What's True and What's False About a Credit Score? First, let's define what a credit score is. A credit score is a number that depicts your credit worthiness. It tells a lender how you behave with credit and how likely it is they will be ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
That is right! Fertilizer is regulated in Florida and in Orange County. Every person that applies fertilizer for hire is required by law to have a Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Fertilizer application. Fertilizer is regulated because ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
This is the second vegetable garden season of the year. It is the longest vegetable gardening season with almost five months of growing the easiest vegetables you will enjoy. It will be cooler. It will have fewer insect pests and it will be ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Let the leaves be! If you have a tree in your landscape, tree-cycle your leaves as mulch or compost. This Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ practice will reduce the amount of waste that you generate while providing benefits to your landscape. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Help! About two months ago wild mushrooms started popping up all over our back yard. We have lived in this house for 22 years and have never seen them before this year. The yard is BIG - about 3/4 acre. The problem is we got a puppy in ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
National 4-H Week is celebrated across the country each year during the first full week in October. This year that will be October 4th through the 10th, and the theme is #Opportunity4All. The 4-H program is indeed a place that values opportunity ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers
Scientists have long shown that the character of tropical storms can change and quickly turn deadly. While it is never possible to eliminate all damage from a natural hazard, you, as a homeowner, can protect your home and family. To accomplish ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, WORK & LIFE
Seed Saving 101 If you plan to start saving seeds, it’s best to choose open-pollinated (heirloom vegetable) varieties so the new plant will have characteristics similar to the parent plant. It is not recommended to save seeds from hybrid ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Fertilizer is law in Florida. Nuances of the law are different depending on state, county, or local laws in place. Many commercial landscaping businesses are responsible for keeping our lands beautiful across city and county lines. Here ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Beginning on Monday, June 1, 2020, the Orange County Extension Education Center, 6021 S. Conway Road will SAFELY resume operations on a limited basis from 8:00am – Noon, Monday - Friday. You must have an appointment. Please call (407) 254-9200. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Events, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE