Alternative Crops – Florida Olive Production

Alternative Crops – Florida Olive Production

The weather in Florida doesn’t resemble that of the Mediterranean.  Our hot and humid climate is unpredictable.  One day we might be dry and in the 70s.  The next we might be hot and humid with afternoon showers.  Of all things I could think of growing, olives...
April 2022 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

April 2022 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

Rainfall With hot weather just around the corner, it is time to look back at the moisture and temperatures from the last month of Spring.  I know, technically May is part of Spring but not in Florida.  March brought much needed moisture to the Panhandle, after a dry...
2022 Watermelon Update #9 – May 9

2022 Watermelon Update #9 – May 9

Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Union), Jay Capasso (Columbia), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn (Hamilton), Danielle Sprague (Jefferson), Emily...