ABOUT AUTHOR
Julia Sirchia
Julia graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and now works as a Program Assistant at UF/IFAS Extension.
Posts by Julia Sirchia:
- Should You Water Your Trees?
- Maintaining Landscapes and Trees in Drought Conditions
- How to Care for your Landscape During a Drought
- How to Water in a Drought
- Healthy Lawns Need This Much Water
- Guardians of the Garden
- Watering Restrictions - Pasco County
- How Plants Make More Plants (and How You Can Too)
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Muhly Grass
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Beach Sunflower
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Scarlet Sage
- Growing Wellness: How Community Gardens Are Transforming Lives in Pasco County
- UF News: The Muscadine Grape
- Roses: A Care Guide
- UF News: Natives & Wine in Florida
- Chinch Bugs or Cold Damage?
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Butterfly Milkweed
- IPM: What is it?
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Wild Coffee
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Swamp Lily
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Star Anise
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Seagrape
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Saw Palmetto
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Passion Flower
- Exploring Florida's Natives: The Prickly Pear
- Peculiar Plants: The Water-Spider Orchid
- Epiphyte v. Parasite
- Best Pest Management Practices
- Plants have Hormones, Too!
- Plant Biology: Organs
- Do Plants have a Vascular System?
- What Kind of Plant is Best for Your Garden?
- Principle No. 4: Mulch
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Grass Pink Orchids
- Understanding USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- Plant Food: Sunlight or Fertilizer?
- The Basics of Botany
- UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County: Explained
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Sunchoke
- Reliable Annuals: The Marigold
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: The Florida Violet
- Exploring Florida's Natives: The Florida Maple
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: The Firebush
- Preparing Palms for Hurricane Season in Central Florida
- Exploring Florida's Natives: The Coreopsis
- Hurricane Preparation for Gardens
- Exploring Florida's Natives: Coral Honeysuckle
- Exploring Florida's Natives: The Coontie
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Chickasaw Plum
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: Carolina Jessamine
- Ways to Water: Calibrate your System
- Ways to Water: Seasonality and Irrigation Requirements
- Appreciating Pollinators Year-Round
- Ways to Water: Exploring Options
- Ways to Water: Efficient Overhead Irrigation
- Ways to water: Overhead Irrigation
- Ways to Water: Hand watering
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: BeautyBerry
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Marjoram
- Ways to water: Micro-irrigation
- Spice Up You Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Sage
- Exploring Florida’s Natives: The Black-Eyed Susan
- Community Gardens in Pasco County: Get Involved
- The Value of Community Gardens: Physical Health Impact
- The Value of Community Gardens: Mental Health Impact
- The Value of Community Gardens: Health Impact
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Lavender
- The Value of Community Gardens: Social Impact
- April is Water Conservation Month!
- The Value of Community Gardens: Social Impact
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Thyme
- The Value of Community Gardens: Cultural Impact
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Chives
- Gardening Successfully in Florida's Summer Heat
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Dill
- Starting at the Bottom: Soil and Garden Health
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Oregano
- Fertilizer Fundamentals: The Best Time to Fertilize
- Spice Up Your Life: A Beginners Guide to Growing Parsley
- Fertilizer Fundamentals: How to Apply Fertilizer