A weed is a plant that grows where it is not wanted. Weeds compete with turfgrass for sunlight, water, and nutrients. Proper lawn care and maintenance are important factors in preventing weeds from becoming established and taking over a lawn. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Off-Season Pruning Effectively Reduces Dragon Fruit Canker By Shouan Zhang, Pamela Dutra, Romina Gazis, Jonathan Crane, and Jeff Wasielewski This fact sheet presents evidence obtained from local commercial dragon fruit plantings, where ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Specialty/Tropical Fruit Maprang (Bouea macrophylla Griff.) Fruit Trees: Botany and Commercial Cultivation in South Florida By Federico W. Sanchez, Jonathan H. Crane, and Bruce Schaffer Maprang (Bouea macrophylla Griff.), also known as ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County will host this year’s Big Bend Pesticide Safety Training Series from September 14-17th in Monticello! The series is a multi-county collaboration between Gadsden, Leon, and Jefferson County Extension Agents. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Pests & Disease
Un jardín puede ser mucho más que una hermosa vista desde la calle. Puede conservar agua, apoyar la vida silvestre, proteger los recursos naturales de Florida e inspirar a toda una comunidad. UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County se enorgullece ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFASIt’s that time of year again: warmer weather, blooming plants, and swarms of tiny black lubber grasshoppers. On the UF/IFAS Extension nature trail in St. Lucie County, I spotted countless nymphs scattering through the plants. They may be small ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Greenhouse Lead Carol's Commando Collection Kit Propagators of the World Unite! ( or just read on)At this week’s Summertime Meetup, MGV Carol Hoffman, Greenhouse Lead, regaled the assembled MGVs with some personal history and tricks of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Highlights: UF/IFAS appoints plant pathology leader Mathews Paret as interim director of the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC). Paret brings expertise in plant pathology, diagnostics and crop protection. Former directory ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Root-knot nematodes are a pervasive problem in vegetable production in the Southeast. They are especially problematic in root crops like carrots, because these nematodes disfigure the roots, reducing the quality of the marketed crop part (Figure ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Authors: Dr. Kiersten Fullem, Postdoctoral associate, UF/IFAS Dept. of Plant Pathology; Ethan Carter M.S., UF/IFAS Regional Specialized Agent III, Jackson County; Dr. Nicholas Dufault, Professor and Extension Specialist, UF/IFAS Dept. of Plant ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease