Tag: Panhandle Gardening

Improve Your Life with Panhandle E-Extension Newsletters and UF/IFAS EDIS Resources

by Molly Jameson
November 27, 2017

If you are a regular reader of Gardening in the Panhandle, you know that this e-newsletter covers many topics related to ornamental and vegetable gardening, Florida-friendly landscaping, pest management, and lawn and garden fertility. But ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: 4-H In The Panhandle, Best Management Practices, E-Extension, E-Extension In The Panhandle, E-newsletters, EDIS, Gardening Resources, General Gardening, Home Lawn, Integrated Pest Management, Living Well In The Panhandle, Native Plants, Panhandle Agriculture, Panhandle Gardening, Panhandle Outdoors, Soil Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable Gardening, Wildlife

Winterizer for North Florida Lawns?

by Mark Tancig
November 20, 2017

If you’ve been to a local garden center lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen some displays marketing winterizer fertilizer for your lawn. Many of these displays are quite shiny and state all sorts of reasons why you should apply ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fall Gardening, Horticulture, Lawn, Lawns, Panhandle Gardening

Lessons Learned from Farmers: Fire Ant Control

by Molly Jameson
November 13, 2017

As I near the three-year mark of being an Extension Agent, I think about how fortunate I am to have a career that not only encourages me to meet all our local farmers, but also to learn from them and share their knowledge with the community. A ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Ants In Garden, Best Management Practices, D-Limonene, Fire Ant Control, Fire Ants, Insects, Orange Oil, Owen River Farm, Panhandle Gardening, Pests, Solenopsis Invicta, Vegetable Gardening

Fall Wildflowers of North Florida Roadsides

by Mark Tancig
October 9, 2017

The network of backcountry roads winding through north Florida offer pleasant views of rolling pastures, fields of cotton, old tobacco barns, and, occasionally, a scenic overlook of our local “hills”. Many of these roads follow the original ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fall Wildflowers, Panhandle Gardening, Wildflowers

Gear Up for Leon County Extension’s Garden Educator Training Series

by Molly Jameson
September 18, 2017

By Tiffany Torres Tiffany Torres is the Family Nutrition Program Northwest District Food Systems Specialist with UF/IFAS Extension. With the cooler months of fall upon us, school gardens across the Panhandle are beginning ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Community Gardens, Educational Workshop, Garden Education, Garden Educator Training Series, Panhandle Gardening, School Garden, School Gardens, Upcoming Events, Vegetable Gardening, Workshop

Fig Leaves Dropping Early?

by Mark Tancig
September 18, 2017

Hopefully, by this time of year, most north Florida gardeners have harvested their figs and are enjoying fig preserves or fig bars. But if you’ve noticed your fig leaves dropping a little early, it may be a sign of the fungal disease Fig Rust ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Disease, Edible Landscape, Integrated Pest Management, Mulch, Panhandle Gardening, Trees, Uncategorized

Recent Weather Fueling Fungi

by Mark Tancig
August 1, 2017

Florida’s panhandle has received quite a bit of rain this summer. In the last three months, depending on the location, approximately 15 to 35 inches of rain have come down, with the western panhandle on the higher end of that range. In addition ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Disease, Fungal Disease, Integrated Pest Management, Irrigation, Lawns, Mowing, Panhandle Gardening, Turf, Uncategorized

Ponder the Antiquity of Fruits and Vegetables

by Molly Jameson
July 12, 2017

Fruits and vegetables have undergone various forms of domestication for thousands of years. Throughout this time, selective breeding of wild forages has allowed humans to develop crops with many desirable traits, such as increased size, higher ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: History Of Vegetables, Panhandle Gardening, Plant Breeding, Plant Domestication, Vegetable Gardening

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring ……..

by Mark Tancig
June 22, 2017

Recent rains in the panhandle have kept many gardeners indoors. While we’re mostly watching the rain from inside, there are some lawn and landscape tasks to consider. The most obvious is to turn off any automatic irrigation systems. ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Bti, Erosion, Insects, Irrigation Systems, Mosquitoes, Panhandle Gardening, Rain Gardens, Rain Shut-off

Healthy and Delicious, Oyster Mushrooms Can be Grown at Home

by Molly Jameson
June 10, 2017

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) – which have nothing to do with oysters besides their similar shape – are some of the most delicate, subtlety flavored, and easiest to prepare mushrooms of the culinary world. They can easily be ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Growing Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Oyster Mushrooms, Panhandle Gardening, Pleurotus Ostreatus, Technology

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