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“In the fast-paced environment of life, garden journaling can provide an opportunity to slow down, take a breath and be present in the natural world.” Kaleena Davis with UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County has tips on documenting your garden journey at UF/IFAS Blogs: buff.ly/b4pp2Mc
A small blue notebook from UF/IFAS Extension next to a small pinkish-red rose on the plant.
November 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Another way to give back this season: make your landscape a welcoming place for local wildlife. Just a few strategic design changes can create habitat for birds, mammals, insects and other wild creatures. Learn more at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/FQNC8GN
Titled "Giving back: design a habitat garden," the purple graphic features a photo of native groundcover frog fruit, with tiny matchstick-like flowers that attract all sorts of pollinators.
November 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Fall is an ideal time for a quick irrigation tune-up! This simple guide from UF/IFAS Extension Duval County will walk you through a few steps that will save you water, prepare for cooler weather and ensure you're following irrigation restrictions, all in 30 minutes: buff.ly/y3EQmjy
A man adjusts a stick-style irrigation head as it sprays on a home landscape bed. Photo: Cat Wofford, UF/IFAS
November 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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#SoilHealth #Nematodes #Nematology #Biodiversity
Silvec Biologics to Extend Research to Nematodes
Simon is also teaming up with UF/IFAS Professor of Entomology and Nematology Bryony Bonning to take on the Asian citrus psyllid — the insect
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November 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Small yet life-affirming, seeds represent growth and renewal. Sharing seeds from plants in your garden can be a meaningful way to give back to your community. Learn more about seed saving at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/KN7uVpy
Titled "Giving Back," a graphic made to resemble a Polaroid photo taped to the teal background - it shows a Master Gardener Volunteer carefully clipping a dried out flower's seed head.
November 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Happy hauntings this Halloween from all the ghosts and ghouls here in the UF/IFAS Florida Master Gardener Volunteer program's state office!
Photo of a plastic easy-carve jack-o-lantern lit and instead of teeth in its smile are "UF IFAS." There's also torn fabric resembling cobwebs and text reading Happy Halloween.
October 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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‘Tis the season for holiday cooking. Take recipes up a notch with herbs from your very own garden. Several herbs can be started this "thyme" of year, from pine-like rosemary to tangy cilantro. More fall herbs at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/NQb9ZQO
Close look at the short, green, tender needle-like foliage on a woody stem of rosemary. Fuzzy, oblong and pointed green leaves of sage, and since this plant has been left to flower, spikes of tiny indigo flowers. Close look at bright green parsley with small, deeply serrated leaves that are wet with rain. A pair of hands clipping a thick bunch of green, lacy-leafed cilantro for harvest.
November 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Ghostly! Powdery mildew can make plants look deathly pale by leaving a dusty white or gray coating on the leaves. This eerie fungal disease damages a wide range of plants causing stunted leaves, buds and fruit. Learn more at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/1yyLZ4g
Photo of squash plant, its leaves covered in a whitish dust. Includes illustrated cutesy ghosts watering potted plants.
October 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Join our UF/IFAS Food-as-Medicine Field Day virtually on Wednesday, October 28, at 9:00 a.m. EST No registration required—join via Zoom below!
Zoom Meeting Details
Meeting ID: 675 182 123
Passcode: 654321
Join link: ufl.zoom.us/j/675182123?...
October 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Bats! These small mammals are far from the imaginary, coffin-inhabiting night-stalkers of myth and legend. While most Florida bats eat insects (like mosquitos!), some species feed on fruit, nectar and pollen, serving as pollinators. More bat benefits at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/3fHWOSV
Headline reads Not-so-scary Florida bats, above a photo of many small bats flying out from a large bat house resembling a tall pole barn on the University of Florida campus at twilight.
October 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Emprendimientos de alimentos desde casa: Serie de Extensión de UF/IFAS sobre la Ley de Alimentos Caseros de Florida

Acerca de esta serie: Desde productos de panadería hasta mermeladas, la Ley de Alimentos Caseros de Florida ha abierto las puertas para que miles de floridanos conviertan sus recetas…
Emprendimientos de alimentos desde casa: Serie de Extensión de UF/IFAS sobre la Ley de Alimentos Caseros de Florida
Acerca de esta serie: Desde productos de panadería hasta mermeladas, la Ley de Alimentos Caseros de Florida ha abierto las puertas para que miles de floridanos conviertan sus recetas en negocios desde el hogar. Sin embargo, alcanzar el éxito requiere algo más que una cocina funcional y una lista de ingredientes. En esta serie, los expertos en Extensión de la University of Florida, pertenecientes al Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), ofrecerán información clave para alcanzar el éxito en el sector de los alimentos artesanales, ayudando a emprendedores y consumidores a desenvolverse en este ámbito.
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October 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Museum Collections 🌾 Pinebarren goldenrod
Florida's keystone plants are native species essential for supporting the food web. From UF/IFAS: gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornam...

Herbarium feature:
Species: Solidago fistulosa
Specimen: # FLAS 296666
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/
Herbarium specimen of a very long stalk of plant with leaves down its body and a dozen tendrils covered in tiny flowers arching off the top. The stem has been folded a few times to fit on the space, and pressed and carefully attached to a white sheet with an information label at the bottom and a FLAS Herbarium stamp near the top.
October 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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This frightful fungus will bring out the dead (grass) to frolic on any lawn that it plagues. Large-patch disease, also called rhizoctonia blight, hits once temperatures drop below 80°F. More about this pathogen, including management tips, at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/zrrOQju
Silly dancing skeletons and text reading Frightful large-patch fungal disease over photo of affected turfgrass with obvious, circular patches several feet wide of dead grass on otherwise green lawn. Photo by M. L. Elliott, UF/IFAS.
October 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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With Halloween approaching, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County agents share tips on giving your garden a hauntingly beautiful mood with colorful plant pairings and spooky décor. buff.ly/zzHa6lw
Photos courtesy of Ann Yasalonis and Julie Schelb, UF/IFAS.
Spooky-season containers with four photos: dark purple foliage plant Persian shield in urn-like pot with Spanish moss spilling over, a green mossy concrete birdbath with spiky aloe plants plus a black plastic jack o' lantern, colorful container of orange and yellow foliage and flowers in front of three metal sunflower signs, and a large pot with green/yellow croton, orange/yellow blanket flowers, wine-colored coleus and marigolds.
October 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Instead of bagging fallen leaves, consider letting them be! On the ground, the leaves serve as refuge and nesting habitat for beneficial insects. They also amend the soil as they break down, making a great mulch or compost. More at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/C7uhm57
I Didn't Know That! Leave the Leaves. For many pollinators, leaf litter acts like a cozy blanket. It insulates against cold and moisture, giving them a safe place to survive winter. The leaves and sticks in your yard could be sheltering next spring's butterflies, bees, moths and even fireflies! Help pollinators this fall by leaving the leaves on the ground, by raking or blowing, but don't shred, wait for spring to pick up. Think small! Leaving even a small corner can help! go.nps.gov/idkt
October 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Supporting resources: growing instructions

University of Florida’s home oyster-mushroom guide:
ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...

Wisconsin’s bucket method:
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SL448/SS662: D.I.Y. FunGuide: Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms at Home
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Plant Systems
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October 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Plants in spaaaace! Looking for a nutrient-packed plant that's beneficial for gut health *and* being studied by NASA? You're in luck! More than just a garnish, tiny microgreens are not only nutritious, but might become the first "space crop." Get deep into microgreen microbiology: buff.ly/ym4HZYp
A variety of microgreens growing in a greenhouse, some look like clover, while others are deep magenta in color. Others look like tiny lily pads. UF/IFAS photo.
October 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Let the sun shine, let the sun shine in! 🎶 The aster family includes many native flowers that will thrive in Florida gardens, like swamp sunflower and beach sunflower. 🌞 More native yellow daisies (and link to accessible video short) at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/UcZW5OG
October 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Extension offers November classes on housing and gardening

https://www.allforgardening.com/1945456/extension-offers-november-classes-on-housing-and-gardening-2/

Photo by Haberdoedas / Unsplash The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension office in …
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October 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Extension offers November classes on housing and gardening

https://www.allforgardening.com/1945432/extension-offers-november-classes-on-housing-and-gardening/

Photo by Haberdoedas / Unsplash The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension office in …
Extension offers November classes on housing and gardening - All For Gardening
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October 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Historically restricted to the south by their sensitivity to freezing temperatures, mangrove trees are slowly finding their way north (like this one in St. Augustine). How they're making this move and what it means for Florida wetlands and homeowners at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/8FL3p9E
A black mangrove tree grows in a salt marsh in St. Augustine, Florida. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC).
October 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Turn food scraps and yard waste into rich compost with Miami-Dade Solid Waste’s free, self-paced online workshop. Complete it anytime and earn a voucher for a free compost bin: spr.ly/63320BHG2si
A yellow background with the text "get the DIRT on COMPOSTING". Food scraps like banana peels and greens are falling from a plate into a flowerpot containing layered compost, resting on grass. Logos for Miami-Dade County and UF/IFAS Extension appear below.
October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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They're doing it in coordination with the local UF/IFAS extension office, so hopefully other municipalities around the state will start offering it too.
October 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Have you ever felt pressure to have the "perfect" landscape, or compare your yard to others? Gardening should be fun, or at least satisfying. There are benefits to embracing imperfection, for you and your environment. A different approach, at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/nAkmRd0
A yellow toy dump truck filled with tiny succulent plants in a shady green garden.
October 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Houseplants bring nature indoors, which is especially nice for those with limited outdoor space or mobility challenges. But many plants need extra care to thrive in controlled climates. Tips on keeping a few of the most popular houseplants healthy on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/ufWtnKd
Young fiddle-leaf fig trees in a greenhouse, their foliage already broad and deep green.
October 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM