Tag: weed control
March 26: UF/IFAS 37th South Florida Turfgrass – Landscape Research and Expo Field Day set
March 5, 2026
Turf professionals will get a first look at the future of weed control and sustainable turf when the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) unveils new research and pioneering technologies at the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Events, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agronomy, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Athletic Field Managers, CEU, Commercial Applicators, Field Day, Golf, Golf Course Superintendents, Integrated Weed Management, Landscape Professionals, Lawns, Marco Schiavon, Pawel Petelewicz, Pest Control Operators, Sod Producers, Truf, Turf, Turfgrass, Turfgrass Managers, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Weed Control, Weed Science, Weeds
Pesticide Safety Awareness: Protecting Yourself and the Environment
September 5, 2025
Be safe and reduce your pesticide exposure. Whether you are a backyard gardener using pesticides or a professional pesticide applicator, precautions are necessary before and during the use of pesticides. The use of pesticides comes with significant ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Awareness, Pest Control, Pesticide Awareness, Pesticides, Safety, Weed Control
April Plant Clinic in Fort Walton Beach this Friday
April 15, 2025
The April plant clinic will be provided from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. The plant clinic is designed to provide a place ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control, Weed Identification
Woe, what are these weeds?
February 28, 2025
Weeds. They're on every gardener's list of woes. We often have clients come into the office asking for a weed to be identified. Then the next thing they ask is how to swiftly eradicate just that one weed from their landscape. "I don't ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Black Medick, Cool-season Weeds, Florida Betony, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Herbicide, Lyreleaf Sage, Spring Garden, Turfgrass, Weed Control, Weeding, Weeds, Wild Geranium
September Plant Clinic
September 18, 2024
The September Plant Clinic will be held Friday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. See below map. The plant clinic provides a ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Problem, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control
Lawn, Landscape help Available at July Plant Clinic
July 18, 2024
An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn, landscape and/or garden problems. The plant clinic will be held Friday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Pest ID And Control, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Weed Control