Gardening in the Panhandle

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Blackberries in the Home Landscape

Blackberries in the Home Landscape

The Blackberry When you think of fruit production in Florida, blackberries (Rubus spp.) will not quickly jump to mind. Many people envision viny plants infiltrating your gardens and attacking you with their tiny spines. These are dewberries and are not known for large...

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Pheromone Traps

Pheromone Traps

Insects use pheromones to attract their mates and communicate with each other. Ants use pheromones to tell fellow ants where to find food. Aphids use pheromones to warn each other about potential predators. And all insects use pheromones to call for a mate. So what...

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Easy Care Roses for the Gulf South

Easy Care Roses for the Gulf South

Due to several unique challenges home gardeners and nursery owners are often baffled when trying to incorporate roses into landscapes. Consequently, they ignore roses altogether or limit themselves to cultivars in the knockout or drift series. While knockout roses and...

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White, Fluffy Tufts in Lawns May Be Trampweed

White, Fluffy Tufts in Lawns May Be Trampweed

Do you have a low-growing weed that is producing tufts of white, fluffy, dandelion-like seeds, which float in the wind when disturbed or mowed? This is Annual Trampweed (Facelis retusa). I did not see this weed in North Florida until recent years. It’s native to South...

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Take the Summer Off, Grow a Cover Crop

Take the Summer Off, Grow a Cover Crop

Take the Summer Off, Grow a Cover Crop As gardeners in the northern states plant and harvest crops until fall, those in the south know that summers can be brutal. In Florida and other areas in the deep south, temperatures can reach triple digits by the summer...

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