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Spice Things Up With Alternative Seasonings

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August 31, 2017

By Samantha Kennedy , UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County With today’s continued focus on healthy eating and the dangers of high blood pressure, seasoning and cooking with salt has decreased. Alternative seasonings such as herbs and spices ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Community, Cooking, Education, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Food, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, Free, Gardening, General Information, Health, In The Garden Now, Plants, Sustainable Living, Training, Vegetables, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension

Sit On The Porch And Shell Some Butter Beans


August 10, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director There was a time in Wakulla County before air conditioning became commonly available, that families spent much of their summers outside. Children played in the yards and woods, and the ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Beans, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Health, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Vegetables, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In The Garden Now

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August 4, 2016

Be sure to check out our monthly crop feature. This month's feature is Eggplant. The summer temperatures have transformed the vegetable gardens of Wakulla County. The daily 90 degree plus thermometer readings and the typical summer humidity ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Eggplant, Environment, Food And Nutrition, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Plants, Vegetables, Wakulla County Extension, What's In The Garden Now

What’s In The Garden Now

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May 13, 2016

  Be sure to visit “What’s In The Garden Now” for our monthly crop feature. This month’s feature is Tomatoes and Peppers: Two locally popular vegetables are currently being cultivated in the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Master Gardener ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Garden, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Peppers, Plants, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Service Open House and Master Gardener Plant sale

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March 10, 2016

The weather has warmed and it is now time to get the spring vegetable garden in the ground. The gardener can get a head start by using plants instead of seed. There are a variety of starter plants from which to choose. Tomatoes, cucumbers, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Education, Environment, Extension, Florida, General Information, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, Open House, Spring Planting, The Wakulla Gardener, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Greens Love the Cool Temperatures of Fall

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December 21, 2015

By Les Harrison and Shelley Swenson The cool days and cooler nights of December have removed home gardening from the minds of many residents in Wakulla County. Much of Florida’s commercial vegetable production has moved to warmer counties ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Children, Community, Education, Environment, Extension, Family, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Garden, General Information, Greens, Grow, Growing, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla News, Youth, Youth Oppurtunities

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