Now that our rainy season has arrived, the number of mosquitoes around our homes and communities is on the rise. That doesn't mean your summer months need be nothing more than swatting and sprays to fight them away. There are simple steps you ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease
A: The snow-like covering on your palms is not a fungus but an insect called Sabal Palm Scale or Palmetto Scale, Comstockiella sabalis. This insect is a common, native insect pest of palms, especially Sabal palms. Females give birth to live ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Q: I have a whole bunch of mushrooms growing at the base of my sabal palm. The palm has brown fronds, some appear to be dying. We discovered an irrigation head had broken right at the base of this palm where the mushrooms are growing. We do ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
A: The short answer is you will have to wait until later in the spring by determining if any fronds come out green. The long answer is regarding which palms really can tolerate our colder winter weather. I know you are thinking you moved ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Q: I have a pygmy date palm that looks like it suffered damage from the frost we had this winter. The stems are still green, but all of the leaves are brown and dry. Is there anything I should do to help it regrow? If I pruned off the fronds ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: The Majesty Palm, Ravenea glauca, is a native of Madagascar and produces a single trunk with feathery fronds.Majesty Palm is widely adaptable, requires moderate to high light but it tends to yellow somewhat without some shade. It is moderately ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Q: I have been watching your Indian Date palm grow in the demonstration garden and I cannot get over how quickly it has become a nice specimen palm in the short period of time since it was planted. Should I get one or does it grow well because ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: This information was assembled by Candace Bridgewater, one of the Nassau County Master Gardener volunteers. It is advisable to use gloves when handling the seeds of sagos and coonties!! 1. Collect the seeds from female cones. In winter ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesA: Coontie plants, Zamia floridana, are native to Florida and you need not worry about the plant leaching any toxin in the soil. These plants belong to the cycad family, similar to sago palms. Coonties were once used by native Indians (Seminoles) ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: Coconut palms, Cocos nucifera, would not survive or produce nuts here in Nassau County, Florida. These palms should be grown in cold hardiness zone 10B – 11. Remember we are located in zones 8b – 9a. Even in South Florida, Coconut palms ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes