How to Water Your Lawn and Save Water for the Fishes

Did you know that about 60% of home water usage is used to water landscapes? That is, 60% of our fresh drinking water is used to grow one of the world’s largest inedible crops! So… Read More
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 20, 2018
Did you know that about 60% of home water usage is used to water landscapes? That is, 60% of our fresh drinking water is used to grow one of the world’s largest inedible crops! So… Read More
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: landscape, lawn, micro-irrigation, microirrigation, plants, sprinklers, waste
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 13, 2018
For those of you like me waiting for spring to arrive, get excited because it’s just over a month away! The problem is, of course, that it is still winter which means we are not… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: dormancy, fertilizer, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, freeze, frost, garden, landscape, lawn, ornamentals, pre-emergent, shrubs, spring cleaning
by maxine32666
Posted: February 12, 2018
We have seen a little winter for the first time in several years, but don’t fret spring is almost here! As the weather warms up, pests that were basically hibernating in the egg or pupal stage… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: eggs, garden, insecticidal, lady bugs, landscape, larvae, mealybugs, overwintering, pests, scale, stink bugs
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 12, 2018
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is upon us (wasn’t it just Christmas?). A recent survey from the National Retail Federation projects that Americans will spend about $18.2 billion on their valentines this year,… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: amaryllis, gifts, Marek, red maple, valentines day
by David Holmes
Posted: February 12, 2018
Crape myrtle is a very hardy plant for central Florida, with few cultural problems It is a good thing, for this plant is frequently mistreated, yet survives on toughness. Perhaps the most common malady the… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: crape murder, crape myrtle, crape myrtles, pruning
by Mark Bailey
Posted: February 9, 2018
A weed is simply a plant growing where it is not welcome. Weeds can cause a decline in the aesthetic quality of a lawn or they might severely damage the yield potential of an economically… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes
Tags: crop, crops, herbicide, resistance, rotation, sustainability, weed, weeds, WSSA
by Mark Bailey
Posted: 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… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: erosion, nitrogen, pathogens, pH, sand, sandy, soil management, toxicity
by maxine32666
Posted: January 26, 2018
Water is one of our most valued resources in Florida and across the world. Both water quality and quantity are affected by landscape irrigation, fertilization, and pest management practices. Despite having seemingly extensive water resources… Read More
by maxine32666
Posted: January 9, 2018
For the first time in several years we have seen freezing temperatures here in central Florida and will likely see more of them before spring gets here. The cold temperatures can burn back some… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: cold protection, cold weather, damage, freeze, freezing, frost, frost cloth, Hunter, new growth, ornamentals, plants, prune, temperatures
Posted: January 5, 2018
“What is causing these large mounds of dirt in my pasture and how do I get rid of them? One of my yearlings stepped in one of the holes and twisted her ankle. I’ve tried… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: gardens, gopher, lawns, mounds, pasture, pocket, rodent, salamander, sandy-mounder, Shuffitt, tunnel, tunnel system
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