Spring is quickly approaching, bringing with it the promises of pollen and warmer weather. Perhaps you or your friends look forward to spending more time outdoors, enjoying the spring blooms, or bird watching. Maybe you have decided that 2025 ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Summer in Florida brings forth many things: onerous heat, perpetual rains, exciting vacations, and renewed physical activity. Before the cool fall harvest and reclusive winter, it is not too late to enjoy this season of growth. Purslane (Portulaca ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Welcome to the Sunshine State! If you've recently made Florida your home or if you're diving into gardening in this unique climate for the first time, you're in for an adventure. Florida's summers are famous for their intense heat, humidity, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
So, now that you know How to Choose a Fertilizer, you have to learn how to apply them. Just like a skincare routine, you should be intentional and informed before using any fertilizer. Applying Fertilizers The application of fertilizers depends ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, WaterFertilizer, What Is It? Imagine for a moment, that you're sitting back in science classes and the topic of the day is photosynthesis. You know, the process plants use to turn sunlight into food. Fertilizer on the other hand is more of a nutrient ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
The hot weather is starting to arrive, and along with it come more insects, more disease potential and lots of tomatoes! Hopefully our summer rains begin to arrive as well. When it feels like there's a riot going on in the garden, having a ... READ MORE
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Many of us reach out to veterans we know each November and thank them for their service. In September, 2023 a group of nurses at the Veterans' Affairs Outpatient Clinic on Jefferson Street in Jacksonville went beyond that. Noticing that ... READ MORE
Category: , Horticulture
Perhaps you've read about how beneficial cover crops can be for building your vegetable garden soil in the off season, and planted one over the summer. Now it's time to get the fall garden going, and you're wondering what to do with the cover ... READ MORE
Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
If the bottom end of the tomato (the one that’s not attached to the plant) is turning black but the rest of the tomato looks fine, you may have blossom end rot (BER) This is not a disease, and it is not caused by an insect pest. It happens ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
If you’re new to vegetable gardening in Florida, you may wonder why we would want to pause growing vegetables in July and August. After all, summer has just gotten started! But after trying to garden through the heat, humidity, insects, ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension