Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Homeowner Citrus in a Greening World
July 19, 2017
By Brooke Moffis Many homeowners moving to Florida hope to grow a citrus tree and a palm to enjoy in their new subtropical yard. Citrus is associated with Florida because it has been grown by both residents and for agriculture for centuries. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Citrus, Fruit, Greening, Moffis
Q: My soil test results say my soil pH is 7.0. What does that mean?
July 19, 2017
Q: I just got my soil test results back from the University of Florida and I don’t exactly know what the numbers are suppose to tell me. The report says the target pH should be 6.0-6.5. It says my soil pH is 7.0. What does that mean? A: ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Soil PH, Vegetable Garden
Q: My vegetable garden soil pH shows 7.7. What does that mean and how do I fix it?
July 19, 2017
A: A vegetable garden soil pH should ideally between 6.0 and 6.5. Your pH is more than 10 times higher than the ideal. There are a few things you can do to help but lowering pH is difficult and most often the change is only temporary. Attached ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Soil PH, Vegetable Garden Soil
Q: What is wrong with my tomato leaves?
July 15, 2017
A: The long thin lines on your tomato leaf are probably caused by the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard. The information I am giving you is adapted from a University of Florida/IFAS publication called, “Vegetable Leafminer.” ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Liriomyza Sativae, Tomato, Vegetable Leafminer
Q: My tomatoes have been ripening but the ends have turned black and mushy. What is wrong?
July 15, 2017
A: I have had a deluge of tomato problems but this one is very common. It is called blossom end rot. The first thing is to be sure the tomatoes are being irrigated on a regular basis. Remember not to over-water but irrigate at the whole root ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Blossom End Rot, Tomato
Q: My tomatoes have scarring on them. They are hard and don’t fully ripen. What is wrong with them?
July 15, 2017
A: After bringing in examples of your tomatoes, it was easy to identify this physiological problem called cat face. Physiological conditions are caused by weather or climate and therefore no application of pesticides is recommended. The symptoms ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Cat Face Tomatoes
Q: My tomato plants have wilted from the top. What does it mean?
July 15, 2017
Q: My tomato plants have wilted from the top. They look like they need to be watered but I know they have been getting enough water. I cut the stem like you suggested and I see a brown ring. What does it mean? A: It sounds like Fusarium wilt. ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Fusarium Wilt
Q: My tomatoes are cracking in circles around the top. What causes this to happen?
July 15, 2017
A: There are two different kinds of cracking commonly found on tomatoes. One of the cracks starts at the stem and flows downward toward the blossom end. This type of downward crack is called a radial crack. The other crack, which is the one ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Tomato Cracks