One of the most common questions I am asked is "Can you suggest a good Florida-Friendly _____?" (Fill in the blank with: lawn service, landscaper, landscape designer, irrigation company, pest control company...) As extension professionals we ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
In Parts I and II of this series, we looked at the plant structures involved in propagation and how stems and leaves can be used to produce new plants. Now, it’s time to look at another way plants reproduce: seed. Growing plants from ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
In Part I of this series, we looked at the plant structures involved in propagation, including stems, leaves, buds and roots. Now it’s time to put that anatomy knowledge to work! A cutting is a portion of a plant that is removed from ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
As food prices rise and food security declines, many of us are wondering how to grow more of our own food. Some people have started a raised bed garden in the backyard to grow seasonal vegetables. Others have joined or started community gardens ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Here in Florida where the climate is subtropical, the line between houseplants and outdoor plants is often a little blurred. But just because we can grow some houseplants outdoors year-round doesn't mean we should. Did you know many of our ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Growing Collards Collard greens are an easy to grow long lasting vegetable. Plant from seed or transplant in the spring and they will grow into the heat of summer. You can continually harvest the lower leaves and have fresh greens to add ... READ MORE
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The Big Misunderstanding: “Do not prune above 9 and 3 on a clock” was guidance intended as an absolute pruning limit. “Pruning to 9 and 3” as a standard was never the goal. Over time, it has been misinterpreted as the correct way ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Written by MGV Henry Bruce, Edited by Theresa Badurek Are you all ears to learn something new? Plants that go by the name of "elephant ears" are really a group of similar plants with different botanical names: Alocasia, Colocasia, and ... READ MORE
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There is still time to Skip-a-Week of Irrigation By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager If you have an automatic sprinkler system, the winter months are the perfect time to save water and increase the health ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Recently Rhonda Gracie, the University of North Florida Botanical Garden Horticulturalist and mastermind behind the gardens for the last decade plus, received the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Ambassador award. An FFL Ambassador is ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension