Category: Pests & Disease

Wakulla Master Gardener Volunteer 2022 Spring Seed Library Program

by Erik Lovestrand
March 22, 2022

Ask Wakulla Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Objective To provide small packets of seasonally appropriate seeds to encourage members of the community to get started to try growing their own vegetable plants from seed. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
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Demonstration Gardens Installed at Franklin County Extension Office

by Erik Lovestrand
January 19, 2022

Ask Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteer James Hargrove Every aspect of gardening can be educational and fun. The UF/IFAS Extension office in Franklin County was recently remodeled and reopened. However, until now the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
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Summer Gardening – Tips for Beating the Heat

by Pat Williams
July 22, 2020

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Whew! It was a hot July, and the start of August looks like it will be about the same. I am not long in the garden during the height of summer; I just cannot take the heat and humidity ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: FLORIDA MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM, Master, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Blog, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Blog

Patrick Williams is new extension agent

by Les Harrison
June 4, 2020

The Wakulla News presents 6/4/2020 Article By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Williams comes to Wakulla from position as residential horticulture agent in Sarasota County Extension Director Patrick Williams Patrick ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Blog, Natural Resources, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Les Harrison is Retiring

by Les Harrison
May 21, 2020

The Wakulla News presents 5/21/2020 Article & Photo By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Les Harrison stands outside of the Wakulla County office of the UF/IFAS Extension office. Les Harrison’s final day as director ... READ MORE

UF/IFAS Wakulla County Office CLOSED

by Les Harrison
April 2, 2020

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Living Well In The Panhandle, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Aphids are the vampires of the plant world

by Les Harrison
August 13, 2019

July 18, 2019 Horror movies have, for over a century, featured a pantheon of destructive creatures rampaging through the world. Their characteristic have varied over the decades, but they always manage to return. In recent years zombies ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Agriculture, Aphids, Bugs, Garden, General Information, Home Landscapes, Insects, Landscape, Lawn, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Thrush, Horse Hooves Need Extra Care

by Les Harrison
February 20, 2019

Thrush, The Bacterial Infection The plentiful rain fall in recent months has a number of benefits. Among these is ample moisture for forage production in pastures and paddocks. Unfortunately, too much of a good thing (rainwater) can be ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Les Harrison, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Hammerhead worms are an invasive species

by Les Harrison
January 31, 2019

Native Plant, Animal and Fungus Species Florida, including Wakulla County, is home to a wide variety of native plant, animal and fungus species which make up the biosphere. These lifeforms exist collectively and, with the aid of the weather, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Scale insects are common on ornamental plants

by Les Harrison
January 24, 2019

White flecks of a different kind White flecks in the landscape tend to attract attention, especially in January. This irregular pattern is not a common site in Wakulla County’s earth toned countryside and manicured home sites. Most recall ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Bugs, Environment, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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