Category: Crops

Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden

by Molly Jameson
November 18, 2024

Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden Here in North Florida, mild winters allow for extended growing seasons, but they also enable pests like aphids to stay active year-round. While freezing temperatures in colder regions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Aphids, Beneficial Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic Wasps, Plant Pests

Frost in the Panhandle? Practical Tips for Protecting Your Garden

by Molly Jameson
November 14, 2024

Frost in the Panhandle? Practical Tips for Protecting Your Garden Here in North Florida, mild winters are the norm, but our occasional cold snaps can be enough to wreak havoc on our gardens. As you might remember, in December ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Protection, Freeze Protection, Frost Cloth, Frost Protection

Leaf Lettuce: Planting and Care

by Molly Jameson
November 9, 2023

Growing your own leaf lettuce can be a rewarding and tasty experience, but it's crucial to know the ins and outs of providing the right conditions for a thriving crop. Here's a concise guide to the optimal growing conditions and care for your ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Fall Gardening, Lettuce

The Joys of Growing Elephant Garlic

by Molly Jameson
January 27, 2023

The Joys of Growing Elephant Garlic By Molly Jameson One of my all-time favorite vegetables to grow and eat is elephant garlic. While related to garlic, elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum) is actually considered a bulbing leek. Like ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Allium Ampeloprasum, Alliums, Bulbing Leek, Elephant Garlic

Tips on Building Raised Bed Gardens

by Molly Jameson
November 17, 2022

Want to grow a vegetable garden but don’t know where to start? Raised bed gardens give you the ability to put a garden anywhere you have at least six hours of sunlight and access to water, regardless of your native soil type. See the fact ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Compost, Raised Bed Gardens

Recording the Impacts of COVID-19 on Agricultural Professionals

by Molly Jameson
August 24, 2020

Recording the Impacts of COVID-19 on Agricultural Professionals UF/IFAS researchers are surveying agricultural professionals on the impact of COVID-19. The intent of the project is to capture the stories within the Florida food ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: COVID-19, Impacts Of Pandemic

Industrial Hemp: A Possible New Frontier in Florida Agriculture

by Mark Tancig
October 7, 2019

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about industrial hemp and its possible potential to impact Florida’s agricultural industry. I thought I would share what the University of Florida/IFAS is doing to understand how this crop might grow in ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Horticulture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cannabis, CBD, Hemp, Industrial Hemp, THC

Beat the Heat With a Self-Watering Container Garden

by Molly Jameson
April 22, 2019

Spring is in the air, and that means temperatures are warming up and tank-tops, shorts, and flip-flops will soon be your preferred attire. Once those highs are steadily in the 80s and 90s, any outdoor activity will become coupled with a bottle ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Water
Tags: Container Gardening, DIY, Self-watering, Self-watering Container, Vegetable Gardening

February 5: Get the Scoop on Raised Bed Gardening

by Molly Jameson
January 7, 2019

One of the biggest obstacles a vegetable gardener faces is how to supply crops with healthy soil that can support crop growth all season long. Many native soils in Florida are stripped of imperative nutrients that crops need to grow, are too ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Raised Bed Gardening, Red Hills Small Farm Alliance, Seven Days Of Local Delights

Benefits of Nematodes in Healthy Soil Ecosystems

by Molly Jameson
November 9, 2018

Nematodes. Those microscopic, worm-like creatures that enter or attach themselves to crop roots, pierce root tissue, suck up root juices, and destroy crop yields. But did you know, plant-parasitic nematodes are only a very small fraction ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacterial Feeding Nematodes, Beneficial Nematodes, Fungal Feeding Nematodes, Insect-parasitic Nematode, Meloidogyne Incognita, Nematodes, Nutrient Cycling, Plant Nutrient Uptake, Plant-parasitic Nematodes, Predatory Nematodes, Soil Health, Soil Organic Matter, Steinernema Scapterisci

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