Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color. But, the home gardener can easily decide ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES,
Christmas is on its way and it’s time to buy those gifts. If there is a gardener on your gift list, consider a gardening gift. There are all sorts of gift ideas for a gardener and the price range varies as well. A subscription ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Money Matters, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Sustainable Living
llw5479Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE! returns; New topics, same virtual format February 1, 2021 By: Kirsten Romaguera, 352-294-3313, kromaguera@ufl.edu Long-time and aspiring green thumbs can ask the experts their gardening questions when ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
One of the things to do while stuck at home due to COVID-19 restrictions, is to look for caterpillars and butterflies in your landscape. I’ve noticed giant swallowtail butterflies (Papilio cresphontes) a little early this year. The giant swallowtail ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease,
Did you know that the first virus discovered was in plants, not in humans? As early as 1857, tobacco farmers in the Netherlands recognized a new disease of tobacco. It wasn’t called a virus at the time as the causal agent was unknown. In 1886, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingVegetable gardening can be an excellent activity for the entire family. There’s always something new to learn from the experience. For the young gardener, there are valuable lessons to learn. Things that all of us should learn early ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
The UF/IFAS Extension Office in Okaloosa County will be offering a seminar on growing citrus and a seminar on growing tomatoes at the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (BIA) Home Show. And I will provide a vegetable ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseOkaloosa County Master Gardener Margaret Stewart will offer a free lecture on raised bed gardening this Wednesday, June 19. This hour-long presentation titled Thinking Inside the Box begins at 10 a.m. and will be held at the ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Most years, the month of May is a relatively dry, warm month here in Northwest Florida. This Memorial Day weekend forecast shows hot temperatures with little to no rain. It looks like this weather pattern will be similar for at least the short ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, WaterIf you need help diagnosing a lawn, landscape or garden problem and/or are interested in learning about old garden roses, we have two upcoming events for you. The Plant Clinic will be held Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Okaloosa ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf