UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus may not be applied in Orange County from June 1 through September 30, unless the commercial applicator is GI-BMP certified or has the Limited Commercial Fertilizer Applicator license. Commercial applicators must have a… Read More
By Ralph E. Mitchell The Charlotte County Fertilizer Ordinance (as well as the Ordinance issued by the City of Punta Gorda) was developed to allow for maintaining healthy landscapes while still keeping our water bodies clean. As we… Read More
June 1st starts the Nitrogen restrictive season. No nitrogen applications allowed until September 30th please see the Manatee County Fertilizer Ordinance for more information. Applications of fertilizer that has an analysis (N-P-K) on the bag must be 0-0-#, this means fertilizer… Read More
Soil pH (potential hydrogen) is an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units from 0 to 14. Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Algal blooms can kill fish and harm a lake’s ecosystem, but by reducing two nutrients together such as nitrogen and phosphorus – not just one or the other — water managers might limit the blooms… Read More
If you want your grass to grow greener, your trees to grow taller, or have a bumper crop of vegetables, then you might want to know as much as you can about soil. Florida soils are often sandy… Read More
Your lawn should not look like this now. If your lawn has brown spots like these, they may be from sod webworms. Photo by David W. Marshall. Sod Webworms Attacking Lawns Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat… Read More
Do you know about the Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule? This rule was put in place in December, 2007 to protect water quality . Water protection is critical to Florida and on January 8th, 2015 the Florida Department of… Read More
