UF/IFAS
Extension Wakulla County

Tag: plants

Muscadine Grapes


July 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Growing up in a rural area like Wakulla gives kids the opportunity to explore nature and learn its many benefits. Wild grapes may be one of the sweetest benefits of living in the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Community, Environment, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fruit, General Information, Grape, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Muscadine, Native, Natural Resources, Plants, Sweet, Trees, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild, Wild Grape

Muscadine Grapes


July 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Growing up in a rural area like Wakulla gives kids the opportunity to explore nature and learn its many benefits. Wild grapes may be one of the sweetest benefits of living in the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Environment, Extension, Florida, Fruit, Grapes, Les Harrison, Local, Muscadine, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Non-native, North Florida, Plants, Rain, Scuppernong, Species, The Wakulla News, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild Grapes, Wildlife

Carinata – an alternative fuel source?


July 27, 2015

Les Harrison is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide Renewable resources are the key to sustainability, especially when it comes to energy. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Alternative, Biofuel, Carinata, Clean, Eco-friendly, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Fuel, General Information, Green, Growing, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Renewable, Resource, Sustainable, Sustainable Living, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Carinata – an alternative fuel source?


July 27, 2015

Les Harrison is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide Renewable resources are the key to sustainability, especially when it comes to energy. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Alternative, Carinata, Energy, Environment, Extension, Florida, Fuel, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Plants, Renewable, Source, Species, Sustainable, Sustainable Living, The Wakulla News, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Free Plant Propagation Workshop!


July 21, 2015

The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Master Gardener Program is offering a Plant Propagation Workshop this Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The class will be taught by Connie Kolias, a long time participant in the Leon County Master Gardener program. Current ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Education, Florida, Free, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Milkweed, Natural Resources, Plant, Plants, Propagation, Sustainable Living, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Free Web Conference for Women Farmers!


July 21, 2015

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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Education, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farm, Farmer, Farming, FCS, Financial, Florida, Free, Fun, General Information, Grow, Growing, Help, Horticulture, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Ranch, Rural, Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

Mushrooms


July 20, 2015

June 2015 has been consistent from a weather standpoint, wet and quite warm days with cooler humid nights. It appears Wakulla County’s July 2015 is heading in the same direction. This consistent pattern portends a variety of events and ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Extension, Florida, Fungi, Fungus, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Local, Mushrooms, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Plants, Species, The Wakulla News, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Crabapples and Sparkleberries Grow Wild in Wakulla


June 26, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director There is a phenomenal difference between what grows in the wild and what we grow on farms. Thanksgiving turkey, for example: when compared to wild turkey, the difference is significant--most ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Apple, Community, Crab Apple, Crabapples, Environment, Florida, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Sparkle Berries, Sparkleberry, Trees, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild

Crabapples and Sparkleberries Grow Wild in Wakulla


June 26, 2015

There is a phenomenal difference between what grows in the wild and what we grow on farms. Thanksgiving turkey, for example: when compared to wild turkey, the difference is significant--most will question as to whether or not it is the same ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Apple, Berries, Berry, Bitter, Crab, Crabapple, Environment, Extension, Florida, Fresh Water, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Native Plants, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Plants, Sour, Sparkle Berry, Sparkleberry, Species, The Wakulla News, Trees, Uncategorized, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildlife

Tropical Soda Apple and Spurweed


June 12, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Though tropical soda apple may sound like an exotic, fizzy drink, it is a conqueror of yards and gardens. Those little melon-like fruits may look cute, but the menacing thorns ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Environment, Extension, Florida, Invasive, Landscape, Les Harrison, Local, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Non-native, North Florida, Pest, Plants, Soda Apple, Species, Spur Weed, Spurweed, The Wakulla News, Trees, Tropical Soda Apple, TSA, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension