At 3 o’clock expect rain. Those were the words I heard over and over when I first moved to the Tampa Bay area. It took time for the wisdom to sink in. Here in Florida we receive the majority of the 54.2 inches of average rainfall during the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WaterThe next two opportunities to earn CEUs or take the exam for Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance or Limited Lawn and Ornamental are December 16, 2014 in Tallahassee (click on date) 121614 Leon or January 13, 2015 in Crestview (click on ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentBy Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent. The uncertainty of fall weather makes autumn gardening a challenge in Wakulla County. It is too cold for the summer ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Gulf Coast tick (Fig. 1), Amblyomma maculatum, was first described by Koch in 1844. Gulf Coast ticks are found in grass ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, RecreationI moved to Florida thirteen years ago and instantly hated it. It was flat, hot and humid with few redeeming qualities. It took about five years and a departure from the urban areas for the beauty to really sink in. The green swamps with hidden ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Turf, Water, Work & LifeThere is and opportunity to learn correct tree planting that reduces loss in Milton on November 13, 2014. For more information on this no cost program click here: ProHort Tree Installation 2014 READ MORE
Category: Events, Home LandscapesTallahassee Democrat A Place to Hide. Photo by Dave Kinneer (with permission) October 24, 2014 By Karen Rose Now why would you want to do that, when you can build a perfectly good brush pile ... READ MORE
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by Les Harrison It can be pretty discouraging to step out one morning to find a lawn pock-marked like the lunar surface. Stunned surprise then anger is usually the owner’s response. The offender is not the neighborhood teenager with ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & DiseaseTallahassee Democrat October 19, 2014 Bald-Faced Hornet. Photos by Kathy Kinsey By Kathy Kinsey What’s black and white and meaner than a Yellow Jacket? The Bald-Faced Hornet! Dolichovespula maculate, belonging ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTallahassee Democrat October 10, 2014 Brown-eyed susans are favorite flowers in fall gardens. Photo by Mary Ann Tonnacliff By Linda Yates Fall has the last word when it comes to favorite flowers. In ... READ MORE
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