UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Palms are a favorite plant along the Gulf Coast and are often part of a mixed landscape with turfgrass. Even though palms are related to our lawn grasses, they have very different nutritional needs. If you live in… Read More
What are those purple leaf spots? Why are these leaves yellowing and dying? See this fact sheet (as well as video) to grow healthy ixora: 1. To get the fact sheet, click here: Ixora Spots: A… Read More
When Diane Musil put in three acres of grazing pasture for her horses five years ago, she had more grass than she could mow. But over time, weeds began to take over, and bald patches appeared. The pasture… Read More
Sarasota County is one of many counties in Southwest Florida that have established restrictions on the application of fertilizers containing nitrogen and/or phosphorous. Sarasota County’s fertilizer blackout prohibits applying such products to turf grass and landscape plants from… Read More
Remember that May 31 is the last day you can fertilize with nitrogen or phosphorus products in Pinellas County, unless you are fertilizing a food crop (veggies and fruit trees) as these are exempt. Don’t just pump iron on turf… Read More
See this article for more information about the impending battle: http://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/11/30/counties-brace-for-battle-with-florida-legislature-over-fertilizers/
May 31 is the last date that you can apply nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizers in Pinellas County. October 1 these fertilizers can be resumed. To apply phosphorus any time of year you must have a soil test… Read More
Keep track of the Fertilizer Bill Contact your representatives and share your thoughts with them. Now is the time to let your representatives know where you stand on this issue. Click here for a listing of Pinellas County… Read More
Do you know any Spanish-speaking folks that need to take this class? Please let them know that we are having it here at Pinellas County Extension in Largo on February 17, 2012. They need to register online at… Read More
Please note that the grace period deadline given in Ordinance #10-06 has passed and anyone working in Pinellas County without having been issued a Pinellas County vehicle decal for landscape maintenance or fertilizer services is subject to enforcement… Read More
