Category: Home Landscapes
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ – Manage yard pests responsibly
March 14, 2017
What is a pest? For me, the first thing that comes to mind is my brother. For this article, though, let’s focus on pests in the landscape. Diseases, insects and weeds are the major pests that vex homeowners. In years past, the typical response ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Landscape, Lawn, Pests, Pgm_HortRes, Turf, Yard
Tomato Troubles & Upcoming Tomato Seminar
March 10, 2017
Tomatoes are popular in the home garden and the Extension office receives many calls from gardeners concerning their tomato troubles. Willie Chance, Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist in Georgia, describes common tomato problems in today’s ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
NISAW 2017: Trying to Stay Ahead of Beach Vitex
March 8, 2017
Beach Vitex Blossom. Photo credit: Rick O’Connor Research shows that the most effective time to deal with an invasive species, both in terms of controlling or eradicating the species and money spent to do so, is early on…. What ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: 2017, Ahead, Beach, NISAW, Panhandle Outdoors, Stay, Trying, Vitex
What to do with that Christmas Poinsettia!!
March 6, 2017
Throughout the winter you will need to keep the plant indoors but keep the plant soil somewhat dry and do not fertilize until the weather warms in the spring. After the weather has begun to warm, cut off the fading bracts, leaving 40-6 inches ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesTags: Poinsettias
Problems with gardenias – soil testing.
March 6, 2017
Go about 6-8 inches deep and take several samples from around the root area placing the samples in a bucket. Mix the soil and bring us one sample - about a cup is fine. Master Gardeners man the Yulee satellite office on Fridays 10am - 2pm and ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes