Summer Lawn Weed Control
Summer weeds are here. What should we do? As we are officially into summer you are probably noticing many of those summer weeds poking through your lawn by now, or perhaps they have taken over completely. Do not give up, there is still hope for a beautiful lawn with...
Save the Water for the People
Florida is rapidly urbanizing with 1,000 people a day moving into the state. Many cities in the panhandle have experienced accelerated growth rates over the past ten years. Crestview is one of the seven areas in the state with a population growth of 19% or greater,...
Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE Program Summary: Native Pollinators and their Favorite Flowers
The Q&A on Native Pollinators and their Favorite Flowers offered valuable information on many types of flowers that feed our many species of pollinators in Northwest FL. Below are the reference materials related to specific questions...
Stressed Out Potatoes
One of the most frustrating things about gardening is finding something wrong with a crop that cannot be fixed. I witnessed this last week when checking on a problem with some recently harvested potatoes. Sometimes potatoes that look perfect on the outside...
Be Careful of Residual Herbicides: Buying and Selling Hay/Straw for Garden Mulch and Compost
This article was written by Kacey Aukema, University of Florida/IFAS Extension - Walton County. I recently met with a home gardener who brought in tomato plants showing strange symptoms on the leaves. Together we puzzled over the odd leaf-curling symptoms that were...
Bean Spotting Hits Later This Year
As snap bean season is winding down and daytime temperatures regularly approach the lower 90s, common bacterial blight is making its presence known. In March or April, when snap bean plants are young and full of fresh growth, vegetable gardeners would never guess that...
The Fleeing Beetle
The unwanted guest- Flea beetle Having trouble with flea beetles? Tired of them showing up unannounced? Do not be alarmed here are a few tips to get rid of the unwanted guest in your garden. Description: Flea beetles vary in appearance, where colors range from black...
Method for Trapping Pesky Deer Fly
Recently, I’ve been asked about a deer fly trapping method that I wrote about a number of years ago. So, here it is. This aggravating insect is active now. Deer flies, which are in the horsefly family, are annoying as they repeatedly and persistently dive for their...
Correcting 3 Common Tomato Growing Mistakes
2022 has been a good tomato growing year for many Panhandle gardeners, myself included. It would have been difficult to have better climatic conditions to aid a terrific tomato harvest. After enduring a late frost just before Easter, the Panhandle then experienced...
Need a Fast Growing Shade Tree? Plant Green Ash.
The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, once said “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.” While that’s all fine and good and I’m happy that the next generation gets to enjoy the things we grew, most of us would like to enjoy...