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Knowing your corn’s needs better: Optimize irrigation with a new app

by Brad Buck
March 13, 2025

University of Florida researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their crops. Scientists from UF/IFAS, Auburn and the University of Georgia designed and are refining the app, courtesy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, App, Irrigation, Irrigation App, Prec-ag, Precision, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture Sensor, Ziwen Yu

2024 in Review: Extension Agents Report Their Impacts

by Andra Johnson
January 28, 2025

Part 3 in a series The reports of accomplishment that Extension agents and specialists file each year tell a story of individuals, businesses, and communities that have been uplifted by the research-based education they provide, each day ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters,
Tags: Citrus Greening, Communitiy Development, Irrigation, Kalyn Waters, Luke Harlow, Mongi Zekri, Resource Management, Rural Communities, Shari Bresin
A Florida Friendly Yard in NW Gainesville, Florida. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

What Kind of Plant is Best for Your Garden?

by Julia Sirchia
January 16, 2025

We all admire the vibrant flowers on display at almost any garden center, maybe you've even been tempted to purchase a few. The first time, no matter what you did, your beautiful plants died within the year. You tried again, and the same thing ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Annual, Biennials, Central Florida, Community Garden, Community Gardens, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Goals, Healthy, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Native Plants, Perennial, Plant Lifecycle, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, Smart Irrigation, Soil, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, Water, Water Wise, “In

Residential Plant Clinics around Orange County

by Clarissa Chairez
January 3, 2025

Whether you're an avid backyard gardener or just starting your houseplant collection, the Orange County Plant Clinic is here to help! Operated by dedicated Master Gardener Volunteers, the Plant Clinic is your go-to resource for plant questions ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscape Management, New Vegetable Gardener, Ocextension, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Orange County MGV, Orange County Plant Clinic, Pests, Plant Clinic, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Vegetable Gardening

Principle No. 4: Mulch

by Julia Sirchia
December 31, 2024

Is your garden or landscape Florida friendly? Meaning, is your landscape in harmony with the climate and growing conditions we have here in Florida? Well, to make it easy the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, #SaveWaterFL, Central Florida, Community Garden, Community Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Grass Clippings, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Leaf Litter, Mulch, Mulching, Pine Bark, Pine Needles, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, Saving Water, Smart Irrigation, Soil, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, Vegetables, Water Conservation, Water Wise

Understanding USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

by Julia Sirchia
December 4, 2024

Are you ready to start you’re a gardening journey, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe all the plants you’ve tried struggle to survive. Have you considered which USDA Plant Hardiness Zone you live in? If not, it may be part of the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Central Florida, Cold Damage, Cold Hardiness, Community Garden, Community Gardens, Dade City, Fertilizer, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Goals, Growing Conditions, Horticulture, Irrigation, Know Your Zone, Landscape, Landscaping, Native Plants, Nutrition, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, Saving Water, Smart Irrigation, Soil, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, USDA Plant Hardiness Zone, Vegetables, Water Conservation, Water Wise

Intermittent irrigation can save strawberry growers as much as 67% on water, maintain yield

by Brad Buck
December 3, 2024

As we enter the state’s strawberry-growing season, establishing young strawberry plants in the field requires substantial water. New University of Florida research shows that growers can save as much as 67% -- or up to half a million gallons ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Intermittent Irrigation, Irrigation, Shinsuke Agehara, Sprinkler, Strawberries, Transplants, Water Savings, Yield
Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene: Florida agricultural production losses top $40M, UF economists estimate

by Megan Winslow
November 19, 2024

The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program rapidly assesses the impacts to Florida agriculture following extreme weather events. The preliminary report for Hurricane Helene is newly released. The report estimates a credible range of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
Tags: Agriculture, Debby, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Flood, Flooding, Growers, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Irrigation, Losses, Megan Winslow, Milton, Perry, Power Outage, Preliminary Report, Producers, Rain, Research, Siesta Key, Storm, Survey, Tornado, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao

The Basics of Botany

by Julia Sirchia
November 6, 2024

You may be impressed with the determination of nature when you find that little sprout growing up from the driveway or contemplate how wooden roots crumble concrete. On the one hand it is incredible, but if these things are happening on your ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, #WorkSmarterNotHarder, Central Florida, Dicot, Eudicot, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Monocot, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, Smart Landscape, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office