Category: Lawn
Pre-emergence Herbicides- Prevention Better than Cure
February 2, 2024
Have you ever felt frustrated by seeing weeds growing in your lawn? Every spring, you apply so many gallons of herbicides; the weeds go away briefly, and suddenly, they return. Winter weeds, such as Florida Snow (Florida Pusley), decorate your ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, TurfTags: Pre-emergence
What Is That Lawn Ornament? Florida’s Best Wildflower?! Butterfly Needles!
February 1, 2024
A handful of the "lawn ornaments" that will be featured in this blog series. Top row (left to right): sunshine mimosa, perennial peanut, frogfruit, and fleabane. Bottom row (left to right): pennywort, Lobelia, Florida snow, and blue-eyed ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, LawnTags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Pgm_HortRes
Mejores Prácticas de Manejo para la grama San Augustine para jardines en Florida
February 1, 2024
No importa si la llamas grama, césped, zacate, o pasto, las prácticas de manejo para que crezca y se desarrolle bien, son siempre las mismas. Corte: para las variedades standards de crecimiento regular como ‘Floratam’ , ‘Palmetto’ ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Césped, Grama, Manejo, Mejores, Zacate
Participate in Our Lawn Fertilizing Survey and Win Exciting Prizes
January 31, 2024
Calling all Hernando County Residents! The UF/IFAS Extension is conducting a research project to gain insights into homeowners' knowledge and opinions regarding lawn fertilizing practices and fertilizer ordinances in Hernando County. Your perspective ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Turf, WaterTags: Fertilizer, Fertilizer Use, Lawn, Residential Landscape, Survey, Water
What Is That Lawn Ornament? Clover Lawn? Here in Florida?!
January 23, 2024
A handful of the "lawn ornaments" that will be featured in this blog series. Top row (left to right): sunshine mimosa, perennial peanut, frogfruit, and fleabane. Bottom row (left to right): pennywort, Lobelia, Florida snow, and blue-eyed ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, LawnTags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Pgm_HortRes
Free monthly Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ webinar offers consumers tips on lawns, gardens, composting, much more
January 23, 2024
Is your lawn showing signs of pests? Looking to give your landscape that tropical Florida native design? Looking for new ways to mulch your garden with some composting basics? The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Chris Marble, Compost, Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Florida Sea Grant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Living Shorelines, Lorna Bravo, Mica McMillan, Michael Orfanedes, Mulch, Norma Samuel, Rain Gardens, Rain Harvesting, Taylor Clem, Tree Care, UF/IFAS Broward Extension Office, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research & Education Center, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Vincent Encomio
What Is That Lawn Ornament? Hop Clover? Should I Be Hopping Mad or Glad?
January 16, 2024
A handful of the "lawn ornaments" that will be featured in this blog series. Top row (left to right): sunshine mimosa, perennial peanut, frogfruit, and fleabane. Bottom row (left to right): pennywort, Lobelia, Florida snow, and blue-eyed ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, LawnTags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Pgm_HortRes
Sugarcane Mosaic Virus Found in New Counties
January 15, 2024
In November 2014, Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) was discovered in southeast Florida and Pinellas County where it seemed to stay. In the past few years, however, the virus has spread. It is now confirmed in counties in North, Central, and South ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, LawnTags: Lawn, Lethal Viral Necrosis, LVN, Sugarcane Mosaic, Swprohort, Turf Disease, Turf Fungus
Licencias de Plaguicidas en Florida: La Lay de Plaguicidas y sus Categorías (Parte 2 de 2)
January 12, 2024
Florida es uno de los estados más regulados en la aplicación de plaguicidas. La ley de plaguicidas de Florida está dividida bajo 3 capítulos bajo los estatutos del estado. Estos son los capítulos 388, 482 y 487. Los aplicadores de plaguicidas ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: En Espanol, Español, Pesticide License, Pesticide_applicator, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County