Even though cold weather can easily ruin a garden, growing cold-hardy plants can keep a garden healthy through the winter. Annuals Once your summer annuals start to fade, replace them with flowers that can withstand freezing temperatures. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot TopicTiming is critical when it comes to weed control. The mistake most homeowners make is to wait too late to treat winter weeds. If you plan to use a preemergence herbicide in your lawn to control winter annual weeds, you need to apply the product ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Lawn
A weed is a persistent plant in your landscape that is in an undesirable location (this can include an undesired plant or a desired plant that’s outgrown its space). While there are several weed control programs to choose from, many gardeners ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic
Herbicides are an effective tool for controling weeds in turfgrass; however, weeds can become resistant to herbicides and create significant problems for turfgrass production. The best way to combat herbicide resistance is to rotate herbicides ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf
Teaching and demonstration gardens are places where the public can learn about different types of gardens and landscapes. This 10-page fact sheet discusses the various types of gardens, how to plan and develop a demonstration garden, logistical ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Recreation
Doveweed is an aggressive, naturalized summer annual weed that rapidly invades warm-season turfgrass species, especially in residential lawns, and few herbicides can effectively control it. Because of these challenges, a well-designed management ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfDuring the hot summer months in Florida we often receive questions regarding dead brown patches in St. Augustine lawns. It is often incorrectly assumed, since our summers are so wet, that fungus is to blame. Most residents are unfamiliar ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, TurfMany older, thinning, declining lawns need to be reestablished. Sometimes we waste time and money attempting to rejuvenate an older, thinning, weedy lawn when the best solution is to start over. Common causes for lawn decline include soil compaction, ... READ MORE
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Sarasota County is one of many counties in Southwest Florida that have established restrictions on the application of fertilizers containing nitrogen and/or phosphorous. Sarasota County’s fertilizer blackout prohibits applying such products ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Turf, WaterIs this plant growing in your yard? Dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata) growing in a lawn is a sign of being too wet and/or being overwatered. This native plant typically grows in our local wetlands. Following the 2nd principle of Florida-Friendly ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension