If part of your job is fertilizing lawn areas, Florida statutes requires that you obtain a Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer by January 1, 2014. In order to send in the application, you must complete the Green Industries ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Horticulture, Professional DevelopmentFertilizing your lawn before the soil temperature is adequately warm results in waste of fertilizer and possible lawn injury. Despite the fact that you can easily force your lawn to turn green early with many of the high nitrogen fertilizers, ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H__6huvYjjc Learn the difference between the traveler 's palm and the white bird of paradise with Stephen Brown, Lee County Extension Agent. READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, HorticultureAccording to the National Weather Service a mild freeze is predicted for Northwest Florida this weekend, specifically Saturday night to Sunday morning. Washington County Horticulture extension agent Matthew Orwat says,” While mature, dormant ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTo be sure, this week’s warm spring-like weather and refreshing rains have reminded many gardeners that it is about time to prepare this year’s vegetable and flower beds. Before home gardeners fertilize or lime, however, ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureA hidden surprise in many gardens this time of year are the delicate blooms of terrestrial orchids. One species that is a consistent bloomer along the Gulf Coast is the Chinese ground orchid, Bletilla striata. Although foliage and flowers ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureArbor Day (which literally means, “Tree Day”) was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, a naturalist and journalist in Nebraska. By 1882, it was celebrated by thousands of schoolchildren nationwide, who planted trees and took care of ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZINehTgt_E Stephen Brown explores a red mangrove mangal in southwest Florida and tells you what's inside the mangal and how these trees grow. "Identifying three Mangrove Species YouTube" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vonk49... "Brazilian ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0qjpDIhQt4 READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o7x4FFnR2M READ MORE
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