Peach Scale
Several scale insects attack peach trees. The most common scale are white peach scale and San Jose scale, both serious pests, and both usually present to some extent in every orchard. The white peach scale,… Read More
What to Plant Now – Vegetables
The recent cool snap has put us back on track temperature-wise. If you’ve already planted warm weather veggies, they’ve probably slowed down their initial growth. A few days of 80 degree sun will get them… Read More
Backyard Fruit
Growing fruit in your backyard is as old as our Country. George Washington would not have had a cherry tree to cut down if there had not been fruit trees in the yard. Although it… Read More
6th Annual Plant Sale & Garden Festival
The UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Master Gardeners are hosting their 6th Annual Plant Sale and Garden Festival. This is the volunteer organization’s annual fundraiser and is FREE to the public. You will not need to… Read More
Landscape U – Specialist Update
April 10, 2018 ~ 8:00am-12:00pm ~ $20 per class ~ CEUs Available! REGISTER HERE! Get the dirt from UF Specialists in the last class of our 2017-18 Landscape U series. CEU’s Available! Specialist Update Agenda 8:30 – 9:20 Ornamental… Read More
Potassium Deficiency in Palms
Potassium deficiency could be the most widespread of all palm nutrient deficiencies. Symptoms of potassium (K) deficiency can vary among palm species, but always appears first on the oldest leaves. Some palms are mottled with… Read More
A New Resource: Helpful, Harmful, Harmless?
When you find a bug in the landscape, do you know if it is a good bug or a bad bug? The landscape hosts a diverse collection of insects and other tiny life forms. Some… Read More
Healthy Living
The word health is defined as a state of being sound in mind, body and spirit. We often take health for granted until it’s gone. Our quest to regain or find it again takes work… Read More
What to Plant Now – Spring Annuals
The Central Florida weather is warming up quickly, but there could still be cold weather in our near future. What’s the best way to get out and exercise your gardening muscles? It’s the perfect time… Read More
Old Garden Roses for Central Florida
Did you know the very first roses grew as wild plants? Called “species roses”, they had simple flowers with four to eight petals and lots of thorns. They were very vigorous and disease resistant, but… Read More