Category: Home Management

What is Ailing My St. Augustine Grass?

by Yvonne Florian

August 24, 2020

What's Wrong with my St. Augustine Grass? The Yellow Yard- About the time September rolls around, while the rainy season seems like it just will not end, some lawns may exhibit some yellowing. Grass seems healthy except for the tips turning ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Brown Patch, Lawn Circles, Lawn Health, Lawn Mower Height, Lawn Watering, Mower Scalping, Proper Fertilization, Proper Lawn Irrigation, Proper Lawn Mowing, Right Cut For St. Augustine Grass, St. Augustinegrass Issues, Take-all Root Rot, Yellowing Grass

Backyard Chickens- Resources

by Alicia Halbritter

August 17, 2020

Backyard Poultry Basics Online Course Looking to get started with raising backyard chickens or just trying to learn more? This course offers a beginners guide to raising chickens for eggs and covers topics such as breed selection, housing, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Events, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Animals, Classes And Events, Farm, FL., Livestock, NFLAG, Poultry, Poultry Management, UF IFAS Extension

Back to School: Smoothies on the Go

by Lori Wiggins

August 12, 2020

Going back to school and love smoothies, but hate the hassle of making them? You’ll love these easy frozen smoothie pack ideas. Make enough smoothies for the whole week and have them all prepped and ready whenever you want a tasty and healthy ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Health, Kids, Nutrition, School, School Prep, Smoothies, Youth

Rain Sensors Help Protect Our River and Lagoon

by Yvette Goodiel

July 28, 2020

On a walk through neighborhoods between periods of heavy rain, have you ever seen sprinklers running unnecessarily? During our rainy summers, the sight is pretty common, especially in the early mornings. All the extra water can contribute ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Commercial Horticulture Digest, Conservation, Environment, Green Industry, Indian River, Irrigation, Martin County, Rain Sensor, UF IFAS Extension, Water

Bromeliads and Mosquitoes

by Ken Gioeli

July 25, 2020

What can you do to prevent mosquitoes from inhabiting your bromeliad plants? The information below is courtesy of Dr. Roxanne Connelly formerly with the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab and currently with CDC. There are several options: ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Dengue, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, FMEL, Gioeli, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Virus, West Nile

Managing Palm Fertilization during “Black-Outs”

by Donna Corbelli Castro

July 24, 2020

One of the 9 Florida Friendly Landscaping principles is "Fertilize Appropriately". As a homeowner or landscaper, sometimes it's difficult to know what that means during fertilizer "black-out" periods. Fertilizer black-out times are when we ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Blackout Periods, Fertilizer Rules, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Ordinances, Palm Care, Palm Fertilizing, Slow Release Fertilizers

Are Your Youth Learning…or Memorizing?

by Daniel Gonzalez

June 26, 2020

BELLE GLADE, Fla. - A short while ago I was speaking to a good friend while commuting home from work. We began sharing stories of being a young-professional in the field of education, including the joys and struggles of serving others. While ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Communication, Covid-19, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County 4-H, Parenting, Youth

A gentle plea for chaos in the garden

by Donna Corbelli Castro

June 15, 2020

About 20 years ago I read a book by Sara Stein called Noah's Garden and it transformed the way I think about gardening. In her book, she describes the way nature plants. There are no lines, or sharp angles; everything has a place and purpose. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Bio-diversity, Birds, Butterflies, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Gardening, Gentle Gardening, Native Plants, Pest Management, Plea For Chaos, Sustainability, Wildlife

UF/IFAS, still serving during COVID-19

by IFAS Advancement

June 8, 2020

The statewide UF/IFAS network of personnel across our enterprise on campus, at research and education sites and county Extension offices can be equated to a scientific rapid-response team, delivering relevant, factual guidance for community ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: #stillserving, Covid-19, Giving, Service

Who Needs A Fishing License? Florida License Free Fishing Days?!

by Michael Sipos

June 5, 2020

Have you ever had a family member or buddy who you wanted to take fishing, but they didn’t want to purchase a fishing license? Have you always wanted to try fishing but didn’t want to fork up the price of a annual license? Are you an avid ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Home Management, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Atlantic, Bass, Bluegill, Collier, Fishing, FL Sea Grant, Florida, FWC, Gulf Of Mexico, Sea Grant, Snook

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