UF/IFAS Extension
Wakulla County
UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County is in a partnership with the mission to improve our lives by developing knowledge in agriculture, natural resources, and the life sciences with the goal to make accurate information accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
Contact
williams.p@ufl.edu
(850) 926-3931
84 Cedar Ave
Crawfordville, FL 32327-2063
Wakulla 4-H at the 2021 North Florida Fair: An Award Winning Year for County Youth!
The North Florida Fair was held from November 4 - 14, 2021. After a one year COVID hiatus, Wakulla County 4-H youth were eager to return to all the Fair fun! This year, Wakulla County was well represented in the 4-H exhibit building
11/22/2021
How to Garden (or Not) on St. George Island, FL
Ask Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteer
James Hargrove
“I am not retiring in Min-ne-so-ta, just so you know,” is how my dearly departed wife (Diane) informed me that she had her eye on St. George Island, FL
10/20/2021
What's Going on in Florida
2021 Wakulla Farm Bureau Speech Contest – Apply to Participate in the County Contest by August 23, 2021
About the Contest
Each year, the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Program sponsors a statewide Youth Speech Contest. The contest has three levels of competition: County, District and State
07/07/2021
NFREC Quincy—100 Years of Service and Adaptation
It was the summer of 1978. I had just graduated with a BS degree in Agronomy from the Ohio State University
10/13/2021
Getting Older Amaryllis Bulbs to Bloom in the Garden
Ask Wakulla County Master Gardener Volunteer
Jenny Lorch
Two years ago, my husband and myself bought a home with a big garden in Crawfordville, Florida. There were several amaryllis (Hippeastrum x hybridum) plants that looked good, but weren’t blooming
10/13/2021
Flour Power
If baking were a feature film, flour would be the lead actor. While there are a lot of important supporting castmates, flour is the star
10/13/2021
Another great Florida Panhandle summer plant: Brown-eyed Susan
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer
Michele Hackmeyer
Recently I wrote about Firebush, Hamelia patens, a great summer shrub. Today, it’s Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia triloba, a tough summer flowering plant with a
10/08/2021
Spice Up the Butterfly Garden with Mexican Sunflower
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens
This year, I tried something new for my butterfly garden. I wanted a tall, vigorous plant for my bed of sunflowers and giant cosmos, something that would bloom
during hot weather and be self-sufficient and of course look great
09/29/2021
