Getting to the Root of the Problem: What Tree Diagnosis Really Looks Like When a homeowner notices a tree declining, the first question is usually straightforward: What's wrong with my tree? The answer, however, is often anything but simple. In ... READ MORE
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Vanilla is one of the world's most valuable spices, second only to saffron, and many gardeners are surprised to learn that it comes from an orchid. In fact, vanilla is the only genus of orchid that produces an edible fruit. While more than ... READ MORE
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Have you ever read instructions to “cut just below a node” or “include an axillary bud” and wondered exactly what part of the plant that meant? Understanding a few basics of plant anatomy can make propagation much easier to understand, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Giant Timber Bamboo Giant timber bamboo, or Oldham’s bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii), has the large green culms (stems) to 3 – 5”. Bamboo is in the grass family and this one is an impressive giant clumping bamboo species growing up to 65’ ... READ MORE
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Central Florida has a sub-tropical climate that is excellent for growing a variety of fruits. Here are our top five choices for easy-to-grow productive fruits for your home landscape. Pineapple Pineapples can be grown and fruit ... READ MORE
Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionWhat makes a place matter to us? Is it the landscape itself, the people we share it with, or the stories we carry from one generation to the next? In this episode of Roots in the Sunshine, I sat down with UF/IFAS Urban Forestry Extension ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, Research, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
There’s a new invasive insect that may invade your turfgrass…The Pasture Mealybug has been found in 15 south Florida counties in pastures including bahiagrass and bermudagrass pastures, other forage, and sugarcane. It has not been documented ... READ MORE
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A simple guide to diagnosing landscape problems before reaching for fertilizer. When plants start looking unhealthy, it's tempting to reach for a bag of fertilizer. Yellowing leaves, stunted growth, or poor flowering often seem like obvious ... READ MORE
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Have you ever looked outside at your sunbaked patch of sandy soil in your yard and wondered why keeping turfgrass green fells like a full-time job? In Tampa and unincorporated Hillsborough County, urban development often leaves us with ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
A New 4-H Resource for Florida Classrooms: A Land Remembered Florida’s story is deeply rooted in agriculture, natural resources, cattle, conservation, and the land. For many students, especially those growing up in urban or suburban communities, ... READ MORE
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