UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County
The Chester Ochs 4-H Educational Center will open it’s first inter-generational garden in Fall of 2019. The Ochs Community Garden will be open to any Pinellas County Resident interested in gardening.
Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers are hatching early this year. You may notice them coming out of the ground in mass. At this growth stage they are black with a yellow or orange stripe down their back. They will eat… Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Agent Growing your own vegetables is a fun way to eat healthy and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine. Gardening can even save you money on your grocery bill! Florida is… Read More
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Spring is here, despite the recent chilly weather. Many of you will be turning to garden and landscape projects while the weather is still cool enough to be comfortable working outside. But… Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Children find gardening almost magical… and you can too, through their eyes. Remember the first time you planted a seed and watched it stretch fresh green stems and leaves to the light?… Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Spring is a beautiful time of year here in Florida. The birds are singing, the weather is warm (but not yet hot), and the flowers and trees are blooming. But along with… Read More
As you begin to check off the lists that you’ve prepared for 2016 and perhaps those of 2015 that haven’t been accomplished yet, let’s consider how the University of Florida Extension Service can provide solutions for your life…. Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County It’s almost winter, even though we have had balmy weather lately. While some Central Florida winter days are warm, others can bring cold winds, frosts, and even freezes. These conditions present several challenges… Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Have you ever noticed how unique Florida is in so many ways? Our vegetable gardening practices are no different. While our neighbors to the north are enjoying prime veggie gardening right now,… Read More
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County There are a lot of resources out there to help you control, destroy, or otherwise eliminate bugs from your garden… but why? Did you know that less than 1% of all of… Read More
