Category: Home Landscapes

Day in the Garden

by Barbara L. Edmonds
April 11, 2025

Area residents are invited to a Day in the Garden, hosted by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Nature Coast Master Gardener (NCMG) volunteers and Levy County Extension staff. Are you new to ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Drip Irrigation, Fertigation, Fertilizer, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flower, Gardening, Gardens, Grape, Herbs, Home Landscapes, Hot Topic, Landscape, Levy County, Master Gardener, Micro Irrigation, Monarch Butterflies, Mulch, Ornamental, Perrennial, Pollinator, Watermelon

Gardening 101, Part 1

by Barbara L. Edmonds
March 18, 2025

Are you new to Florida and finding it difficult to keep a thriving garden? Well, you’re not alone. People want to know how to grow edibles and ornamentals in temperate North Florida. Our soil is like beach sand, so how do we manage plant needs ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Landscape, Master Gardener, North Florida, Plants

Extension’s 2025 Master Gardener class begins January

by Barbara L. Edmonds
December 13, 2024

The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Master Gardener volunteer (MGV) course is an opportunity to connect with like-minded folks, gain new skills, increase personal satisfaction, share ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Certification, Gardening Class, Levy County, Nature Coast Master Gardener, Sandy Soil

Extension Master Gardeners Receive 2024 Extension for All Award

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 30, 2024

When the man-of-the-mower and I relocated from Ohio to Florida, I had to learn how to garden in beach sand. In south-west Ohio, the soils are dark, loamy and have more organic matter than Florida soils. Sand does not hold much water or nutrients ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener, Nature Coast Master Gardener, UF/IFAS Extension

Spread the Love: Join Levy County’s 2025 Peanut Butter Challenge!

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 11, 2024

It’s that time of year again — the Peanut Butter Challenge is back! Hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cooperative Extension, this annual effort brings communities together to fight food insecurity one jar ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
Tags: Peanut, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge

Disaster Preparation, Cleanup and Assistance

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 2, 2024

REVISED 9:00 am 10-11-2024 I hope you and your loved ones are safe from harm. Safety for yourself and your families is the first consideration as we dig out from hurricanes Milton and Helene. Levy County Extension center is open ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Disaster, Featured, Hurricane, Hurricane Prepardness, Levy County, Levy County Extension, Medical Needs, Milton, Storms

Free Gardening Class

by Barbara L. Edmonds
August 27, 2024

Levy extension Nature Coast Master Gardeners (NCMGs) are partnering with The Children’s Table, a non-profit food pantry based in Bronson, FL., to teach vegetable gardening basics. University of Florida research-based gardening recommendations ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fall Vegetables, Gardening

Big Bodacious Bugs Invade Levy Libraries

by Barbara L. Edmonds
August 26, 2024

The National Summer Reading Challenge encourages children to read 12 hours per week over summer break. Studies indicate summer reading habits benefit cognitive development, improve language skill, increase concentration, improves imagination ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Levy County Extension, Master Gardener, Summer Reading Program

Gardeners Growing Gardeners at Two Hawk Hammock, Williston

by Barbara L. Edmonds
August 26, 2024

Nature Coast Master Gardeners (NCMGs) partnered with The Children’s Table, a non-profit food pantry to teach vegetable gardening basics. Participants were new to gardening or were unfamiliar with north Florida growing conditions. During the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Levy County, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener

Floridians Join the Great Pollinator Census

by Barbara L. Edmonds
August 16, 2024

Have you heard about the Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC)? Gardeners may join the fun and help scientists identify pollinators, and their numbers along Florida's nature coast. Scientists investigate how pollinator populations are ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Bees, Citizen Scientists, Environment, Gardens, Pollinator

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