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My Fall Vegetable Garden

by Molly Jameson
September 16, 2016

Fall is fast approaching, and that means my favorite season for gardening has arrived! September is the month we get to start all of our fall favorites. For me, this means starting lettuce, kale, broccoli, and collards by seed in flats indoors. ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Arugula, Broccoli, Carrots, Collards, Direct Seed, Fall Gardening, Frost Cloth, General Gardening, Kale, Lettuce, Mustards, Panhandle Gardening, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Transplant, Vegetable Gardening

Fire Ants in the Garden

by Molly Jameson
August 12, 2016

There’s nothing worse than sinking your fingers into your garden soil to dig up a potato, plant a seedling, or pull up a radish, and be met with a sharp, painful sting, and little red critters rocketing up your arms. If you are a gardener ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Boric Acid, Diatomaceous Earth, Fire Ants, General Gardening, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, Invasive Species, Panhandle Gardening, Phorid Fly, Spinosad, Vegetable Gardening

Support Your Local Growers’ Markets

by Molly Jameson
July 19, 2016

When you think of farmers’ markets, what is that comes to mind? Is it the customers perusing the tables, the vendors organizing their displays, the variety of colors of the fruits and vegetables, the aromas of many types of baked breads, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Community Farmers Markets, Farmers' Market, Frenchtown Heritage Marketplace, Growers' Market, Lake Ella Growers' Market, Local, Panhandle Gardening, Red Hills Online Market, Sunshine Growers' Market

Do Your Plants have Problems?

by Mark Tancig
July 5, 2016

  Many gardeners get stumped when a favorite plant of theirs comes down with a strange “something”. Many of these gardeners know about UF/IFAS Extension and call their local horticulture and agriculture agents for assistance in figuring ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Citrus, Disease, Fruit Trees, Fungal Disease, Gardening, General Gardening, Houseplants, Lawns, North Florida Research Center, Nutritional Deficiencies, Ornamental Shrubs, Palm Care, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pests, Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, Plant Pathology, Professional Horticulture, Roses, Shrubs, Succulents, Trees, Vegetable Gardening

‘Tis the Season for U-Pick Blueberries!

by Molly Jameson
June 8, 2016

There is something almost magical about picking vibrantly blue blueberries off a bush and eating them fresh. If you watch the blueberries develop, you see them go from shades of pale green and blush red to dark and puffy and bright blue. When ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Blue Sky Berry Farm, Blueberries, Blueberry Springs Farm, Edible Landscape, Florida Blueberry Growers Association, Fruit Trees, Green Meadows Farm, Highbush, Mulch, Myrtle Creek Farm, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Rabbiteye, U-pick, U-pick Locater, Vaccinium, Vaccinium Ashei, Vaccinium Corymbosum, Wild Blueberry Species

Keep It Covered with Mulch

by Mark Tancig
April 14, 2016

Do you have a bare spot that you would like to see go away? How about a problem getting something to grow in a particular area? I’m not talking about that receding hairline or bald spot, I’m talking about your lawns and gardens. Many residents ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Erosion Control, General Gardening, Mulch, Panhandle Gardening, Pine Bark, Pine Straw, Reduce Stormwater Runoff, Soil Management

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