UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County

Blackberries for your Edible Landscape

by joshuacriss

April 21, 2023

Blackberries (Rubus spp.) will not quickly jump into your mind when you think of fruit production in Florida. In fact, when you do think of blackberries, you will most likely envision viny plants infiltrating your gardens and attacking you with ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fruit Trees, General Gardening, Horticulture, Perennials, Professional Horticulture, Vegetable Gardening

Fall Color in the Panhandle

by joshuacriss

September 19, 2022

Perpetual Question Do any of the leaves change color down here in the fall? The most common answer is that there is none here in the land of evergreens. The prevalence of oaks (Quercus spp.) and pines (Pinus spp.) see to that. There is ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Fall Color, Florida Panhandle, Leaves

Going Bats for Pest Management

by joshuacriss

July 8, 2022

New Feature at Santa Rosa Extension There is a new feature at the Santa Rosa county extension office in recent days. The Master Gardener's worked closely with the County Extension Director and Horticulture Agent to install two bat houses ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Bat, Bat House, Insect Management, Integrated Pest Managment, Pest Management

Tropical Milkweed in North Florida

by joshuacriss

July 1, 2022

The Issue Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) has been in the news recently. It can be a host plant for Ophryocystis elektroscirra (OE), a parasite of monarch butterflies (Danus plexippus). Boiled down, milkweed is a host plant ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Milkweed, Monarch, Tropical Milkweed

Managing Florida Lawns

by joshuacriss

May 27, 2022

The lawn is a staple when you picture the typical American home. It is where your kids play, where you stand to associate with your neighbors and the first impression you give to passers-by. It has also no doubt been a subject of frustration ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn

The Cornus of Florida

by joshuacriss

March 8, 2022

A problem of anticipation The feeling is palpable, everyone is ready for spring. Can you hear them? The seeds beckoning in their packets, begging for you to bury them beneath the soil. Every gardener struggles with this dilemma in early ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension

Fl. Seafood at Your Fingertips: Fat Tuesday Shrimp and Cajun Grits!

by Chris Verlinde

February 16, 2021

Let the good times roll! Shrimp gumbo, shrimp creole, fried shrimp, steamed shrimp, the list is endless of dishes you can create using this versatile seafood product. For this episode of Fl. Seafood at your Fingertips LIVE, Chris Verlinde will ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Fl. Sea Grant, Seafood, Shrimp

A Healthy Table: Virtual Cooking School

by Kendra Zamojski

February 2, 2021

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have turned to cooking more meals at home. Preparing meals and eating at home has many benefits. When cooking meals, you can select the ingredients and choose healthy recipes lower in saturated ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, , Work & Life
Tags: Cooking School, Food Safety, Healthy Meals, Nutrition

Join us for Fl. Sea Gant’s Seafood at your Fingertips LIVE!

by Chris Verlinde

October 13, 2020

For this edition of Fl. Sea Grant’s Seafood at your fingertips LIVE! I have teamed up with my batty sister, Rebecca Nelson to share two of our recipes we entered in the Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off in 2020. This annual event draws locals and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Fl. Sea Grant, Seafood

Protected: Santa Rosa Small Farm School Resources

by Matt Lollar

October 8, 2020

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Category: Work & Life

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