Category: Home Management

Green Industries Best Management Practices Certification aka Fertilizer License Training

by Susan Haddock
September 5, 2024

Click here to register for GI-BMP Certification training at UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County. GI-BMP Certification (Green Industries Best Management Practices) is required in Florida to obtain an FDACS Limited Urban Fertilizer Certification ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Fertilizer, Fertilizer Applicator, Fertilizer License, GI-BMP, GI-BMP Certification, Landscape, Nutrition, ProHort, SWProHort

Fall Lawn Care After the Fertilizer Restricted Period

by Susan Haddock
October 2, 2023

October marks the end of most fertilizer restrictions in the Tampa Bay area. Most “summer bans” restrict the application of nitrogen and phosphorous from June 1st through September 30 during the rainy season. During the summer ban other ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fall_lawn_care, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Ordinances, Fertilizer Restrictions, Lawn_care, SW ProHort, SWProHort, Turfgrass

Tips for Florida Homeowners on Fertilizing Plants

by Tia Silvasy
May 17, 2023

Fertilizer can help plants grow but can also have adverse effects on the environment. Be sure to apply best management practices when fertilizing to optimize your plant health without harming our water bodies. Watch the recording of our How ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Fertilizer, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Grass, Hillsborough County, Landscape, Lawn, Master Gardener Volunteer, Shrub, Tampa, Tree, Tsilvasy, Turf, Vegetables, Video, Youtube

Tree Care – Drought Stress and Irrigation

by Robert Northrop
March 30, 2020

The semi-tropical climate of central Florida typically produces a warm dry season between March and June. It is at this time of year we are most likely to experience a prolonged period of very low rainfall which stress trees and shrubs. Numerous ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources
Tags: Arboriculture, Tree Care, Urban Forest, Urban Tree Care

How Much Mortgage is a Good Fit?

by Lisa Leslie
May 3, 2018

Lenders use mortgage ratios to determine how much they will allow for a home loan. The ratios are a good starting point, but can lead to trouble if that is all you consider. The front-end ratio compares gross monthly income and percent that ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Debt Income Ratios, Home Buying, Mortgage, Mortgage Ratios

What is EFNEP?

by Jackie Hunter
November 13, 2017

by Jackie Hunter Extension Faculty, Youth and Adult Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) EFNEP, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, is a federally funded educational program conducted through the Cooperative ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Efnep

Tampa Farmer’s Markets

by jlepore
August 8, 2017

Every year, the first full week in August marks National Farmer’s Market week. What a great time to check out the markets we have available here in Tampa Bay. Farmer’s markets are a great place to access affordable fresh foods as well as ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, Home Management
Tags: Farmers Market, Hillsborough County

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