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Invasive Vines

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 7, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Homeowners have had a tough summer maintaining the yard while fighting the onslaught of weeds. Controlling problem plant life is difficult, but not impossible--the best tactic ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Barbs, Environment, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Plant, Thorns, UF-IFAS, Vines, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weeds

Controlling Summer Weeds

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 5, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director As parents ready their children for the new school year, nature is already preparing for next spring by sending out mass quantities of seeds for the coming year's growing season. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Community, Control, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Herbicide, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Plant, Plants, Pollinate, Seed, Seeds, UF-IFAS, Uncategorized, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weed

Jumping Spiders

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 31, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Regal is a word used to describe kings, queens and other general nobility. The word itself conjures an air of sophistication and royalty. There is one such inhabitant which frequents ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Arachnid, Big Bend Bugs!, Bug, Bugs, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Garden, General Information, Insect, Jumping Spider, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Regal Jumping Spider, Scorpion, Spider, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Free Plant Propagation Workshop!

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 21, 2015

The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Master Gardener Program is offering a Plant Propagation Workshop this Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The class will be taught by Connie Kolias, a long time participant in the Leon County Master Gardener program. Current ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Education, Florida, Free, Fun, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Milkweed, Natural Resources, Plant, Plants, Propagation, Sustainable Living, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Mushrooms

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 20, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Mushrooms have been a focal point in the backdrop of fairy tales for hundreds of years. There is something mysterious, maybe even magical, about these forest apparitions that makes ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Florida, Fungi, Fungus, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Mushroom, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Marigolds

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The afternoon thunderstorms are a pleasant break from the blazing temperatures assailing Wakulla County this summer. One plant that doesn't mind excessive heat and sunshine is ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Affordable, Blooming, CED, Cheap, Extension Director, Florida, Flowering, Flowers, Fun, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Marigolds, Master Gardener, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla Extension Office

Spittlebugs

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 3, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Insects are capable of creating many fascinating structures to ensure their survival. Tent caterpillars are known for making a protective barrier out of web. Gall wasps use the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grass, Growing, Horticulture, Insect, Landscape, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Plants, Spit, Spittle, Spittlebug, Turfgrass, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s in the Garden Now — Snap Peas!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 22, 2015

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide. The cool evenings and days in the upper 80’s and 90’s are bring an end to the spring ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bean, Clara Foran, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Free, Fun, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Legume, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nutrition, Pea, Peas, Plants, Snap Peas, Sustainable Living, Trees, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

Poison Ivy and Poison Oak

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Despite the heat and bugs, nothing beats spending time outside with family. Make sure children understand the plants to stay away from when they are out picking the abundant wildflowers ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Plants, Poison, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poisonous, Trees, Vine, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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