Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Water Wednesday Recap – Water Gone Virtual

by Yilin
August 24, 2020

Do you know how much water you use on a daily basis? Have you heard of virtual water? Did you know that water is used to create nearly every product out there, including our food? Last Water Wednesday, we invited the Sustainable Ag and Food ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Lawn, Water
Tags: Florida Water, Morgan Pinkerton, MREC, Tina McIntyre, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, UF/IFAS Extension, Virtual Water, Water Conservation, Water Footprint, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

Digital Diagnostics: Getting answers to your plant problems during times of social distancing

by Morgan Pinkerton
August 17, 2020

What is digital diagnostics? Digital diagnostics is the use of digital photos to identify problems. In the plant world, we can use digital diagnostics to answer questions about our plants. In times of social distancing and limited person-to-person ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, DDIS, Diagnostics, Digital Diagnotics, Distance Diagnostic And Identification System, Insects, Pest ID, Photography, Photos, Plant Pathogens

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Creating and Maintaining a Great School Garden

by Kaydie McCormick
March 26, 2019

This week in the Plant Clinic, Master Gardener Volunteer Jan Mangos answers a question about School Gardens. You can read more articles by Jan [here]. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Jan Mangos, Master Gardener, Questions From The Plant Clinic, School Garden

Rediscovering Florida’s Rich Agricultural Heritage

by Kaydie McCormick
March 20, 2018

Sometimes it's nice to take a minute away from the garden and remember our agricultural heritage here in Seminole County. Master Gardener Kevin Jardaneh (jardaneh@knights.ucf.edu) did just that this week with a wonderful article on the Citrus ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Agricultural Heritage, Citrus, History, Kevin Jardaneh, Master Gardener

2018 Central Florida Food System Tour- Part 1

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 9, 2018

Last Friday, February 2nd, 2018, leaders from the Central Florida community came together for an all day tour of the Central Florida Food System. This was the first tour of this kind, exploring all aspects of food, from the farm to the table. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Seminole County Master Gardeners Introduce Hydroponics to Elementary School Students

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 8, 2018

Blog by Rudy White, volunteer Master Gardener Hydroponics for Youth Beginning in 2017, continuing into 2018, Seminole County Master Gardeners introduced a new hydroponics workshop into several Seminole County elementary schools. The workshop ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Grow, Hydroponics, Master Gardener, Recycle, STEM, Volunteer, Youth

Juice … Not Just Another Beverage

by Nancy Gal
September 19, 2017

Don’t be fooled when it comes to choosing your drink. There is a big nutrition difference between juice and other beverages. Juice is the liquid from a fruit. Beverages that contain 100% juice can be labeled as a juice. Depending on the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Diet, Health, Healthy, Juice, Nutrition, Orange

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Vegetable Gardening

by Kaydie McCormick
August 4, 2017

This week at the Seminole County Plant Clinic we heard from a resident interested in starting a Vegetable Garden. Vegetable Gardening in Florida can be very different from gardening in other states. When to Plant Our season starts ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Kaydie McCormick, Questions From The Plant Clinic, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables

Homeowner Citrus in a Greening World

by jpopenoe
July 19, 2017

By Brooke Moffis Many homeowners moving to Florida hope to grow a citrus tree and a palm to enjoy in their new subtropical yard. Citrus is associated with Florida because it has been grown by both residents and for agriculture for centuries. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, Fruit, Greening, Moffis

Tropical Fruit for Central Florida

by jpopenoe
June 28, 2017

By Brooke Moffis Growing tropical and subtropical fruit such as, banana, pineapple, star fruit, and pomegranate is possible in Central Florida. The key to producing bumper crops of sweet, succulent fruit is knowing the plant’s preferred ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Fruit, Gardening, Moffis, Tropical Fruit

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