Category: Agriculture

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

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

Helping Buyers and Sellers Connect During COVID-19 Disruptions to Florida Food Markets

by Kevin Athearn
April 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to Florida food markets. Sales of food products to restaurants and schools have fallen drastically. Some farmers markets have closed. Sales through grocery stores spiked upward initially, but ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Florida, Food Markets, Local Food

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place
March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Grafting Tomatoes for Disease Resistance and Improved Yield

by Matt Lollar
January 30, 2019

Jonathan Kressin, a PhD candidate in Plant Pathology at NC State, is researching the effects of grafted tomatoes on bacterial wilt management. Jonathan is not only researching rootstock varieties, he is also looking at cultural practice impacts ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Grafted, Pest Management, Tomato, Variety

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Control Using Natural Enemies

by Matt Lollar
January 30, 2019

Stink Bug Control by Dr. Jim Walgenbach Distribution The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was introduced into the United States from Asia. The insect pest was first found in Pennsylvania and is suspected to have made its way to the US in ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Biocontrol, Control, Insect, Natural Enemy, Pesticide, Stink Bug, Stinkbug, Tomato

Plastic Mulch Retrieval Equipment Evaluation

by Matt Lollar
January 30, 2019

NC State in cooperation with Waste Reduction Partners is conducting research on plastic mulch retrieval equipment. The project is evaluating plastic mulch retrieval equipment from various manufacturers to development recommendations for use ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture

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