Preserve the Essence of Summer! Learn simple ways to save the season's bountiful harvest and capture the fresh flavors of summer! This will include water bath, pressure canning and dehydrating. Friday, June 15th 10 a.m.-12 noon Crestview Cost: ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & NutritionFlorida gardening presents unique challenges, so we offer research-based assistance, information, and advice. Whether you are developing a vegetable garden, choosing landscape plants, or seeking information about lawn care, our resources will ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesGive cold-damaged palms proper care to encourage their recovery in February. In April, monitor landscape plants weekly for aphids on tender new growth. Annuals that can take full sun during hot summer months include celosia, portulaca, vinca, ... READ MORE
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North Florida Gardening Calendar (ENH1190/EP451) Give cold-damaged palms proper care to encourage their recovery in February. In April, monitor landscape plants weekly for aphids on tender new growth. Annuals that can take full sun during hot ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesBark lice are small insects that we often see in clusters on the trunks and branches of trees. When disturbed, they tend to move as a group and have therefore earned the name 'tree cattle'. These bark lice feed on molds and spores found on ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3IuE1TgDE Stephen Brown shows you how to propagate and grow these easy to care for plants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W92MZBRRH8 READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureBy Les Harrison UF IFAS/Wakulla County Extension Director With the onset of warm weather, the cool season plants are dying back or are already gone. Homeowners are now getting a look at what is growing in the yard during the summer of 2012, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & DiseaseEscambia County Extension has had a number of calls about black medic, seen growing in fields, pastures, roadsides, and yards. This winter annual is a member of the legume family, so it is beneficial in that it will release nitrogen after its ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesSometimes the best solution for an older, thinning, declining, weedy lawn is to redo it. In the process of redoing a lawn, attemt to determine why the lawn declined and correct mismanagement practices that contributed to the lawn's demise. Click ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnHow to Grow Tomatoes in Florida seminar will be held Friday, April 6, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Okaloosa County Extension Office, 5479 Old Bethel Road in Crestview. For more information, including how to register, click on below link. Upcoming ... READ MORE
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