January and February are the coldest months in Florida, and plants can be damaged by low temperatures. But with your help, cold damaged plants can often recover. Water After a freeze, check the soil around your plants. Plants may not be getting ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
February What to Plant Annuals/Bedding plants: Plants that can take a chill include dianthus, pansy, viola, and dusty miller. See Annuals: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_annual_landscape_plants Bulbs: Try dahlia, crinum, and agapanthus. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Do you or someone you know have arthritis? Most of us know someone personally, mainly relatives, that struggle with arthritis every day. Many people with arthritis pain or limitations may think that they have to give up gardening activities. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
The New Year provides a natural break and is a good time for reflection and goal setting. What have you accomplished in the past year and will these items be continued? Are there new habits or goals you wish to pursue in the year to come? Planning, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
Gardening Publications A-Z Administration Annual Report 2011-12 Annuals Annual-Flowers-Bedding Plants Gardening with Annuals in Florida Ants Ants Carpenter Ants - coming soon Crazy Ants Imported Fire Ants ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
As I am writing this, it is 30 degrees and dropping outside in Clay County, Florida and it looks like we have at least two more nights with hard freezes. This is nothing compared to most of the country, but for our landscape and garden plants, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
Cold Florida Nights ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
Cold Protection of Landscape Plants By Sydney Park Brown, Dewayne L. Ingram, and Thomas H. Yeager Winter temperatures in Florida are frequently low enough to cause cold injury to tropical, subtropical, and occasionally temperate plants not ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
In this multi-part series, we’re taking the guesswork out of watering the lawn. (For earlier segments, see Part 1 and Part 2.) In this post, we’ll continue looking at soil moisture sensors, discussing the importance of correct sensor placement. Location, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf
Our wonderful Master Gardeners program has done many amazing projects but the one that continues to grow and progress has been out beautiful Butterfly Garden. We have a monthly Master Gardener meeting were we discuss plan and projects this ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn