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
Florida Anise: An Underused Native Shrub (This article originally appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat on June 14, 2019) By Mike Fagan So often when we are planting our landscape, we look at what our neighbors and friends have planted. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
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
UF/IFAS Extension Agents and Master Gardeners of Leon County have partnered with the Leon County Office of Resource Stewardship to lead multiple educational activities at this year’s Leon County Sustainable Community Summit. The conference ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, WORK & LIFE
Did you know you can feed worms your kitchen vegetable scraps and they will turn it into rich, nutrient dense black compost gold? UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Agents Mark Tancig and Molly Jameson are hosting a hands-on Vermicompost Worm Bin ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources
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
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
Butterfly Festival is about more than the Monarchs Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 26, 2018, Release for the Tallahassee Democrat By Carole McKay Just like many people who weathered the recent storm, nature ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife
As Hurricane Michael was barreling through the Panhandle region, wasp populations were at their highest of the year. Winds and flooding destroyed many of the nests of paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets and now wasps may be aggressive ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Just when we thought we had our Leon County Extension vermicompost bins all figured out for recycling office food waste with the aid of worms…aliens invaded. I instinctively started looking all over for my “Ghostbusters” proton gun ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture