by Julie McConnell | Jun 6, 2025
June 20-21, 2025 marks the 69th year of celebrating the Panhandle Watermelon Festival in Chipley, Florida where you can enjoy free family friendly entertainment and compete in the Big Melon Contest for cash prizes. Whether you are a home gardener or a commercial...
by external | May 30, 2025
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications May is peak watermelon season in North Florida, and farmers are busy tending to their crops as they anticipate harvesting around Memorial Day. Rather than painstakingly twisting water valves,...
by Danielle S. Williams | May 30, 2025
Blackberries are a deciduous crop that thrives in temperate climates. While several native blackberry species grow wild in Florida, their small fruit size, late maturation, and low yields make them unsuitable for commercial production. Historically, cultivated...
by Muhammad Shahid | May 22, 2025
Muhammad Shahid, Carlos Eduardo Aucique-Perez, and Shahid Iqbal, Horticultural Science Department, North Florida Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Quincy, FL Nitrogen (N) plays a vital role in the growth and development of blackberry plants by supporting...
by Doug Mayo | May 22, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by Georgia Grown (similar to Fresh from Florida), which is a marketing service provided by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. This video shares the wide range of legume vegetable crops that can be grown in the...
by Nicholas Dufault | Apr 11, 2025
Dr. Nicholas Dufault and Rezel Borines, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department With potato and watermelon seasons underway in North Florida, growers are keeping a close eye on disease risk. One way to get ahead of potential problems is with the Spore Report—a new...
