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What you need to know about the Fertilizer Management Ordinance in Osceola County

by Christine Jackson
June 20, 2023

The Osceola County Fertilizer Management Ordinance may appear to be complex from first glance, but the document holds viable information for commercial agriculture operations and a home owners in the county when it comes to fertilizing within ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Commercial Horticulture, Fertilizer, GIBMP, Horticulture, Ordinance, Osceola County, Osceola County Fertilizer Management Ordinance

Tips for Edible Landscaping

by Tia SilvasyAvatar photo
June 20, 2023

View the recording of our Edible Landscaping webinar on YouTube here. The concept of edible landscaping primarily applies to growing vegetables, herbs and fruit trees in a way where it fits in with your home landscape. With proper plant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Edible Landscaping, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Herb, Hillsborough County, Master Gardener, Tampa, Tsilvasy, Vegetable

Virtual Limited Pesticide Applicator’s License Review and CEUs–7/20/23

by Hannah Wooten
June 19, 2023

The limited pesticide applicator's licenses allow the licensed applicator to apply pesticides to landscapes around buildings. There are 2 primary limited pesticide applicators licenses: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) for ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Commercial Pesticide, Continuing Education, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hwooten, Integrated Pest Management, Landscape, Landscape Management, Landscapes, LCLM, License, Limited, Limited Pesticide, LLO, Pesticide, Pesticide Applicator, Pests, Workshop

Celebrating National Pollinator Week

by Heather KalamanAvatar photo
June 19, 2023

Happy National Pollinator Week! Please join us in celebrating a week full of pollinators of all shapes, colors, and sizes! First incepted by the US Senate on September 21, 2006, National Pollinator Week was initiated to “recognize the importance ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Flies, Florida Native Bees, Honey Bee, National Pollinator Week, Native Bee, PolliNATION, Pollinator Friendly, Pollinator Plant, Pollinators
birder in longleaf pine savanna

Fire in Florida Forests: Rekindling the Flame

by Shelly Johnson
June 18, 2023

Let’s travel back in time—to an early 16th century summer. You’re standing in an uncut longleaf pine forest in Florida; you have a ¼ mile view in every direction. Yellow and purple flowers dot the landscape of wiregrass, saw palmetto, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Fire, Firescaping, Forest, Land Management, Natural Areas Training Academy, Natural Resources, Shelly Johnson, Tag/Florida-Youth-Naturalist-Program/, Wildlife
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A View to Florida Water

by Lisa SandersonAvatar photo
June 16, 2023

Many of you may love to travel by plane, and if you’re anything like me, you may enjoy getting a window seat.  I think that there is something wonderful about looking down on the earth, seeing people moving about their day, fields ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, , Water
Tags: Aquifer, Conserving Water, Floridan Aquifer, Lisa Sanderson, Protecting Water, Saving Water, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Efficiently

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