Tag: fertilizers

Have a passion for plants but lack a green thumb? Dig into the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Management Certificate Program

by Lourdes Mederos
December 5, 2024

Consumers are digging into gardening now more than ever. Several factors account for the increasing popularity, including growing food, relaxation, therapy and sprucing up your green areas and patios, according to a survey by the National ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #accessibility, Air-layering Plants, Certified Horticulture Professional, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Department, Environmental Horticulture Management Certificate, Fertilizers, Florida Nursery, Florida Nursery Growers And Landscape Association, FNGLA, Food, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gardens, Green Areas, Growers, Horticulture, Horticulture Department, Horticulture Therapy, Industry, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Native Plant Habitats, News, School Gardens, Training, UF-IFAS, Water Conservation

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: Horticulture
Tags: Energy, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Fundamentals, Fertilizers, Pesticides, PH, Photosynthesis, Plant Lifecycle, Plant Nutrients, Plants, Plants Garden, Sunlight

Gardening Successfully in Florida’s Summer Heat

by Julia Sirchia
April 11, 2024

Welcome to the Sunshine State! If you've recently made Florida your home or if you're diving into gardening in this unique climate for the first time, you're in for an adventure. Florida's summers are famous for their intense heat, humidity, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Container Gardening, Fertilizers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Resilient Landscaping, Seasonal, Smart Irrigation, Soil, Soil Amendment, Soil Test, Summer, Turf, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables, Water, Water Wise

Fertilizer Fundamentals: The Best Time to Fertilize

by Julia Sirchia
March 28, 2024

When to Fertilize So, you’ve read How to Choose a Fertilizer, and How to Apply Fertilizer, but what about when to apply fertilizer? Depending on what you plan to fertilize, the timing application may differ. For example, it is best practice ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #EdibleLandscaping, #RightPlantRightPlace, Central Florida, Community Garden, Environmentally Friendly, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Fundamentals, Fertilizers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit And Vegetable, Gardening, Landscape, Turf, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

Fertilizer Fundamentals: How to Apply Fertilizer

by Julia Sirchia
March 21, 2024

So, now that you know How to Choose a Fertilizer, you have to learn how to apply them. Just like a skincare routine, you should be intentional and informed before using any fertilizer. Applying Fertilizers The application of fertilizers depends ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Water
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Fundamentals, Fertilizers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit And Vegetable, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Produce, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables, Water Wise

Fertilizer Fundamentals: How to Choose the Right One

by Julia Sirchia
March 14, 2024

Fertilizer, What Is It? Imagine for a moment, that you're sitting back in science classes and the topic of the day is photosynthesis. You know, the process plants use to turn sunlight into food. Fertilizer on the other hand is more of a nutrient ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Environmentally Friendly, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Fundamentals, Fertilizers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Landscaping, Nutrients, Plant Selection, Produce, Right Place, Right Plant, Turf, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables

Why Won’t My Tree Fruit?

by Jeff Wasielewski
August 31, 2023

There are a number of controllable factors that combine to create a tree healthy enough to fruit. A healthy tree must have a strong root system, adequate light, proper pruning, proper nutrition, the right age, proper pollination, no mechanical ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fertilizers, Flowering, Fruit, Pruning, Trees

Fact Sheets: Fertilizers | Coron | Nitamin-NFusion | Nitrate Leaching | Turf Quality | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown

by Stephen Brown
May 25, 2018

Fertilizers Coron: 14-2-14 Fertilizer Rule Lee County Fertilizer Survey Nitamin-NFusion: 22-0-0 Nitrate Leaching and Turf Quality READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Nitamin-NFusion, Nitrate Leaching And Turf Quality, Coron, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Fertilizer Rule, Fertilizers, Lee County, Lee County Fertilizer Survey, Stephen Brown

Fact Sheet: Survey of Fertilizer Products in Lee County, Florida

by Stephen Brown
February 3, 2018

Survey of Fertilizer Products in Lee County, Florida In recent years, many municipalities in Florida have taken steps to reduce surface water runoff and leaching of fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorus from residential neighborhoods ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Fertilizer Ordinance, Fertilizers, Lee County, Nitrogen. Phosphorous, PH, SRN, Stephen Brown, Summer Blend

Bacterial Leaf Spot

by Whitney Elmore
June 16, 2017

With all the rain and increased humidity levels lately, disease is on the rise and many of your plants may be showing it. One problem I have encountered in my community gardens is bacterial spot disease or leaf spot. This bacterial disease is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacterial Leaf Spot, Community Gardens, Fertilizers, Florida, Gardens, Peppers, Pesticides, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Warm Season

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