On August 28, the FDACS conditionally approved the registration of Dupont’s insecticide chlorantraniliprole (Acelepryn®) to control chinch bug, white grubs, and lepidopteran pests on turf grass, ornamentals, landscapes (interior/exterior), ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseLocation: Pinellas County Extension and Florida Botanical Gardens 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo When: Each Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm Mary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director and Urban Sustainability Agent Fall is a wonderful time ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesManufacturers of the insecticide carbaryl (Sevin®) have voluntarily requested amendment of the registrations of that pesticide such that it would terminate uses in pets (except collars), pet premises, and all indoor applications. It would ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseCEUs offered. For information about the upcoming (Oct 14th) Caladium and Landscape field day at the UF/IFAS Balm Research and Education Center please visit: http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/blog_commercial_connection/Caladium_Field_Day_MG.pdf READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent It is starting to get cooler and here in Florida that means that we can plant a wider range of annual flowers for color in the landscape. Some people say that fall and winter in central and ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Have you ever seen a palm with a trunk that tapers to a point like a pencil? This may indicate one of the following problems: 1) a Potassium (K) deficiency, 2) overpruning or 3) Nitrogen (N) deficiency. http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/palm_prod/palm_problems_tapering_trunk_near_top.shtml Potassium ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
What happening to this Hibiscus? According to the University of Florida, an ample supply of micronutrients is essential for proper growth of hibiscus. Iron and manganese are often limiting on alkaline soils. Manganese sulfate at a rate of one ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesPam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Did you miss attending our Vegetable Gardening Class on August 9th? Or, are you looking for information on veggie gardening in Pinellas County? You can now view the video version on your computer ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesPam Brown, UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Agent Have you ever tasted a tomato that actually ripened on the vine? Or eaten broccoli that was cooked as soon as it was harvested? If so, you know the joys of growing your own vegetables. With ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesDow AgroSciences announced today that it is voluntarily suspending the sale and use of multiple spinosyn insecticides in Broward County and a portion of Palm Beach County in Florida. This action has been taken in response to evidence that western ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease