 21, 2015

A weed is a persistent plant in your landscape that is in an undesirable location (this can include an undesired plant or a desired plant that’s outgrown its space). While there are several weed control programs to choose from, many gardeners ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Chemical-free Weed Control, Cultivation, Flaming, Hand Pulling, Landscape Fabric, Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Mulch, Non-chemical Weed Control, Tillage, Weed Control

Cabbage Pest Management

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September 21, 2015

From stews to coleslaws to sandwiches, green and purple cabbage can be found in more than just sauerkraut. Cabbage—a cool-season crop grown throughout Florida—is one of many cruciferous vegetables or cole crops. Florida ranks third for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: #ufbugs, Agriculture Hot Topic, Cabbage, Fruits And Vegetables, Horticulture, Pest Management

How is this leaf walking?

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
September 19, 2015

This leaf is not really a leaf at all. You are actually seeing an insect: a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) (Figure 1). On closer inspection, what you may have referred to as a grasshopper is, in fact, related to grasshoppers but is not ... READ MORE

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

My friend just purchased a Dioon palm. It looks like a sago palm to me. What is the difference?

by Rebecca Jordi
September 16, 2015

The Dioon edule is a cycad similar to its cousin the sago palm. Dioon edule is also known as the Chestnut Dioon or Virgin palm. The Chestnut dioon is originally from Mexico. In its homeland, Dioon is accustom to harsh, dry environments and shallow, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Chestnut Dioon

What can you tell me about the Florida sand pine?

by Rebecca Jordi
September 16, 2015

The sand pine, Pinus clausa, is a native pine tree and a relative of the common Florida slash pine. The sand pine has shorter needles, is shorter in height than its cousin and does not live as long as the slash pine. Because it does not produce ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Sand Pine

State of Agricultural Emergency for Oriental Fruit Fly Infestation

by Vanessa Vassilaros
September 15, 2015

Commissioner Adam Putnam Declares State of Agricultural Emergency for Oriental Fruit Fly Infestation Sep 15, 2015 MIAMI, Fla.—Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today declared a state of agricultural emergency ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Miami, Miami-Dade Agriculture, Mosca Frutera, Oriental Fruit Fly

Plant of the Month

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September 14, 2015

This plant has white-veined purple petals, attracts bees and birds, and is native to Brazil. More... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Lawn And Garden, Plant Of The Month

Partridge Pea

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 14, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director While there are still hot humid days left in the year, the dwindling hours of sunlight indicate the approach of the autumn equinox. The folks at the Old Farmer’s Almanac have ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Master Gardener, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Partridge Pea, Pea, Pea Plant, Plant, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Yellow Flower

The World of Worms – the Annelids… Part 3 of 3

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 12, 2015

In the final segment of this 3 part series on worms we will discuss the largest, most commonly encountered members of the worm world… the Annelids. Neredia are one of the more common polychaete worms.Photo: University of California Berkley ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Annelids…, Panhandle Outdoors, Part, World, Worms

Solomon’s Seal

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 11, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat September 11, 2015 By: Kathy Kinsey Solomon’s Seal. Photo by Kathy Kinsey. Are you looking for a stunning plant for your garden? A plant that just can’t be beat? Though I am always ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Jacob’s Ladder, October-December 2015, Solomon’s Seal, Star Of Bethlehem, Uncategorized

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