Category: Home Landscapes
Brrr! Cold weather tips from Ask IFAS
January 30, 2022
Looking to prepare your yard for a freeze? Ask IFAS has advice on how to protect your landscape from cold weather. Check out Sydney Park Brown’s Cold Protection of Landscape Plants. Plan ahead for cold weather When determining where to ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesTags: Ask IFAS, Environmental Horticulture Department
Save water and money with a free irrigation evaluation
January 28, 2022
Home Irrigation is the #1 Water Waster in Florida Many homeowners are not aware of how much water they may be using on irrigation. System inefficiencies can cause plant stress and money to go down the drain. A free irrigation evaluation by ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, WaterTags: Evaluation, Irrigation, Overwatering, Pgm_Water, Rotors, Sprayheads, Sprinklers, Turf, Turfgrass, Water, Yard
Cold Protection for Palms, Fruit Trees, Flowers and Vegetables
January 28, 2022
Worried about the cold weather and if your plants will get injured in the freeze? Cold sensitive plants can be protected from injury or the amount of damage reduced if you give them some protection from the cold. What plants need to be protected?Tropical ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Central Florida, Cold, Featured, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Frost, Frost Cloth, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Orlando, Protection, Tsilvasy, Vegetable
Landscape Professionals: Add “Florida-Friendly” to your resume
January 28, 2022
Many of the landscape professionals I've spoken with have shared that they value licensing and certifications. Expanding their professional qualifications allows them to stand out as a leader in their field, earn the respect of their peers and ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agribusiness, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Environment, Featured, Green Industry, Horticulture, Indian River Lagoon, Martin County, Special Topics, UF IFAS Extension
UF/IFAS Palm Short Course–2/25/22–In Person in Orlando!
January 28, 2022
I could not be more excited to share this highly anticipated, long awaited UF/IFAS Extension Palm Short Course in Orlando and in person! Palms are prized in the landscape and people notice when they look pathetic. There is a science to growing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: CEU, Cflandscapes, Class, Disease, FFL, Florida, Florida Friendly, FLREC, FNGLA, Hwooten, ISA, Landscape, Lawn, Nutrition, Orange County, Ornamental, Palm, Palm Tree, Palms, Plant, Plants, Research, Tree, Tropical, Turf, UF, UF IFAS Extension, UF-IFAS
Saving and sharing seeds
January 27, 2022
In January, many folks try new habits, hobbies, and take on cleaning projects, too. Let’s talk about all three in relation to seeds. Over time stored seeds may lose their ability to germinate and grow. What do you do if you are clearing ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HorticultureTags: Fruit, Garden, Pgm_Gardens, Produce, Seed Library, Seeds, Vegetable
Your Lawn in the Winter
January 27, 2022
What if the lawn looks kind of brown instead of the bright green color it had during the colder season? What should be done about it? Should we put extra fertilizer on it and water it more to green it up? Should we mow it lower to ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, LawnDon’t React too Quickly to Cold-Injured Plants
January 26, 2022
Our winter temperatures go back and forth all season here in North Florida – one week it’s winter, the next week we may think spring has arrived. This back and forth with cold and mild temperatures throughout winter is typical in North Florida. As ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Cold Damaged Plants, Freeze Damage, Winter Weather