UF/IFAS Extension

Struggling with your lawn? Four mistakes and a Crestview seminar

CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Correcting four common mistakes can result in a better lawn. The first step in correctly managing a…

1 week ago

Home Vegetable Gardening 101 seminar set for March 1 in Crestview

CRESTVIEW, Fla. — There are common reasons for failure with vegetable gardens in North Florida. One of those reasons is planting…

4 weeks ago

Home Fruit Gardening seminar set for Jan. 30 in Crestview

CRESTVIEW, Fla. — A free seminar aimed at helping North Florida residents successfully grow fruit at home will be offered…

1 month ago

Bring your plants and soil samples to the August Plant Clinic

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.—The University of Florida Extension Office in Okaloosa County will hold its August Plant Clinic on Friday,…

7 months ago

Nearly 1,200 permits issued in Jacksonville for backyard chickens

FLORIDA—For years, chickens quietly roamed some Jacksonville backyards, an open secret among neighbors. While many tolerated or even enjoyed their…

10 months ago

Okaloosa Extension Agent Sheila Dunning recognized for conservation service

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Choctawhatchee Bay Daughters of the American Revolution have presented Sheila Dunning, an Okaloosa County UF/IFAS…

1 year ago

Early flowering magnolias provide winter landscape color

FLORIDA — In addition to our native Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, there are several other magnolia species to consider for…

1 year ago

Participate in 2023 Peanut Butter Challenge and take a bite out of hunger

FLORIDA -- Spread the word and the peanut butter. Join UF/IFAS County Extension offices around Florida, Florida A&M University, the Florida…

1 year ago

Here’s where to get a soil test kit to improve your Florida yard

FLORIDA – You probably know the advantages of testing the soil in your yard or garden but may not have…

2 years ago

Winter lawn “weeds,” a place for pollinators and Easter eggs

FLORIDA -- As a boy, I remember our St. Augustinegrass lawn. I fondly remember winter annual weeds in that lawn.…

2 years ago

No Mow March promotes pollinators in the Panhandle

NORTH FLORIDA -- Get ready for No Mow March! It's as simple as it sounds: During the month of March,…

2 years ago

Master gardener volunteers ready to help you in Fort Walton Beach

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- What happened to the old Extension Office Annex on Hollywood Boulevard in Fort Walton Beach,…

2 years ago

2022 Camp Timpoochee Family Trick or Treat Night is October 28

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- The 2022  Timpoochee Family Trick or Treat Night is Friday, October 28 at 4-H Camp Timpoochee east…

2 years ago

Solutions for your Florida landscape, lawn, and garden

FLORIDA -- Perhaps we spend too much time concerned with what’s wrong in our landscapes. Though, we can learn from…

3 years ago