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Exploring the Gulf of Mexico; Part 2- The Deep Blue

March 3, 2023
Early in the morning of Day 1 of the cruise the water of the open Gulf of Mexico was like glass.  There were no ripples on the surface, but it was rolling with small swells.  The water was colored a deep cobalt blue – the Deep Blue of the open sea.  As I glanced over…

Soil Testing at UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension

March 3, 2023
Florida’s year-round growing season is a great reason to love gardening. While we have different seasons, the one constant for our plants is the soil that they’re grown in. While we can control our plant’s water and fertilizer needs, we can’t always control the soil that they’re grown in. One easy metric to determine soil…

Vines of Mistaken Identity

March 2, 2023
Mistaken Identities Look closely at the landscape. Creeping, crawling, and climbing slowly among our landscapes and natural areas lie plants of mistaken identities. Growing amongst our plants and trees, we may see vines. Vines grow along the ground or into the canopies of our trees. Left with minimal control, these vines continue to grow, continue…

Vines of Mistaken Identity: Muscadine Grape

March 2, 2023
In the Vines of Mistaken Identify, we’re exploring the different types of vines commonly called “invasive” around Nassau County. Rather, in fact, these vines are not invasive and many of them are native too, which provides amazing benefits to our ecosystem and environment. It’s Important Value The Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) is one of our…

Vines of Mistaken Identity: Virginia Creeper

March 1, 2023
In the Vines of Mistaken Identify, we’re exploring the different types of vines commonly called “invasive” around Nassau County. Rather, in fact, these vines are not invasive and many of them are native too, which provides amazing benefits to our ecosystem and environment. It’s Important Value Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is one of our vines…

What’s lurking in Florida’s freshwater?

March 1, 2023
In this blog… Introduction Macroinvertebrates Field guide Water quality Experiment   Introduction What’s lurking in Florida’s freshwater? Well, many things, to be quite frank. From fish to birds to the occasional river otter, people can expect to find several wonders in the freshwater ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers that Florida has to offer. Now, a question…

Where Do I Find What PPE to Wear?

February 28, 2023
All February we have celebrated National Pesticide Safety Education month, and have discussed PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Well we have finally come to the last one, It’s Closing Time, and we have a final heads up on PPE. At the end you will hopefully understand that SDS isn’t just a catchy song, but a vital part to knowing Where…

Grow citrus at home

February 28, 2023
Florida means citrus Florida is synonymous with citrus. No better juice-producing trees are grown in the world. Yet finding 100% Florida orange juice is becoming a challenge.  Global markets have made juice too inexpensive for Florida growers to compete. A disease known as HLB or citrus greening has made citrus expensive to grow for commercial…

Weekly “What is it?”: NISAW

February 27, 2023
      A pond near Bayou Chico in Pensacola covered with Giant Salvinia. Photo: Escambia County Division of Natural Resources Like the setting of a campy sci-fi movie, alien invaders are all around us. Often innocuous looking or even possessing vibrant colors and attractive features, they slowly creep into our communities and make themselves at home.…

UF/IFAS invasion science leader visits biocontrol lab as part of National Invasion Species Awareness Week

February 23, 2023
  Dr. Matthew ThomasFORT PIERCE, Fla.—To usher in National Invasive Species Awareness Week, scientists in Florida—the epicenter of invasive plant and insect infestations—will host Matthew Thomas, a leader who was hired to head the more than 120 researchers working with invasive species statewide. Thomas directs the UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research Institute, the university’s young…

Florida’s citrus industry still a vital economic force in state

February 23, 2023
Despite challenges from diseases, land development trends and extreme weather, Florida’s citrus industry contributed $6.935 billion to the state’s economy in 2020-21. A just-released report from University of Florida economists, “2020-2021 Economic Contributions of the Florida Citrus Industry,” estimated the economic contributions for the most recent citrus marketing season for which data are available. Citrus…
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