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COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension


March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Metsulfuron-methyl (MSM) Can Cause Problems in Ornamental Plants


May 23, 2016

Have you seen these symptoms in ornamental plants, especially oaks, after treating nearby turf with metsulferon-methyl (MSM)? Over the past few years, there have been numerous inquiries regarding damage to ornamental plants growing near ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Die-back, Herbicide, Jvmorse, Metsulferon-methyl, MSM, Oak Tree Death, Ornamental, Pesticides, Scorched

Groundwater Depletion Staggering


July 29, 2015

For the full article see: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86263&src=eoa-iotd Florida' water basin, along with many others in the world, is being rapidly depleted. Much more fresh water is being consumed than is being ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, Water
Tags: Conservation, Irrigation, Landscapes, Microirrigation, Sprinklers, Sustainability, Water, Water Quantity, Water Restrictions, Watering

Changes to Fertilizer Rule


June 8, 2015

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 Agriculture and Consumer ... READ MORE

Category: Lawn, Turf, Work & Life
Tags: Fertilizer, Fertilizing, Gardening, Grass, Landscape, Lawn, Lawn Care, Lawns, Leaching, Nitrogen, Research, Turf, University Of Florida, Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule, Water Quality

Want a Beautiful, Sustainable Garden? The one thing you should do now…


May 18, 2015

Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County There are a lot of resources out there to help you control, destroy, or otherwise eliminate bugs from your garden… but why? Did you know that less than 1% of all of the insects on ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #ufbugs, Beneficial Bugs, Garden, Garden Pests, Gardening, Good Bugs, Landscape, Lawn Pests, Natural Garden, Sustainable Landscape, Wildlife, Wildlife Garden

New Doom for St. Augustinegrass


December 19, 2014

As if chinch bugs, take-all root rot, large patch, grey leaf spot, nematodes, webworms, armyworms, grass loopers and mole crickets weren’t enough of a headache when it comes to growing St. Augustinegrass, you can add a “new” virus ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Work & Life
Tags: Disease, Grass, Lawns, St. Augustinegrass, Sugarcane Mosaic Virus, Turfgrass

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