October 23, 2017 by Larry Williams During late February to mid-April, homeowners bring in bags of winter annual weeds from their lawns wanting advice on how to control them. They usually seem disappointed and confused when I tell them that it’s too late to bother with controlling winter annual weeds during late winter to early spring. Standing there holding a bag ...
Read More »
October 11, 2017 by Jennifer Bearden Saturday, October 28, 2017 Classroom Lectures By: Greg Liljestrom 8am-4pm 3098 Airport Road, Crestview, FL Topics for this course: Understanding the Bees The Hive Establishing and Examining the Hives Hive Management Benefits from Healthy Hives Learning More Sunday, October 29, 2017 Optional Field Day 10am – 2pm Greg and Lynn’s Apiary 5471 Ponderosa Lane Crestview ...
Read More »
October 11, 2017 by Larry Williams October brings welcomed relief from summer’s heat. And it’s a great time to plant a wide range of plants. Fall is the best time for planting shrubs. Fall planted shrubs have all winter to grow roots and so will be better established when spring and summer heat arrive. Newly planted shrubs will need regular watering. ...
Read More »
September 5, 2017 by Larry Williams Preventive maintenance is key to preparing for storms. Even our thunderstorms can produce thirty, forty or fifty-plus mile per hour winds. But we are also now concerned with the possibility of a major hurricane making landfall somewhere in the Southeast. So it is time to prepare our landscapes. Falling trees and flying landscape debris during ...
Read More »
September 2, 2017 by Larry Williams Fall should be our busiest gardening season in North Florida. Many plants only do well when planted during the cooler weather of fall. Fall-planted trees and shrubs have a higher survival rate as compared to those planted in spring. Many nurseries have a better selection of trees during the cooler months. And, nurseries and garden ...
Read More »
The Florida Forest Service (FFS) and UF/IFAS Extension Service will be conducting a Certified Pile Burners Course on Wednesday, August 30 in Milton, and Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Marianna and in Madison, FL. (This course is also being offered in other areas of the state. Check the website for the closest training to your location: FFS Training Scheudule). . This training will be held ...
Read More »
August 8, 2017 Crestview, FL – Whether you’re interested in vegetable gardening, beneficial insects or having a plant problem diagnosed, there are a number of gardening events happening this month through the UF/IFAS Extension Office in Okaloosa County. Plant Clinic The August plant clinic will be held Friday, August 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Fort Walton Beach at ...
Read More »
July 30, 2017 Navarre, FL – Join the UF/IFAS Natural Resource Extension Agents as we explore the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary! Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 9 am until 1 pm. Register Today at https://nbsnorkel.eventbrite.com Cost is $20.00 per person, lunch is included. The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary consists of 30 reef structures in the Gulf of Mexico just south of ...
Read More »
July 28 2017 by Larry Williams The Asian cockroach was first identified as a newly introduced species in the U.S. in Lakeland, Florida in 1986. I started seeing this small cockroach in our area about 17 or 18 years ago. They’ve done well recently with the rains and their numbers are probably higher now as a result. They prefer warm, wet ...
Read More »
The UF/IFAS Extension Panhandle Agriculture Team is pleased to offer three intermediate level beekeeping classes. These classes will be offered via interactive web-conferencing at a number of Extension Offices across North Florida and will be taught by state and nationally recognized specialists. This summer series will be Thursday evenings from 6-7:30 pm Central Time, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Time. Each presentation will be ...
Read More »