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Plant Food: Sunlight or Fertilizer?

by Julia Sirchia
November 12, 2024

How cool would it be if we humans could photosynthesize, or turn sunlight into food? Plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis. Without getting too technical, plants take light energy (sunlight), carbon dioxide, and ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Energy, Fertilizer, Fertilizers, Pesticides, PH, Photosynthesis, Plant Lifecycle, Plant Nutrients, Plants, Plants Garden, Sunlight
ANSERV Labs

Know your soil: UF/IFAS lab analysis reveals composition prior to planting

by Megan Winslow
October 31, 2024

Franta Majs is a common fixture at Florida plant shows and sales. He doesn’t attend to shop, however. He’s on hand to offer advice. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Acidity, Amendment, ANSERV Labs, Extension, Fertilizer, Franta Majs, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lime, Macronutrient, Megan Winslow, Micronutrient, Nutrient Management Program, PH, Plant, Planting, Research, Soil, Soil Test, Test, UF, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Analytical Services, University Of Florida
person wearing jeans pushing a black fertilizer spreader in the grass.

GI-BMP Class in SPANISH 12/12/24

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
October 30, 2024

El fertilizante es regulado en la Florida y en Orange County. Cada persona que aplica fertilizantes por contrato por ley está obligado obtener una certificación para la aplicacion de fertilizantes. El fertilizante está regulado porque sabemos ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Applicator, Best Management Practices, BMP BMPs, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Clases, Clases En Espanol, Commercial, Español, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Applicator, Fertilizer License, FFL, Florida, Florida Friendly, GIBMP, Green Industries, Green Industries Best Management Practices, Hwooten, Landscape, Ornamentals, Plants, Spanish, Spanish Class, Turf, Turfgrasses
A close-up view of green snap beans in a pile.

Best Management Practices: Nitrogen fertilizer on snap bean after legumes in the Suwannee Valley

by Sydney Williams
October 28, 2024

Snap bean is a significant legume crop cultivated for its immature pods, with the U.S. accounting for 71% of global production. The crop is also a popular grocery commodity due to its vitamins, high protein, and dietary fiber. Legumes are generally ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fertilizer, Nutrient Management Program, Snap Bean, Suwannee Valley

Herbicide plus fertilizer equals fewer weeds and, thus more tomatoes

by Brad Buck
October 24, 2024

A combination of herbicide and fertilizer can prevent the nasty nutsedge weed from harming tomatoes, new University of Florida research shows. That, in turn, should mean more of the fruit going to the grocery store and your kitchen. An increase ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Control, Fertilizer, Herbicide, Horticultural Sciences Department, Nutsedge, Plastic Mulch, Pre-emergence Herbicide, Ramdas Kanissery, Ruby Tiwari, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Weed Scientist
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Years of UF research yields science-backed fertilization rates

by Megan Winslow
September 20, 2024

In 2022, state funding made it possible for the UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program (NMP) to begin scrutinizing long-established fertilization rates for 14 crops to determine whether updates are needed. The goal was to pinpoint the appropriate ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Advisory Committee, Application Rates, Bob Hochmuth, Crops, Engagement, Environment, Farmer, Fertilization, Fertilizer, Field Day, Grower, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Legislature, Megan Winslow, Michael Dukes, NMP, Nutrient Management Program, Plant Nutrient Oversight Committee, PNOC, Recommendation, Research, Seminar Series, Stakeholder, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
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Why the Grass Is Always Greener on the Neighbor’s Side Of The Fence

by Stephanie Means
September 6, 2024

New to Florida and lamenting the low maintenance lush green lawn you left behind?   HOA breathing down your neck to fix your problem areas?  You're not alone.  Growing grass in Florida is not like growing grass in many other parts of the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Best Management, BMPs, Fertilizer, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Grass, Irrigation, Lawn, Lawn Care, Mowing

Green Industries Best Management Practices Certification aka Fertilizer License Training

by Susan Haddock
September 5, 2024

Click here to register for GI-BMP Certification training at UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County. GI-BMP Certification (Green Industries Best Management Practices) is required in Florida to obtain an FDACS Limited Urban Fertilizer Certification ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Fertilizer, Fertilizer Applicator, Fertilizer License, GI-BMP, GI-BMP Certification, Landscape, Nutrition, ProHort, Swprohort

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