Tag: Kaydie McCormick

ENTOMOLOGY DAY CAMPS USED FOR ECOLOGICAL OUTREACH & SCIENCE CAREER EDUCATION

by nladd
April 11, 2020

McCormick, Kaydie, Woodard, Chelsea, McIntyre, Tina, UF/IFAS Extension, Seminole County, 250 W. County Home Road, Sanford, FL Situation: Many of the integrated pest management (IPM) principles used in the home and garden to encourage beneficial ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2020, 2020 Central District Symposium, 2020 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, C. Woodard, Central District, Horticulture, IPM, Kaydie McCormick, Sanford, Seminole County, T.McIntyre, UF/IFAS Extension, Youth Entomology

Questions From the Plant Clinic: Amazing Arthropods

by Kaydie McCormick
August 1, 2019

Article by Kaydie McCormick, Residential Horticulture Agent & Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator and amazing arthropods identifier at the UF/IFAS Extension in Seminole County. Amazing Arthropods of Florida During July I had a chance ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Amazing Arthropods, Insect, Insects, Kaydie McCormick, Master Gardener, Questions From The Plant Clinic

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Turf Diagnosis

by Kaydie McCormick
April 27, 2018

We often get questions in the plant clinic about problems with turf, and how a homeowner can get a turf diagnosis. This blog post is all about your options through UF/IFAS Extension when dealing with turf issues. Turf Diagnosis Options Free ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Kaydie McCormick, Lawn, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Turf Diagnosis

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Cold Damaged Plants

by Kaydie McCormick
February 2, 2018

We had a few chilly nights this January, which has prompted many calls to the plant clinic about cold damaged plants. Here in Central Florida it is tempting to grow many tropicals that are marginal to our area. The result of this practice is ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold Damage, Cold Protection, Kaydie McCormick, Pruning, Questions From The Plant Clinic

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Pet Insects

by Kaydie McCormick
February 1, 2018

Recently I was invited by our 4-H Agent Chelsea Woodard to help out with a Bug Club at a local Elementary School. In four sessions we had a chance to teach kindergarten through 5th grade students all about insects in Florida. We had a class ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Classroom, Insect, Kaydie McCormick, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Terrarium

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Lawns

by Kaydie McCormick
January 31, 2018

This week in the Plant Clinic we had a question from a resident on what Pre-Emergent Herbicide he should use to take care of weeds in his lawns. Pre-emergent herbicides work by inhibiting the growth of seeds, keeping them from sprouting for ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Herbicide, Kaydie McCormick, Lawn, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Weed Control

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Hurricane Tree Selection

by Kaydie McCormick
October 4, 2017

Many of the questions coming to the Plant Clinic since Hurricane Irma are concerned with tree pruning and hurricane tree selection after a storm. I recently taught (more…) READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Hurricane, Hurricane Tree, Kaydie McCormick, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Tree

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Vegetable Gardening

by Kaydie McCormick
August 4, 2017

This week at the Seminole County Plant Clinic we heard from a resident interested in starting a Vegetable Garden. Vegetable Gardening in Florida can be very different from gardening in other states. When to Plant Our season starts ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Kaydie McCormick, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables

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