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Gardening in the Panhandle

UF/IFAS Extension
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Plants That Carry Stories

Most gardeners I know love to share plants. Propagating and dividing them can be just as much fun as growing them. Some of my favorite plants in the garden came from loved ones offering a cutting or telling me to dig up whatever I liked. Lately, I’ve been thinking...

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Doveweed Control in Centipedegrass Lawns & Landscaped Beds

Doveweed Control in Centipedegrass Lawns & Landscaped Beds

The Panhandle’s dreaded summer heat has finally arrived in force and has brought with it one of the most difficult to control lawn/landscape weeds, our annual enemy Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora).  Doveweed is characterized as one of the world’s worst weeds due to its...

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The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper From spring to early summer every year, a certain grasshopper can be seen in the Florida panhandle: the eastern lubber, also known as the Georgia thumper. Sometimes emerging in huge numbers, this can be distressing to residents who...

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