Tag: soil management

Look More Deeply for Causes of Leaf Wilt

by Beth Bolles
November 22, 2016

Plants have specific ways of telling gardeners that there is a problem, but not all plant symptoms lead us directly to the cause. During drier conditions, we often use wilting leaves as an indicator that water is needed. This can be a reliable ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Care, Gardening, General Gardening, Irrigation, Lawns, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Plants, Soil Management, Uncategorized, Watering

2015: International Year of Soils

by Carrie Stevenson
October 28, 2015

Dirt, earth, humus, terra firma, soil—no matter what you call it, the ground below us is one of the most important substances on, well, Earth. As children, most of us stomped in mud puddles, dug holes, and played in sand boxes—the tactile ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Compost, Fertilizer, Panhandle Gardening, Soil, Soil Management, Stormwater, Vegetable Gardening

Phosphorus – Know Your Soil

by Beth Bolles
June 23, 2014

In our area of Florida, soils will vary in the amount of nutrients they hold. In general, we think of our soils as nutrient poor because sand is often the highest component. Sandy soils have large pore spaces and the particles themselves do ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilization, Fertilizer, Nutrition, Panhandle Gardening, Phosphorus, Soil, Soil Management

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