Tallahassee Democrat Photos by Steve Chandler July 25, 2014 By Steve Chandler Photos by Steve Chandler Most people become concerned about weed control sometime about the middle of summer when their lawn is ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Cotesia congregata (Say) is a gregarious endoparasitoid that attacks more than a dozen species of sphingid caterpillars ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionThere is something for the professional, Master Gardener and homeowner at the 20th Annual Turfgrass Expo & Field Day. You’ll see and learn the newest in the areas of lawn grass varieties, weed control and many other topics related to selecting, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, LawnLet's start with the easy part- defining what an insect is. An insect is a type of organism in a larger group called arthropods, which are cold-blooded creatures with an exoskeleton and no backbone. An insect ( like the roach below) is an arthropod ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTallahassee Democrat Photo Credit: Dan Culbert, UF/IFAS May 2, 2014 By Larry Williams Kentucky bluegrass, Fescuegrass & ryegrass (annual ryegrass pictured) can be seeded to provide a temporary winter lawn ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnIf it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This phrase offers sound advice for the person looking for the “perfect” lawn grass. It’s common to see advertisements for the perfect lawn grass. You should be skeptical when reading ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnWith the cold, wet weather that has persisted this winter, I predict a good dose of spring fever this year. But be careful when the fever hits you. Don’t fertilize your lawn too early. The fever may turn into a lawn headache. Wait to fertilize. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnMany people treat their lawn with an insecticide when they see mole crickets in the spring or at the first sign of a brown area in their lawn. What they don't understand is the biology of this pest. Mole crickets spend the winter as adults ... READ MORE
Category: Lawn, Pests & DiseaseIs it possible to have a weed-free yard? This is a good question to consider as you set out to achieve the weed-free yard. A weed is simply a plant out-of-place or an unwanted plant. For example, bermudagrass is intentionally planted on some ... READ MORE
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