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Experience the Joy of Cooking with Squash: 50 Tried and True Recipes 

by Rolando Negron
June 18, 2024

Squashes are a delightful addition to any garden, bringing vibrant colors and flavors to your culinary creations. From the crisp, fresh tastes of summer squashes like zucchini and yellow squash to the hearty, rich tones of winter squashes such ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Easy Squash Recipes, Family Recipes, Healthy Squash Meals, Home Gardening, Julia Rutland Cookbook, Rolando Negron, Seasonal Cooking, Squash Preservation Tips, Squash Recipes, Summer And Winter Squash, UF IFAS Bookstore, Versatile Squash Dishes
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Growing herbs for the first time? UF/IFAS expert offers beginners tips to getting started

by Lourdes Mederos
April 10, 2023

This spring enjoy National Garden Month with homegrown herbs. Each April, this month-long observance brings together gardeners, gardening groups and those new to gardening to share tips and offer support for a bountiful season. If you ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Central Florida, Certified Seeds, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden Beginners, German Sandoya Miranda, Herbs, Home Garden, Home Gardening, North Florida, Novice Gardeners, Seed Varieties, South Florida, Spring, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Agents, UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions, UF/IFAS Solutions For Your Life, UF/IFAS Varieties
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The Neighborhood Gardener – January 2023

by Jennifer Sykes
February 24, 2023

“The Neighborhood Gardener” is the monthly e-newsletter from the UF/IFAS Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Happy New Year, gardeners! Gardening Highlights from 2022 With the dawn of every new year, we like to reflect on the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: (MGV), Florida Master Gardener Volunteer, Home Gardening, Neighborhood Gardener, Newsletter

Cold weather expected: Should I cover my plants?

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 15, 2022

How to best cover your plants, from the experts:   Use a non-plastic covering. Frost cloths can be found at hardware stores and garden centers, or large blankets or bedsheets also work. The covering should drape over the ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cold Protection, Cold Temperatures, Freeze Warning, Gardeners, Gardening, Home Gardening, Horticulture, Leon County, Mark Tancig, Severe Weather, Winter Weather Watch

Using Tropical Fruit under the Florida Cottage Food Law

by Jessica M. Ryals
July 16, 2021

Are you wondering if you can use home-grown tropical fruit from your farm or yard to make allowable or baked Cottage Food items? The short answer is yes. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) notes Cottage Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Collier County, Cottage Food, Entrepreneurship, Farm Business, Hobby Farm, Home Business, Home Gardening, Mango, Regulations, Small Business, Small Farm, Tropical Fruit
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The Neighborhood Gardener May 2020

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 14, 2020

In May’s issue of the Neighborhood Gardener we share resources for the countless Floridians who began victory gardens during quarantine. This issue includes information about building raised beds at home, planting and harvesting greens, online ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida Master Gardener, Florida Master Gardener Volunteer, Gardening, Home Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, Neighborhood Gardener, Newsletter, Volunteers

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