UF/IFAS Extension
Sumter County
The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Sumter County is a Federal, State, and County government partnership for the purpose of providing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences to the public.
Contact
sumter@ifas.ufl.edu
352-569-6862
7620 SR 471
Suite 2
Bushnell, Florida 33513-8716
Paying for the Holidays
The holidays have passed, and we are back to our normal routines, but some of us are still paying for the holidays. As the bills start to roll in, add up how much you spent
01/08/2022
Ornery Plants for Your Garden
Just recently, I received a great plant from a volunteer – a sharp and pointy agave, large but in its infancy. Despite its young age, it is still an ornery plant for the garden
05/19/2023
This Spring, Take the FFL Pledge
Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, grass is growing and many of us are heading outdoors to spruce up our gardens and home landscapes. Yardwork is different from most home improvement projects—there’s more to it than fixing what’s broken, adding something new or redecorating
05/02/2023
UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Applications Being Accepted in Sumter County
Applications are now being accepted for the UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County Master Gardener Volunteer Program for the 2023 class. Have you always wanted to be Master Gardener Volunteer? Now is the time to apply through July 15, 2023!
When are Classes and What do we Learn?
Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 9 am to 3:30 pm, September 6 through December 6, 2023, and will be held at the
04/11/2023
Hummingbirds Flying In
Hummingbirds can surprise us in the plants that they visit for nectar. Just this past week, I sat out on my front patio area enjoying the evening
03/06/2023
Creating Compost from Piles and Worms
Many years ago, when my daughter was in middle school, she bought an interesting gift for my birthday that perhaps only a child of an Extension agent would purchase – worm castings! What made the gift thoughtful is that I actually possessed in my kitchen at the time a gray plastic bin of red wiggler worms (Eisenia foedita) composting my food scraps. That lovely gift was included in transplanted container plantings which thrived
02/24/2023
Create Containers for the Seasons
Many of us love to garden or have had gardens we have loved over the years. Entire gardens can be a lot of work and can be expensive especially if you are paying someone else to do it! While I work on a thoughtful design for layout and plantings for my back yard, my energy has been focused on container gardens
02/20/2023
