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Weed of the week : Ragweed Parthenium

by Yuvraj
October 14, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals to better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is ragweed parthenium (Parthenium ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Apopka, Central Florida, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Greenhouse, Herbicides, Horticulture, Khamare, Landscape, Marble, MREC, Nursery, Plants, Research, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Weeds

Weed of the Week: Long-Stalked Phyllanthus

by Samantha Murray
September 30, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is long-stalked phyllanthus (Phyllanthus ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Apopka, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida Water, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Greenhouse, Herbicides, Horticulture, Landscape, Marble, MREC, UF, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare

Weed of the week : Artillery weed

by Yuvraj
August 5, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of the week is Artillery weed (Pilea microphylla). Artillery ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,
Tags: Apopka, Central Florida, Chris Marble, Environmental Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Greenhouse, Horticulture, MREC, Nursery, Research, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weeds, Yuvraj Khamare

Industry Spotlight: Cherrylake

by Angela Colonna
August 15, 2019

Out of 1,800 acres statewide, Cherrylake has over 1,000 acres of rolling hills of ornamental tree production in Groveland, Florida. The main farm consists of seemingly endless rows of manicured oaks, maples, elms, bald cypress, magnolias, crape ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Central Florida, Cherrylake, Greenhouse, Industry Spotlight, Magnolias, Propagation, Tree Farm, Trees

Industry Spotlight: Brantley Nurseries

by Angela Colonna
May 23, 2019

Since 1984, Brantley Nurseries has been a family venture as the Klinger brothers carried on their family legacy in horticulture production. This legacy stemmed from Brantley Nurseries’ parent company Garden Arts Nursery, Inc., as established ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS,
Tags: Commercial Production, Greenhouse, Indutrsy, Local, Ornamentals

So You Think You Want to Start a Greenhouse Business in Florida

by Liz Felter
February 27, 2019

Here’s few tips to consider before you get started. There’s a lot to know, but you can learn it in advance to diving in. This will prevent you from making costly mistakes. Have a Business Plan Create a business plan that includes your ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agribusiness, Business, Fertilizer, Greenhouse, Ocextension, Pest Management, PH

Industry Spotlight: ShaneTinker

by Caroline Warwick
October 11, 2018

Shane Tinker never knew he was going to be a nurseryman. In fact, if you still ask him about it, even he seems surprised to now be in the business of buying and selling plants. “I started in this industry because I was driving ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Central Florida, Greenhouse, Horticulture, Landscape, Plant Broker, Shanetinker

Industry Spotlight: Agri-Starts

by Caroline Warwick
October 4, 2018

The idea of mixing agar in small jars to propagate plants may sound like a foreign concept to some, but to Apopka’s Agri-Starts, it’s a way of producing high-quality plants. Agri-Starts was founded by Randy Strode, a former ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Agri-starts, Apopka, Greenhouse, Industry Spotlight, Plant Propagation, Tissue Culture

EDIS Update: Pothos Diseases

by Angela Colonna
August 7, 2018

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum ) is a tropical ornamental vine that is among the top selling wholesale foliage plants in Florida. For almost 100 years, pothos has been commercially produced and used in places such as office spaces, patios and small-scale ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Commercial Production, Edis, Greenhouse, Horticulture, Pothos

Industry Spotlight: Central Florida Ferns

by Angela Colonna
June 12, 2018

From a new hops and grape-filled demonstration garden to an active social media and website, Central Florida Ferns is taking steps to understand its market and try new plant products. Established in 1990, Ray and Kathy Roberts started Central ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Central Florida, Ferns, Florida Nursery, Foliage, Greenhouse, Local

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