Grow Your Own Christmas Tree
Christmas is among my favorite holidays. The religious significance, music, lights, amazing food, fellowship with family, and giving and receiving gifts all lend something special to the season. However, the tradition that arguably gets the most attention is...
Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE Program Summary: Selecting & Maintaining Trees
Trees provide shade, aesthetics, and perspective to the landscape. However, they only serve as burdens if not properly selected and maintained. To help determine what trees do best under certain conditions and to provide information on tree care, this month's...
Up Your Gardening Game with Sweet Onions
For many people in the Panhandle, gardening season begins when the weather warms in spring and nurseries start setting out tomato transplants. While I understand the allure of the yummy summer veggies and spring/early summer are the most traditional times to garden,...
Cold-hardy Bromeliads for North Florida
Bromeliads are a type of succulent that are valued for bold foliage and colorful, exotic and long lasting flowers. Members of the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae) originate in the tropical Americas in habitats ranging from rain forests to deserts. Bromeliad species are...
Garden to Table: Growing Winter Herbs
As we go into the winter here in the Panhandle the following herbs will do well: cilantro, parsley, fennel, thyme, chives, oregano, sage and dill. Basil is a popular herb but will need to be inside by a kitchen window this time of year. It will drop leaves below 40...
Gifts for the Gardener
Christmas is on its way and it’s time to buy those gifts. If there is a gardener on your gift list, consider a gardening gift. There are all sorts of gift ideas for a gardener and the price range varies as well. A subscription to a garden magazine may be just the idea...
Protect Your Winter Garden and Landscape Plants with Frost Cloth
One major aspect that separates North Florida from South Florida is the discrepancies in air temperature. Although the differences are relatively small when comparing Florida with northern states, they can mean a world of difference in the plant world. In most...
Video: Evergreen Shrubs in the Fall
Fall is the season for leaf color changes on many plants, but we are often concerned when we see evergreen plants with brown leaves. Learn what is normal browning for evergreens and when to seek more help from UF IFAS Extension Escambia County....
Parasitic Plants
There are many problems that can plague a plant in our environment, from fungi that love the humidity in North Florida to insects that chew through leaves. One less common but interesting source of stress for plants comes from...other plants? Most plants are content...
Garden to Table: How to Use in Your Recipes
Herbs are often underutilized in our cooking. There are many benefits of growing and using herbs. They add flavor to foods and beverages and reduce the need for salt, fat, and sugar. Herbs are also easy to grow at home and low maintenance! Herbs can be used...