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Wildflowers are Blooming All Over Wakulla

by Thomas Zapor
May 6, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Nothing says natural beauty like wildflowers. This time of year, nature puts on a stunning show. The ground is covered in a lush blanket of wildflowers, including our state flower, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Spiderwort and Rustweed

by Thomas Zapor
April 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director It is said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but what if that rose was called spiderwort? Surely, one would have reservations about handling a plant with such a ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Plants, Rustweed, Spiderwort, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildflowers

Upcoming: Milkweed & Monarchs Workshop

by Thomas Zapor
April 27, 2015

Friday, May 8th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. we will be offering a workshop on the life cycle of monarch butterflies. The milkweed plant plays an essential part in the monarchs journey--without it, the butterflies would not survive. The amount ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bug, Butterfly, Caterpillar, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Fun, Garden, General Information, Growing, Insect, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Milkweed, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Update 2: Master Gardener Plant Sale

by Thomas Zapor
April 22, 2015

Saturday, April 25th, from 9am-1pm, the Master Gardeners will be at Hudson Park selling plants and answering gardening questions. This week, we will be featuring some of the plants offered at the sale. Today's featured plants are tomato plants ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bugs, Environment, Farming, Florida, Fun, Garden, Gardener, General Information, Grow, Growing, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Milkweed, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly, Monarchs, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plant Sale, Plants, Tomatoes, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Grasshoppers are Emerging, Ready to Eat

by Thomas Zapor
April 22, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The ample amount of rainfall these last few weeks has local plants opening their leaves wide in anticipation of sunnier weather. Unfortunately, those leaves are an edible picnic ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bugs, Eating, Environment, Farming, Florida, Food And Nutrition, Garden, General Information, Grasshoppers, Growing, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest, Pest Management, Plants, Trees, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Update: Master Gardener Plant Sale!

by Thomas Zapor
April 20, 2015

Saturday, April 25th, from 9am-1pm, the Master Gardeners will be at Hudson Park selling plants and answering gardening questions. This week, we will be featuring some of the plants offered at the sale--starting today with amaryllis and soap ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blooms, Bushes, Community, Environment, Florida, Flowers, Fun, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, Ornamentals, Plant Sale, Shrubs, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In the Garden Now — Radishes

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 17, 2015

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent As the old saying goes, April showers will bring May flowers, but there is much more to April. While ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fun, Garden, General Information, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

Blue Violets and Horse Sugar

by Thomas Zapor
April 1, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Spring is a time of renewal--its gentle warmth encouraging bursts of color in the most unexpected places. Even the tiniest plants are doing their best to compete with the larger, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Community, Environment, Extension, Garden, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Japanese Wisteria

by Thomas Zapor
March 30, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The sweet smell of spring is here, in part to the abundance of Japanese wisteria covering the trees in the area. The kudzu-like invasion of this flowering vine can be detrimental ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Extension, Florida, Fun, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Trees, Vine, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wisteria