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How Should the Pinellas County Green Industry Interpret a Freeze Warning or the Possibility of Killing Frost Events?

by Melissa West
December 3, 2024

By Stephen D. Robinson, Commercial Horticulture Agent In the Commercialized Green Industry, we are aware of the weather events that can include heavy rain, high winds, and prolonged periods of unseasonable hot weather.  Significant weather ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Freeze, Freezewarning, Frost, Greenindustry, Horticulture
Image showing the treeline in the distance with a starry sky above.

New Episode from Naturally Florida, “It’s Spooky Season, Let’s Chat About Bats

by Shannon Carnevale and Lara MilliganAvatar photo
October 18, 2022

Mummies, Ghosts, and Goblins – oh my! This spooky season, we’re chatting about bats in Florida! Thirteen species of Florida bats live here year-round and several more migrate in from the North or South at certain times of year. These ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Bats, Ecosystem Services, Florida Ecosystem, Florida Wildlife, Lara Milligan, Living With Wildlife, Naturally Florida Podcast, Shannon Carnevale

Gardening with Excel-lence

by Theresa Badurek
May 25, 2021

Jay Gould, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee Previously the many benefits of maintaining your garden journal in Word were described. Using the outlining and table of contents functions your record keeping, information retrieval, and gardening ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Excel, Garden, Garden Journal, Garden Technology, Gardening, Master Gardener, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening

Do your homework before getting those backyard chickens!

by Alyssa Bowers (Slavin)
March 1, 2021

The chicken has come a long way from the plains of Southeast Asia some seven to ten-thousand years ago, to a sacred animal to the Romans, and finally to household food and agricultural product in modern times. Chickens, thought to be the first ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Animal Science, Backyard Chickens, Chickens, Pinellas, Pinellasco, St Lucie, STEM, Urban Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Youth

Sea Grant Seafood Cooking Series Kicks Off!

by lcarnahan
May 11, 2020

This Wednesday evening, UF/IFAS Extension Florida Sea Grant launches the “Seafood at Your Fingertips: LIVE” cooking series. Libby Carnahan, Pinellas County Agent, is bringing you some fresh ideas for an old favorite- the can of Tuna! Libby ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Cooking, Heart Healthy, Recipe, Salad, Sea Grant, Seafood

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