Happy Thanksgiving from your Gardening in the Panhandle Team !
November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving from your Gardening in the Panhandle Team ! READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Fall Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Thanksgiving
Tag: Panhandle Gardening
November 23, 2017
Tags: Fall Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Thanksgiving
Growing Winter Strawberries Workshop
October 30, 2017
Where: Washington County Agriculture Center 1424 Jackson Ave When: Saturday November 11, 9:00am-12:00pm Cost: $10.00. Refreshments Served Limit 30 participants Strawberry plant plugs will be provided to participants ! On site demonstration ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Fruit Trees, Panhandle Gardening, Strawberry, Winter Gardening
Controlling Brush & Invasive Species Workshop
October 26, 2017
Encroaching brush, whether native or invasive, can be a problem for properties large and small. Fighting woody brush and other hard-to-kill weed species can be challenging for property owners. Many factors affect the effectiveness and efficiency ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Best Management Practices, Educational Workshop, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Plant Domestication, Prevention, Upcoming Events, Workshop
Frequent Rains Induce Slime Mold in Panhandle Lawns
June 16, 2017
Although black or white streaks are shocking when they appear on an otherwise healthy lawn, slime molds are rarely harmful. Slime mold is actually caused by the reproductive structures of an array of different organisms, classified as plasmodia ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Fungi, Lawn, Lawns, Panhandle Gardening, Slime Mold, Turf, Unusual Science
Dooryard Citrus Care for February
February 14, 2017
Dooryard citrus enthusiasts may be uncertain about late winter management of Satsuma and other citrus trees. Several questions that have come in to the Extension Office recently include: Should I prune my trees? Why are the leaves yellow? ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Citrus, Dooryard Citrus, Fruit Trees, Garden Design, General Gardening, Nutritional Deficiencies, Panhandle Gardening, Pruning
Enabling Technique for Raised Bed Gardens
January 26, 2017
Now is the time to start planning for a spring garden! There are many different methods of successful gardening but here I’d like to discuss raised bed gardening. A few advantages of raised beds: Raised bed gardens provide an opportunity ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Enabling Gardening, Garden Design, Panhandle Gardening, Raised Bed Gardening, Spring Garden, Vegetable Gardening
Upcoming Events: Spring into Gardening – Solutions !
January 26, 2017 Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fruit Trees, Fruits, Garden Design, Panhandle Gardening, Turf, Turfgrass, Upcoming Events, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables
When Do Winter Vegetables Require Frost Protection ?
December 2, 2016
In Northwest Florida gardeners are fortunate since it is possible to grow ample supplies of vegetables throughout the winter months. While the Florida Panhandle does receive the occasional hard freeze, many winter vegetables such as radish, ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Freeze Protection, Frost, Panhandle Gardening, Vegetables, Winter 2016, Winter Gardening
November 9th Green Industries Best Management Practices Class
October 21, 2016
Wednesday November 9th, 8am-4pm. Green Industries Best Management Practices Okaloosa County Extension 3098 Airport Rd. Crestview, FL. Click Here for flyer. READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Fertilizing, GI-BMP, Irrigation, Lawns, Panhandle Gardening
Pro Hort Series: Tree Pruning
October 21, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 8am-12pm. ProHort Series: Tree Pruning. Escambia County Central Office Complex 3363 West Park Place Pensacola, FL 32505 16_santarosa_tree_pruning_flyer_email READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Panhandle Gardening, Pro Hort, Pruning, Tree Pruning, Trees