Yearly Archives: 2022

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November 23, 2022

Winter Landscape Fertilization

 Image credit: Wageningen University and ResearchFor plants to be healthy and grow they must use sunlight to produce foods from carbon dioxide and water. This process called photosynthesis involves the plant drawing up water from roots, and leaves taking in CO2 from the air and trapping energy from the sun. The energy from the sun turns…

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November 22, 2022

The Featured Creatures Collection

What is that!? Wondering about the green caterpillar you found nestled in your broccoli or the manylegged creature crawling up your pants leg? Learn all about it in the Featured Creatures collection on Ask IFAS! Creatures with Stories UF/IFAS’s Entomology and Nematology Department in cooperation with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant…

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November 21, 2022

The multipurpose podocarpus

Hedge, Screen, or Tree – the Podocarpus Has Many UsesSo, you are interested in a hedge, but also a tree that is fairly wind-resistant?  Perhaps you would like a Podocarpus which can be used either as a hedge, a screen or even as a tree.  Read further for more information on this very popular woody…

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November 18, 2022

Can We Eradicate Invasive Species?

I recently attended an invasive species conference, and this topic came up.  It seems strange that it would but those who work in the invasive species world have this in the back of our heads a lot.  I mean in a lot of cases we do not bring the word up when making presentations, what…

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November 18, 2022

Tips on Building Raised Bed Gardens – Episode 1

Want to grow a vegetable garden but don’t know where to start? Raised bed gardens give you the ability to put a garden anywhere you have at least six hours of sunlight and access to water, regardless of your native soil type. See the fact sheet below (Or Click Here for the downloadable PDF version!) for tips…

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November 17, 2022

Weekly “What is it?”: Magnolia

        The new Mississippi state flag was adopted on January 11, 2021. The flag features a magnolia bloom, representing its nickname, “The Magnolia State” and its state tree and flower. About a year ago, one of my regular blog readers asked if magnolia trees (Magnolia grandiflora) had any particularly redeeming qualities. The one…

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November 16, 2022

UF/IFAS research gives back food year-round

UF/IFAS research and education centers (RECs) grow fruits and vegetables all across Florida to develop growing techniques and cultivars that benefit farmers. These centers are spread from Jay in the Panhandle to Homestead in Southeast Florida. So, what happens to all that fresh food?  Much of it is donated to community food banks. Here’s a…

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