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Firebush Is Striking And Easy To Grow

by Les Harrison
August 3, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director In the classic movie The Wizard of Oz, while clicking the heels of the emerald slippers Dorothy said, “There is no place like home.” In the minds of most this is a true sentiment, ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Landscape, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, The Wakulla Gardener, UF/IFAS, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Rains Feed Lush Growth Which Feeds Caterpillars

by Les Harrison
July 20, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director “The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven,” so wrote the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare in his classic play the Merchant of Venice. The rains ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Ambrosia Beetles Can Attack Healthy Trees

by Les Harrison
July 14, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and an all-around intelligent person, observed in Poor Richard’s Almanac “a little leak will sink a great ship”. What he was attempting ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Community, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest, Plant, Plants, Trees, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

A Favorite Of Southern Cooks, Okra Thrives In Heat

by Les Harrison
July 13, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director and Gohar Umar FAMU Extension Horticulture Specialist The heat and humidity have taken its toll on most garden plants in Wakulla County. Whatever was left was attacked by a bumper crop ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Food, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension

Fairy Rings Appear After Recent Rains

by Les Harrison
June 30, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Watering the lawn has not been on anyone's list lately. The ample, if not excessive, rain has placed a temporary hold on this necessary task to maintain home lawns and landscapes. It is true ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Farming, Florida, Food, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Milkweed Is The Only Food For Monarch Larva

by Les Harrison
June 29, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, are likely the best known butterflies on the planet because of their remarkable and much publicized ability to migrate thousands of miles across international ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Farming, Florida, Food, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Spanish Needles Is A Common Hitchhiker

by Les Harrison
June 22, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director 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, ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Farming, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Preparing To Become Butterflies, Moths

by Les Harrison
June 1, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The bright colors of spring’s blooms have settled into the comfortable shades of early summer. While spring’s brilliance stands in stark contrast to winter’s muted tones, summer ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Farming, Florida, Food, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Health, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Plant, Plants, Trees, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Mild Winter Means Lots Of Grasshoppers

by Les Harrison
May 3, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director It looks like 2017 will be one for the record books, at least in Wakulla County. A winter with relatively warm temperatures, albeit a late March frost, and many plants blooming quite ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Community, Environment, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farming, Florida, Fun, Garden, General Information, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Trees, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

English Peas Grow Successfully In The Wakulla Spring

by Les Harrison
April 21, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director and Gohar Umar FAMU Extension Horticulture Specialist April in Wakulla County is a transitional gardening month. Both spring and winter gardens are being tended, with the winter crops coming ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Farming, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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