Yearly Archives: 2022

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November 4, 2022

Soil Testing Basics

Whether you are growing vegetables, fruits, or even grass, these plants require adequate nutrition. Plants need 17 essential  elements to complete their life cycle. Each nutrient plays a specific role in the plant and a nutritional imbalance (deficiency or toxicity) of any one of these can impact production. Before applying soil amendments, it is important…

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November 3, 2022

Hurricane Ian Agricultural Impacts in Collier County

In the short 5 years that I have been with UF/IFAS Extension, we have seen two major hurricanes, 2 major wildfires, a freeze and a global pandemic. Hurricane Ian was just the latest event impacting the Collier County agricultural sector, which frequency experiences weather events even in the best of times. Part of our role…

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November 3, 2022

Things About Honey Bee Anatomy You May Not Know

Honey bees are interesting creatures. It’s no wonder mankind has been fascinated with them for centuries. Here are some things about honey bee anatomy that you may not have known. Eyes You may be familiar with the honey bees compound eyes, the eyes on the side of their head. But did you know that honey bees…

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November 3, 2022

Citrus in the Home Landscape Research Project

Citrus in Florida Citrus is one of the most vital industries to Florida Agriculture. Unfortunately, over the past few decades, the citrus industry has battled many pests and pathogens that have taken its toll on production. While many new tools have been researched and developed to help commercial growers protect their citrus, not all methods…

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November 1, 2022

Your Creepy Scary Garden – The Alien Invaders

The stuff of horror movies is in your garden; meat eating plants, larvae that devours you from within, birds that attack you.  They are the inspiration of movies such as “Little Shop of Horrors,” “The Birds” and many space alien invaders developing within your body.  The bird that attacked you was because you were too…

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October 31, 2022

Foolproof Palm Care: Bamboo Palm

Bamboo palms (Chamaedorea erumpens) and many closely related species in the genus, are among the few palms that thrive in shade and low-light conditions. For this reason, they are widely used as potted indoor palms and in interiorscapes. Their adaptability to shade results from them being native to Central American rain forests. The lower half of…

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October 31, 2022

Foolproof Palm Care: Areca (Butterfly) Palm

The Areca palm aka butterfly palm (Dypsis lutescens) like many other palms, is notable for high wind resistance. It also makes a great privacy screen plant due to its clumping growth habit, with multiple stems arising from a central growing point. Planting site Under ideal growing conditions, Areca palms can grow to 25 ft. tall but…

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