Tag: winter gardening

Learn, grow and connect with UF/IFAS Extension Broward Master Gardener Program at the Nov. 9 open house

by Lourdes Mederos
October 3, 2024

There is something for everyone at UF/IFAS Extension Broward County. Whether it’s finding the right 4-H youth activity, growing your garden, training to be an arborist or needing an expert to diagnose your landscape woes, UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: (MGV), Broward County, Butterfly Garden, Citizen Science, Conservations, Environmental Stewardship, Fall, Fall Gardening, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Irrigation, Landscape, Lorna Bravo, Master Gardener Volunteer, Noelle N. Guay, Orchids, Pest Management, Resilience, Spring, Summer, Sustainability, Sustainable Landscaping, UF/IFAS Broward Extension Office, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Horticulture Program, Vegetable Gardening, Water Ambassador, Water Conservation, Winter, Winter Gardening

Caring For Your Home Blueberry Plants

by Andrea Lazzari
January 25, 2021

There is nothing more satisfying than growing your own food at home! One unique plant to try your hand at is blueberries. Brevard County 4-H is offering a new project for the 2020-2021 4-H year focused on raising blueberry plants. If you've ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberries, Gardening, Winter Gardening

Winter’s great for planting tomatoes

by Samantha Murray
December 21, 2018

A growing mecca Some northerners, (from Georgia north!) don't understand Florida's vegetable growing season. Northern states are, after all, used to producing vegetables all summer. In Florida, from October until spring, lots of food travels ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Tomatoes, Vegetable, Winter Gardening

Cool Weather Gardening

by Samantha Murray
November 30, 2018

Master Gardener Joy Derksen shares some cool weather gardening tips in the November/ December issue of the Master Gardening Bench. Read this month’s gardening newsletter, or view previous issues here: https://bit.ly/2DOMBq9 Cold Tolerant ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold, Gardening, Winter, Winter Gardening

Blooming Winter Color for Central Florida

by jpopenoe
January 3, 2018

When other areas of the country are laying down their gardening gloves, Central Florida residents can pick their gloves up and garden with color. This is the time of year when Lake County residents can fill small beds and container gardens ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Brooke Moffis, Gardening, Winter Annuals, Winter Bedding Plants, Winter Gardening

Cilantro – Great for Cool Season Gardening

by Samantha Murray
November 13, 2017

Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a short-lived annual herb with bright green, feathery, flat leaves that look very similar to flat-leaved parsley. Leaves can be harvested at will after they grow to a mature size and then continuously as ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Cilantro, Cool Season Gardening, Coriander, Edible Landscape, Fall Gardening, Herbs, Panhandle Gardening, Winter Gardening

Growing Winter Strawberries Workshop

by Samantha Murray
October 30, 2017

Where: Washington County Agriculture Center 1424 Jackson Ave When: Saturday November 11, 9:00am-12:00pm Cost: $10.00. Refreshments Served Limit 30 participants Strawberry plant plugs will be provided to participants ! On site demonstration ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fruit Trees, Panhandle Gardening, Strawberry, Winter Gardening

Q: Is there any vegetable I can plant now (December) or am I too late?

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 15, 2017

Q: Is there any vegetable I can plant now (December) or am I too late? Also, I am just a beginner so I would like to start out with something easy. A: I commend you for wanting to try gardening. You are smart to start during the cooler months ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Broccoli, Winter Gardening

Your Florida Garden in “Winter”

by Samantha Murray
December 14, 2015

Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County It’s almost winter, even though we have had balmy weather lately. While some Central Florida winter days are warm, others can bring cold winds, frosts, and even freezes. These conditions ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Work & Life
Tags: Cold Protection, Edible Gardening, Edibles, Florida Gardening, Freeze, Frost, Garden, Gardening, Herb Garden, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Irrigation, Landscape, Lawn, Pruning, Shrub Pruning, Tree Pruning, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening, Watering, Winter Gardening

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