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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

Gardening with your Computer (Blog 1 of 2)

by Theresa Badurek
March 10, 2021

Jay Gould, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee Yes, I consider my computer, or more specifically the computer word processing and spreadsheet programs, to be the most important gardening tools that I have. They enable me to record and retrieve ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Garden, Garden Journal, Master Gardener, Vegetable, Word, Word Processing

Your Florida Garden in “Winter”

by Theresa Badurek
December 14, 2015

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 ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Work & Life
Tags: Cold Protection, Edible Gardening, Edibles, Florida Gardening, Freeze, Frost, Garden, Gardening, Herb Garden, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Irrigation, Landscape, Lawn, Pruning, Shrub Pruning, Tree Pruning, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening, Watering, Winter Gardening

DIY Sub-Irrigated Planter

by bniemann
August 10, 2015

Build Your Own Sub-Irrigated Planter! What is a sub-irrigated planter? It’s a unique type of growing container that uses a different method for watering plants. Instead of watering the plant from the top, the water is stored ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Irrigation, Planter, Sub-irrigated Planter, Vegetable

Water-Wise Landscaping Information

by bniemann
February 9, 2015

Water-Wise Landscaping Class Schedule Water-Wise Landscaping classes presented by Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ experts in Pinellas County feature a different set of topics each month, focused on helping you create an attractive landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Cactus, Clean, Compost, Design, Drought, Florida, Friendly, Garden, Holiday, Invasive, Irrigation, Landscape Design, Landscaping, Maintenance, Microirrigation, Plants, Poinsettia, Rain, Rain Barrel, Rain Garden, Rainwater, Vegetable, Water, Wildlife

Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops

by bniemann
January 12, 2015

Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program is excited to announce the Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops. This series of workshops are intended to help Floridians create healthy landscapes while ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Florida, Friendly, Gardening, Healthy, Irrigation, Landscaping, Microirrigation, Planter, Right Plant Right Place, Save, Save Water, Saving, Vegetable, Veggie, Water, Wise

Pumpkin-Palooza

by Theresa Badurek
October 3, 2014

October is here and pumpkins are piling up at your local grocery store. But where did this strange custom of carving pumpkins for Halloween begin? Well pumpkins are actually native here in North America, but the Jack-O-Lantern tradition ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Autumn, Fall, Gardening, Halloween, Jack-O-Lantern, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Pumpkin, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening

Florida Vegetable Garden FAQs

by Theresa Badurek
April 4, 2014

Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension The following is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers about vegetable gardens in Florida. This list is from UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions. Happy gardening! I’d ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Faq, Garden, Gardening, Questions, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening

February Program Schedule

by bniemann
February 5, 2014

Howdy friends! Here's what is coming up this month in the world of Pinellas County Extension. Most programs are free to attend, however advance registration is requested. Pinellas County Extension – 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Archaeology, Beach, Bird, Book, Botany, Brooker, Chickens, Citizen, Coastal, Creek, Dating, Deer, Ecology, Ecosystem, Egret, Explore, Fertilizer, Friend, Garden, Gopher, Habitat, Herb, Heron, Hike, License, Pesticide, Preserve, Prey, Roundup, Salty, Scientist, Sea, Snakes, Topics, Turtle, Vegetable, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woods, Work, Workshop

Winter Garden

by Theresa Badurek
January 16, 2014

Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension This is not a travel article about lovely Winter Garden, FL. No, this is about the delicious herbs and vegetables that you can grow here in Florida during the winter. We are fortunate ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Gardening, Gardening, Herb, Herb Garden, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Winter

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