By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director In a finite world there is always an end which sooner or later follows every beginning. The inevitable termination is rarely a surprise, but the signals and signs are often overlooked. In ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
by Les Harrison In a finite world there is always an end which sooner or later follows every beginning. The inevitable termination is rarely a surprise, but the signals and signs are often overlooked. In home horticulture the unavoidable ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPESBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Vegetable gardening has many highly desirable benefits. These range from it being a good source of exercise, an opportunity to produce fresh produce which may be ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPESBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director “A penny saved is a penny earned” is the famously frugal advice from Poor Richard’s Almanac. The author Benjamin Franklin, elder statesman and founding father of the United States, offered ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPESBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director An often asked question at the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension office during gardening season is which cultivar is best to plant. The response is usually the nebulous sounding statement of ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPESBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director With the arrival of September the end is in sight– well, at least the end of summer. The hot humid days of August have given way to the hot humid days of September, but the countdown has ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, LawnBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director As the old saying goes “August weather is fit for neither man nor beast,” and it is not making gardening a lot of fun either. High humidity, 90 degree plus temperature, and a bumper crop ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPESBy Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director, and Gohar Umar, FAMU Horticulture Specialist. The summer temperatures have transformed the vegetable gardens of Wakulla County. The daily 90 degree plus thermometer readings and ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPESJuly’s hot summer weather has given way to August’s 31 days of what will likely be temperatures and humidity equally elevated and intense. Wishes for November’s cooler thermometer reading are already creeping into daily conversations. The ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, LawnBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Summertime is bug time in Wakulla County. The weather has provided enough rain for the bugs which depend on a supply of foliage and the temperatures have been ideal for a population explosion. Stink ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES