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Georgia Aster Part II

by Les Harrison
December 12, 2019

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Dan Dobbins Sun loving plants Most present day residents are not aware Florida’s climate was not always the warm semitropical one it is today. In prehistoric times, Florida was much cooler and drier as was most ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture,
Tags: Agriculture, Gardening, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Blog, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Blog, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Alexis Green Grows With 4-H Horticulture Program!

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
October 18, 2019

Over the October 11 weekend, Wakulla County 4-H youth Alexis Green represented Florida 4-H at the 85th Annual National Junior Horticulture Association (NJHA) competition in Lincoln, Nebraska. Green, the daughter of Samantha and Ronnie Isaacs ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth,
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Extension, Gardening, Horticulture, North Florida Fair, Wakulla 4-H, Wakulla County Extension

October Lawn Care

by Les Harrison
October 9, 2019

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn GreenAfter hauling hoses and sprinklers around the lawn this past September, I know why the gardening experts say that turfgrass is high maintenance! Hopefully October will bring us more moderate temperatures ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn,
Tags: Agriculture, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardeners, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Redheaded Pine Sawfly Is Destructive

by Les Harrison
September 25, 2019

July 4, 2019 Looks, as the old saying goes, can be deceiving. This useful advice is certainly applicable to all the nocturnal visitors in the past weeks who are showing up in the home landscape and garden plots. Those small nondescript ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Garden, Gardening, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

The Luffa Gourd – Luffa Cylindrica

by Les Harrison
September 23, 2019

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens One of the pleasures of winter time is looking at garden and seed catalogs and planning for the spring garden. A vegetable that caught my eye last year was the luffa gourd. Not only ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables,
Tags: Garden, Gardening, Growing, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Herbs – Come Join Us

by Les Harrison
September 5, 2019

Free Presentation on The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Garden, Gardening, Herbs, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Natural Resources, Up-coming-events, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Exotic invasive plants in Florida

by Les Harrison
September 3, 2019

August 1, 2019 Exotic invasive plants in Florida are a hot topic, especially as they flourish during the heat of summer. Most arrived here, usually in the last century as part of the international ornamental horticulture trade, from colorful ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Agriculture, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

These hitchhikers are members of the daisy family

by Les Harrison
August 15, 2019

July 25, 2019 One of the great mysteries of life, at least to homeowners attempting to have the perfect landscape, is how weeds suddenly appear in the most unexpected place, in other words there yard. Weeds, by definition, are plants which ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Florida, Gardening, General Information, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla News

Aphids are the vampires of the plant world

by Les Harrison
August 13, 2019

July 18, 2019 Horror movies have, for over a century, featured a pantheon of destructive creatures rampaging through the world. Their characteristic have varied over the decades, but they always manage to return. In recent years zombies ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Agriculture, Aphids, Bugs, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Home Landscapes, Insects, Landscape, Lawn, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardeners, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Master Gardener Spring Garden

by Les Harrison
May 23, 2019

https://animoto.com/play/j40LElSs0H079LH7MVf03g?autostart=1 The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn
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