Tag: Mulching

Principle No. 4: Mulch

by Julia Sirchia
December 31, 2024

Is your garden or landscape Florida friendly? Meaning, is your landscape in harmony with the climate and growing conditions we have here in Florida? Well, to make it easy the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Grass Clippings, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Leaf Litter, Mulch, Mulching, Pine Bark, Pine Needles, Resilient Landscaping
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UF/IFAS researchers review alternatives to prescribed burning

by Megan Winslow
March 19, 2024

Each year, the Florida Forest Service authorizes about 88,000 prescribed burns by landowners and public agencies on more than 2.1 million acres of land. Objectives include promoting healthy regeneration of vegetation, controlling disease among ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: And Geomatics Sciences, Burn, Chopping, Fire, Fisheries, Florida Forest Service, Grazing, Hand Felling, Herbicide, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Land Management, Megan Winslow, Michael Andreu, Mowing, Mulching, Prescribed Burn, Prescribed Fire, School Of Forest, Timber, Timber Harvesting, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildfire

Organic mulches in the Florida-Friendly Landscape: How do I know which ones to use?

by Anne Yasalonis
March 7, 2024

The answer might be - it depends!  Are you mulching a large landscape bed of trees or shrubs, or more delicate annuals or perennials? Are you creating a mulched pathway?  Do you have a wildflower area?  Read on for a few facts, tips and myths ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Mulches, Mulching, Oak Leaves, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

Mulching Tropical Fruit Trees

by Jessica M. Ryals
May 12, 2022

A successful grove has a lot to do with the right kind of planning, maintenance and production. It seems insignificant at first glance, but one practice that can help set you up for success is mulching. Mulch in a tropical fruit grove is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Collier County, Farms, Fruit Trees, Mulch, Mulching, Planting, Trees, Tropical Fruit, UF/IFAS Extension

Video: Tips for Success with Shrub Planting

by Beth Bolles
October 21, 2021

There are some key practices that are necessary to make sure your trees and shrubs establish and thrive in your landscape. Learn a few pointers from UF IFAS Extension Escambia County to promote healthy establishment after correct plant installation. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Mulching, Mulching Trees And Shrubs, Organic Mulch, Plant Installation, Planting, Rubber Mulch, Shrub Installation, Shrub Planting, Tree Planting, Video, Watering New Plants, Wood Mulch
oak leaves on ground

Oak Leaves have been Falling Like Rain

by Carolyn Saft
February 16, 2021

Free Nutrients: My oak trees have been dropping leaves like crazy this fall and winter. WooHoo, free nutrients for my planted shrubs and perennials. I created large plant beads so the leaves can drop in and provide a mulch layer that decomposes ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: #nativeplants, #northfloridagardening, Earthworms, Gardening, Mulching, Oakleaf Mulch, Pestinnorthflroida, Typesofmulch, Weeds, Wildlifegardening
Volcano mulching around tree

Beware of Volcano Mulching!

by polkmg
October 15, 2019

Protecting tree roots with organic mulch has many benefits. Mulch creates a safe zone around the tree area, eliminating potential injuries from mowers and string-trimmers. Mulch can separate major root zone areas from nearby sod areas, and breaks ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Mulch, Mulching, Polkmg, Volcano Mulching

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