Tag: zinnias

Add ZING! Plant Zinnias!

Posted: August 31, 2020

Have you ever fallen in love with a flower? I fell in love with zinnias about 6 years ago when I first realized this stunning flower could grow quite well in Florida. The blossoms beckon butterflies and the… Read More

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture

Tags: butterflies, cflandscapes, cut flowers, flowers, zinnia, zinnias

Cover Cropping in Summer

by Leslie Nicole Munroe

Posted: July 24, 2020

In the Wilting Heat Many Floridians choose not to grow any edibles during the summer in order to let the garden beds rest. It is generally a hostile time of year to be doing very much in the… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

Tags: Buckwheat, calendula, Celosia, cover crops, crop families, crop rotation, marigolds, nitrogen fixers, ornamental cover crops, Summer cover crop, Sunflowers, vegetable garden, weed suppression, zinnias

Planting in March

by Samantha Murray

Posted: February 29, 2016

Spring is nearly here! Find out what you can be doing in the garden this March in your part of Florida: North Florida Central Florida South Florida UF/IFAS Photo by Marisol Amador

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic

Tags: gardening calendar, Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, zinnias

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