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UF/IFAS professor to train for national leadership

by Brad Buck

June 30, 2023

BY ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Lorenzo Rossi’s role with the American Society for Horticultural Science will begin to increase. Recently selected for the organization’s Leadership Academy, Rossi will commence training to support ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Horticultural Crops, Horticultural Sciences, Indian River Research And Education Center, Leadership Academy, Lorenzo Rossi, Ronald D. Cave, Soil Management

It’s In The Dirt

by Mark Bailey

February 9, 2018

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 and nutrient-poor which require knowledge, patience, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Erosion, Nitrogen, Pathogens, PH, Sand, Sandy, Soil Management, Toxicity

Soil: What’s Alive Beneath Our Feet?

by tavandiver

January 22, 2015

You’re digging up a ridiculously stubborn patch of Florida betony when an earthworm crawls across your path. As you break apart the soil in your hands a world of active organisms is being sifted through your fingers. Fertile soil is teeming ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilizer, General Gardening, Healthy Soil, Microbes, Mulch, Organisms, Panhandle Gardening, Plant Growth, Soil, Soil Activity, Soil Management, Winter 2015

Those Falling Leaves Are Useful

by Mary Salinas

December 16, 2014

This is the time of year when leaves are turning shades of yellow and red and falling from the trees. And this spurs homeowners to get out there with their rakes and rid them from their lawns. This is a good practice as too many leaves will ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilization, Fertilizer, Garden, General Gardening, Leaves, Mulch, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Soil, Soil Management, Trees

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden

by rlcarter

September 23, 2014

Healthful outdoor exercise, a feeling of accomplishment, and potential saving on the family food bill are good reasons why more and more Floridians are turning to home vegetable gardening. Usually, the most physically challenging part of ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Lime, Panhandle Gardening, Soil Management, Soil Preparation, Vegetable Gardening

Diagnosing Deficiencies in Your Landscape

by tavandiver

April 29, 2014

Now that spring has finally sprung and summer is well on its way, you may find yourself taking a stroll through your landscape and assessing damage done by late cold spells. However, it may not be a frost problem that has your plants looking ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Chlorosis, Deficiencies, Disease, General Gardening, Immobile, Miconutrients, Mobile, Necrosis, Nutrients, Nutritional Deficiencies, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Plant Problems, Soil Management, Spring 2014, Trees, Turf, Uncategorized

Fertilizer Explained

by rlcarter

November 4, 2013

Fertilizers are manufactured from a wide variety of materials to supply plant nutrients. Once these materials are mixed, it becomes difficult to distinguish the materials present. In the past, a few unscrupulous ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilizer, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Professional Horticulture, Soil Management, Vegetable Gardening

What’s Wrong With My Sago Palm?

by Mary Salinas

September 23, 2013

Is the newest growth on your sago palm turning yellow, brown, frizzy looking and dying – is it a pest or disease or something else? This sago palm is suffering from a classic case of manganese deficiency. When sago palms lack manganese, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilization, General Gardening, Landscape, Manganese, Miconutrients, Nutrition, Nutritional Deficiencies, Ornamental Shrubs, Ornamentals, Palm Care, Panhandle Gardening, Sago Palm, Shrubs, Soil Management

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