By Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Agent, Pinellas County Extension This time of year we are thinking about how a little fertilizer could green up our St. Augustine lawn. But, if you overdo the fertilizer, you may be growing more than grass. A ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseBy Jane Morse and Pam Brown, UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Agents African violets (Saintpaulia species) are popular house plants that grow under light conditions found in the average home. The African violet plants available for purchase ... READ MORE
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Here is the link to a great article discussing how overfertilizing St. Augustinegrass could encourage chinch bugs http://news.ifas.ufl.edu/story.aspx?id=1271. This is timely information as we move toward spring and, the beginning of our very ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Home buyers appreciate the benefits of "green" communities, but residents don't necessarily lead more eco-friendly lives than their neighbors in traditional homes, according to two University of Florida studies ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Money Matters, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Soil-moisture sensors hooked to sprinkler systems could put a huge dent in homeowners' utility bills - and help conserve much-needed water, a new University of Florida study says. Researcher Michael Dukes found that for ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Work & LifeBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400Source: Russell Nagata nagata@ifas.ufl.edu, 561-993-1557 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine life with fewer Saturday afternoons stuck behind a noisy lawn mower. The University of Florida’s Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly LandscapingBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Lori Warren lkwarren@ufl.edu, 352-392-1957 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- On June 9, the final horse race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will run. But there’ll be more than confetti to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly LandscapingSource(s): Kim Annis kimannis@ufl.edu, 352-846-0643 Mel Sunquist sunquist@ufl.edu, 352-846-0566 View Photo View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For decades, state wildlife officials have been trapping and relocating so-called “nuisance bears” ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Tom Ankersen ankersen@law.ufl.edu, 352-273-0835 Larry Arrington lra@ufl.edu, 352-392-1761 Jim Cato jccato@ufl.edu, 352-392-5870 Robert Jerry jerryr@law.ufl.edu, 352-392-9238 Pierce Jones ez@energy.ufl.edu, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Work & Life
Left: Late symptoms of mystery disease, note how the fronds do not break, nor do they hang parallel to the trunk. Several landscape managers reported that the palms were green one week and then it was as if they had been freeze-dried ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension