A Warm Welcome My first week as a 4-H Extension Agent was nothing short of energizing and fulfilling. From the moment I walked into the office, I was greeted by an incredible team who immediately made me feel at home. Adjusting to a new routine, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops
January is one of the best months for gardening in Central Florida. Cooler temperatures, lower pest pressure, and mild days create ideal conditions for growing a wide range of cold-hardy vegetables. If you planted earlier in the fall, many ... READ MORE
Category: , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
My vegetable garden is very “cool” because I have filled it with cool-season vegetables. To further confuse you, many of these vegetables are “Cole” crops. What types of cool Cole crops am I growing? Right now is the perfect ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Intro Recently on IFAS blogs, I posted about leafy greens which fit well in fall gardening; this entry is a continuation of that idea, touching on other cool weather vegetables. The start of the fall semester marks a dramatic cold turn in the ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
It may seem really early to be thinking about the fall flower garden and bedding plants, but once you are in the middle of that season, it is often too late to act. Planning ahead, please consider growing one really tough and ornamental ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Succession planting is a gardening technique to maximize production with space and time. This can be used with the same crop to extend the harvest or the same or with different crops suchas planting green beans on two week intervals, or replacing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
The weather has finally cooled enough to start the fall vegetable garden. Here are our UF/IFAS recommendations of what to plant when. Getting Ready Starting in September, start preparing your vegetable garden by removing weeds and amending ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Why would I encourage you to grow cabbage in your backyard garden when it is one of the most affordable green vegetables you could pick up at the grocery store? Well, cabbage is perhaps the easiest fall vegetable to grow in our area. ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes,![closeup of mounds of cabbage heads, of different varieties. [credit: pixabay, matthias bockel]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/02/2023_FCS_cabbageHeadsClose01_pixabayBockelMatthiasCROP1338x357TINY.png)
Are you crazy for cabbage? I sure am. My grocery cart usually contains some variety of this incredible cruciferous vegetable. Cabbage is one of those vegetables available all year long, with abundant varieties available in our local stores. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
The winter weather arrived a bit late in Putnam County, but it is certainly making up for lost time. A “freeze” occurs when temperatures drop below 32ºF, but a “hard freeze” is when temperatures dip down below 28ºF for at least a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops