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The Okaloosa County Master Gardeners will hold a Plant Sale featuring native plants. The Native Plant Sale will take place Saturday, April 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds in Fort Walton Beach. A few of the native plants that will be available include banana shrub, native hibiscus, native blueberries, …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2013/04/12/master-gardener-native-plant-sale/
The 49thAnnual Camellia Show, the Society’s biggest event of the year, will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012, from 12 noon to 4: p.m. at the Westwood Retirement Resort, Fort Walton Beach. For information about the show or the Society, please contact President Scotty Robertson by calling 850-496-1221 or Vice-President Cindy Warriner by calling …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/11/09/annual-camellia-show-in-fort-walton-beach/
The Fall Home and Garden Expo will take place Saturday, September 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach. At this year’s expo, Larry Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Agent in Okaloosa County, will provide a seminar titled Fall: Florida’s Best Gardening Season. Okaloosa County …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/09/27/fall-home-garden-expo-includes-lawn-landscape-seminars/
Virginia buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) is a difficult-to-control lawn weed. The first line of defense in controlling Virginia buttonweed is to make sure your lawn is irrigated on an as needed basis. You’ll find it difficult or impossible to control this weed if you water on a frequent schedule (every day, every other day, every third …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/09/18/virginia-buttonweed-is-difficult-to-control/
Fall should be our busiest gardening season here in North Florida. To help prepare for the fall, I’ll provide a seminar titled Fall: Florida’s Best Gardening Season on Tuesday, September 4 at the Crestview Public Library. The seminar begins at 10:30 a.m. with coffee and cookies served starting at 10:00 a.m. The library is located at …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/09/02/fall-floridas-best-gardening-season-seminar/
There’s never a convenient time for a hurricane – or a convenient time to prepare for one. With hurricane season just around the corner, the University of Florida/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension Office is offering you the opportunity to participate in an educational event to help you better prepare for a storm. Join us for a …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/05/27/hurricane-preparedness-program-at-eoc-may-29/
Mole crickets, chinch bugs, sod webworms and spittlebugs are common lawn insect pests. Click link to learn more about these insects and control options. Common lawn insect pests
Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/05/27/common-lawn-insect-pests/
The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy established a blueberry evaluation earlier this year. The Southern highbush cultivars in the evaluation are patented by the University of Florida and were developed by Dr. Paul Lyrene, UF professor of plant breeding and genetics. The cultivars require low chill hours and ripen very …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/05/27/new-uf-blueberry-trial/
When watering to establish a new lawn or when redoing an old lawn, we normally call for 2-3 “mists” throughout the day for the first 7-10 days until roots get established. These are just 10 minute bursts. Then back off to once a day for about ½ hour for 7-10 days. Then go to 2-3 …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/05/27/watering-to-establish-lawn/
Many people are familiar with the widely planted ornamental crape myrtle as a result of its beautiful summer blooms in a variety of colors – white, lavender, pink and red. Crape myrtle is a non-native and has been in the U.S. since colonial times. Bees and flowers would seem to go together and one might …
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Permanent link to this article: http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/lng/2012/05/27/crape-myrtles-are-improtant-pollinating-insects/
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