Vegetable Garden Soil Testing

I’ll be first to admit gardening is hard work. Over the years, the man of the mower has put in sweat and toiled to draw forth an edible bounty. Working the land has revealed a… Read More
Posted: March 26, 2020
I’ll be first to admit gardening is hard work. Over the years, the man of the mower has put in sweat and toiled to draw forth an edible bounty. Working the land has revealed a… Read More
Posted: March 23, 2020
How to obtain a composite soil sample for Florida’s warm season turf grass. STEP 1. Make a composite sample. STEP 2. Click HERE to download and print Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Form and complete…. Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, gardens, levy county, north florida, turf, turfgrass, yard
Posted: August 30, 2018
Early Europeans believed the appearance of mushroom and toadstool proved fairies and malicious spirits had been in the area. In reality the fine thread-like network of mycelium found in and on soil is the cause…. Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, Levy County Extension, pesticide, trees, UF IFAS
Posted: January 29, 2018
On the sixth day of winter, a dear friend gave to me, sandy mounds of soil. What’s making these HUGE piles of dirt? They seem to ‘show up’ overnight. Turns out the ‘culprit’ is an… Read More
Posted: December 13, 2017
On the fifth day of winter a dear friend gave to me five days of rain. We’d like to plant a few trees. When is the best time? Containerized trees may be installed at this… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, levy county, These Days of Winter
Posted: December 6, 2017
An arctic blast is coming. How do I protect plants from freezing temperatures? The good news is plants have acclimated to gradual cooling temperatures. However, a drastic temperature change is coming. I am amazed at… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener
Posted: December 4, 2017
On the third day of winter a dear friend gave to me three flowering shrubs. Monrovia actually supplied plants to nine extension offices of UF’s NE District. We were bestowed with Jatropha integerrima ‘Petite Pinkie.’ Likewise ‘Blue… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, levy county, These Days of Winter
Posted: November 30, 2017
On the second day of winter a dear friend gave to me two pruning friends. An assembly line is effective to root prune sixty dwarf viburnum. Is it worth all that trouble? Why take time… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, gardening, levy county, Master Gardener, These Days of Winter
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