Category: Pests & Disease
In a real pickle with pickle worms
April 15, 2019
I hate pickleworms for attempting to ruin my summer squash! They slip into my zucchini, pattypan, and straight-neck squash unawares until I see the telltale hole and frass. Cut open, the squash is generally hollowed out and full of caterpillars ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Caterpillars, Pattypan, Pest, Pickle Worms, Straight-neck Squash, Zucchini
Are You Florida-Friendly?
March 29, 2019
Learning to Landscape If you are a gardener and you have lived anywhere else, you realize pretty quickly that Florida is different. The weather, the bugs and a whole lot of other gardening issues add to the difficulty. The key to these ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Conservation, Florida Friendly, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Landscaping
It’s Fair Time for the Clay County Master Gardener Volunteers
March 29, 2019
Written by BJ Hausman, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener The 2019 Clay County Agricultural Fair Will take place at the fairgrounds in Green Cove Springs. The dates are Thursday, April 4 thru Saturday, April 13, 2019. This year’s ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Clay County, Clay County Agricultural Fair, Fair, Master Gardener Volunteer
Attract Wildlife and Pollinators
March 27, 2019
Do you enjoy watching butterflies, birds and other wildlife? If the answer is yes, this program is for you. Learn how to attract wildlife and pollinators by (more…) READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeSeptic Program, “After the flush”
March 26, 2019
March 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. The UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla Office is holding a septic system program Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. “After the flush: Septic systems demystified” will cover a variety of locally important areas ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Environmental, Environmentally Friendly, Garden, General Information, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Environment, Wakulla Extension
Wild plums are blooming; sparkleberry will soon
March 9, 2019
Being refined can be a desirable quality. It reflects a process in which the best possible features have been distilled and are on display. With this refining process there are traits which are curbed, and sometimes lost forever. While ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agriculture, Environmentally Friendly, Growing, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension