Tag: Celina Gomez

UF research sheds light on which compact tomatoes grow well indoors

by Brad Buck
May 26, 2022

Do you fancy growing a tomato inside your home? If so, you’re one of millions who produce fruits and vegetables in the comfort of their abodes. Sales of vegetable bedding plants for home gardening increased from $107 million in 2019 to ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Celina Gomez, Compact Tomatoes, Cultivars, Environmental Horticulture, Indoor Farming, Indoor Gardening

Citizen science program: Grow your own tomatoes to help address food insecurity

by Samantha Murray
February 28, 2022

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, victory gardens emerged as a popular way for people to grow their own food and explore a healthy hobby. Now a new program from UF/IFAS aims to understand what home growers need to be successful. ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alachua County, Broward County, Celina Gomez, Citizen Science, Environmental Horticulture, Featured, News, Orange County, Special Topics

UF researchers help expand indoor gardening trend triggered by pandemic

by Brad Buck
February 2, 2021

COVID-19 led many people to start gardening, and it’s no passing fancy. Recent research shows that about 80% of those who took up gardening since the beginning of COVID-19 will continue the pastime in 2021. Growing in the outdoor garden ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Celina Gomez, Covid-19, Cultivars, Edible Plants, Environmental Horticulture, Home Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Ornamental Plants, Paul Fisher, Reddit, Social Media

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