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Spring is dry season in Central Florida—Check irrigation systems!

by Hannah Wooten
March 9, 2023

It is true that swampy Florida has a dry season, and the landscape is typically thirstiest in April. No April showers here! There is a season to apply more water and calibrate the system, and there is a season to back off the irrigation. If ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: BMPs, Calibrate, Cflandscapes, FFL, Green Industry, Hwooten, Irrigation, Irrigation Calibration, Landscape Professional, Lawn, Spring Gardening, Turf, Water, Water Use

2023 GI-BMP in Orange County

by Hannah Wooten
February 26, 2023

That is right! Fertilizer is regulated in Florida and in Orange County and beyond! Every person that applies fertilizer for hire is required by law to have a Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Fertilizer application. That means ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: 2023 Classes, Certified Instructor, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Classes, Clean Water, Continuing Education, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Class, Fertilizer Training, Gibmp, Grass, Grass Class, Green Industries Best Management Practices, Green Industry, Hwooten, Orange County, Regulated Fertilizer, Train, Trainer, Training, Turf, Turfgrass, Water, Water Glass

Fuel For the Future with National Nutrition Month®

by Hillary AyersAvatar photo
February 24, 2023

March is National Nutrition Month® and this year's theme is "Fuel for the Future." So how can we fuel our bodies for optimal health? It can be really easy when you follow these simple tips from MyPlate: 1. Make half your plate fruits and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, Food And Nutrition, Health And Wellness, Healthy Living, National Nutrition Month, Ocextension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Plant Disease Update for Commercial Plant Producers

by Liz Felter
February 21, 2023

Cercospora leaf spots are a common issue affecting many ornamental crops like hostas, hydrangea, hibiscus, pansy, verbena, gardenia, and others. However, starting in the Fall of 2022, an increase in damage caused by the pathogen in Spathiyphyllum ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cercospora Leaf Spots, Gardenia, Hibiscus, Hostas, Hydrangea, Ornamental, Ornamentals, Pansy, Pest, Pest And Disease, Plant Disease, Spathiyphyllum, Verbena

Putting a Little Lipstick on our Pig – Annual Ryegrass

by Kevin CammAvatar photo
February 17, 2023

After two hurricanes that brought an incredible amount of water, coupled with the freeze in early 2023, our permanent bahiagrass looked brown and gnarly. It was a perfect time to put some lipstick on our pig. We decided to compare the bahiagrass ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bahaigrass, Cool Season Grass, Exploration Gardens, Hurricane Recovery, Ocextension, Ryegrass

Extension Solutions (for your life)

by Kevin CammAvatar photo
January 31, 2023

Did you know that Orange TV has been interviewing UF/IFAS Extension Orange County’s faculty and volunteers for 26 years for educational content? UF/IFAS Emeritus Extension Agents Celeste White and Tom MacCubbin began Extension Solutions ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Educational Tv, Extensionsolutions, Orangetv, Telly Awards, YouTube

Heart of the Matter

by Jana Anderson
January 31, 2023

February is the month we bring awareness to both Black History and American Heart health. I’m a Black health and wellness educator, so as you might imagine, both topics are near and dear to my heart! Black history month honors Black Americans’ ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: American Heart Month, Black History, Black History Month, Family, Healthy Hearts, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Ocextension, Our Hearts, Physcial Activity

Hangry Plants!

by Hannah Wooten
January 30, 2023

Did you know that one of the TOP 5 issues found at the University of Florida Plant Diagnostic Center is “No Disease Detected”? Basically, that means the plant issue is something other than a pest or disease. That also means more pesticides ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cflandscapes, Cultural, Cultural Issues, Deficiencies, Deficiency, Diagnostics, Fertility, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Ordinance, FFL, Florida Friend, Florida Friendly, Florida Man, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Hungry, Hungry Plant, Hwooten, Light, Npk, Nutrition, Photosynthesis, Plant, Plant Nutrition, Plants, Reading Plants, Recommendations, Soil, Soil Test, Water

Garden Festival and Plant Sale – Orange County Extension

by Clarissa Chairez
January 10, 2023

Flower Power: The Power of Native Flowers! Join us on Saturday March 4th, 2023, from 8:30am to 3:30pm for our annual Garden Festival & Plant Sale at UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, 6021 S. Conway, Orlando, 32812. The theme for this year ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Artisan Vendor, Artisan Vendors, Childrens Activities, Community Event, Crafters, Educational Sessions, Food Trucks, Free Event, Garden, Garden Education, Garden Festival, Garden Festival And Plant Sale, Garden How To, Garden Tours, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, Native Flowers, Native Plants, Ocextension, Orange County, Orange County Events, Orange County Gardeners, Orlando Event, Orlando Gardeners, Plants, Plants For Sale, Speakers, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Youth

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