Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Don’t Let Your Plants Catch a Chill

by Theresa Badurek
January 26, 2026

Winter in Florida? Yes, we do get wintry days in Florida, although they are (thankfully) few and far between. Pinellas County is in USDA hardiness zone 10 and freezes are uncommon, but frosts can happen even when the forecast temps range in ... READ MORE

After the Storm: Flooded Landscapes

by Theresa Badurek
August 31, 2023

Was your landscape swamped by the recent hurricane? Many plants in the landscape are not tolerant of standing water, especially salty or brackish water. Under these conditions the roots cannot get oxygen and essentially the root system suffocates. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Flood, Hurricane, Landscape, Salt Water, Storm, Tropical Storm

We’ve Got a Lot Growin’ On!

by Theresa Badurek
October 1, 2021

What does community mean to you? Fellowship, shared experiences, failures, and hopefully successes? Us too! Here at the Ochs Community Garden it means growing and learning together, sweating and digging together, and celebrating and sharing ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Community Garden, Garden, Master Gardener, Vegetable Garden

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

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