The unusual weather this Spring may have caused Palmer Amaranth, Pigweed as it is commonly known, to bloom early. This year producers are already fighting Palmer Amaranth, or pigweed, which is now 3 to 5 inches tall and flowering. The anomalous weather pattern has this plant confused on what time of year it is, …
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Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/04/27/palmer-amaranth-flowering-early-in-2012/
Register early for the 2012 Small Farm Conference
The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce that the fourth annual Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference will be held in Kissimmee, Florida July 27-29. The goal of the annual Florida Small Farms …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/04/20/register-early-for-the-2012-small-farm-conference/
Drought Forecast Suggests Early Peanut Planting this Year
Certainly the rain that fell late this winter has helped replenish the ground water and has refilled ponds that have been dry or nearly dry for some time. For the first time in months, the Florida Panhandle has moved out of the severe drought category on the drought monitor. Although this is very encouring, the …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/03/23/drought-forecast-suggests-early-peanut-planting-this-year/
Soil Temperature Rules, So Early Planting is Not Always Best
Daniel E. Mullins IFAS Extension Agent IV Santa Rosa County Extension 6263 Dogwood Drive Milton, FL 32570 danm@santarosa.fl.gov 850-623-3868 850-623-6151 Profitable vegetable production begins with the prompt germination and early, uninterrupted growth from seeds. If a seedling slows down even once during germination and emergence, it is in trouble. The results of this condition …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2011/12/16/soil-temperature-rules-so-early-planting-is-not-always-best/
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