Tag: ProHort

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

Why Does My Turfgrass Turn Brown

by Susan Haddock
February 8, 2024

I frequently get questions asking, “Why is this turfgrass turning brown?” The quick answer is that it depends, although that alone is not helpful. There are two reasons why turfgrass begins to yellow or get chlorotic, and in some cases continues ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Brown_turfgrass, ProHort, SW ProHort, SWProHort, Turfgrass

Winter Landscape Fertilization

by Susan Haddock
November 18, 2022

For plants to be healthy and grow they must use sunlight to produce foods from carbon dioxide and water. This process called photosynthesis involves the plant drawing up water from roots, and leaves taking in CO2 from the air and trapping ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Fertilization, Fertilizer, Landscape, Landscape Management, ProHort, SW ProHort, Winter Lawn Care

Green Industries Best Management Practices

by Susan Haddock
July 2, 2019

The Law Florida law SB494 requires all commercial or for hire fertilizer applicators, or anyone supervising fertilizer applications to have a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) fertilizer license. The license is ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Water
Tags: Commercial Horticulture, Fertilizer, Fertilizer License, GIBMP, Landscape, Professional Horticulture, ProHort, SWProHort, Water

What Landscape Professionals Need to Know About Avoiding Heat Stress

by Susan Haddock
July 2, 2019

Heat stress can be a major concern for outdoor workers, especially during the summer months. Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes. Heat rash and cramps are the mildest forms of heat stress. Heat ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Commercial Horticulture, Farm Management, Heat Stress, Landscape Management, Professional Horticulture, ProHort, SWProHort

Integrated Pest Management

by Susan Haddock
January 12, 2018

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable approach to managing pests through cultural, host resistance, physical or mechanical, biological, cultural and chemical control methods. Why should you use IPM? IPM provides long-lasting ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
Tags: Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Pest Control, Pesticide, ProHort, SWProHort

Insects on Christmas Tree: Truth or Hype

by Susan Haddock
December 1, 2017

There has been a little hype lately about the possibility of live Christmas Trees being infested with insects, perhaps up to 25,000. Frankly, that is hype and perhaps a tactic to promote fear and sell insecticide products. In over 9 years of ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Christmas Tree Care, Christmas Trees, Live Trees, ProHort, Tree Insects

Fertilizer Applicator Training Offerred

by Susan Haddock
November 1, 2017

Fertilizers 101 is a program designed for fertilizer applicators and landscape professionals with a focus on fertilizer types, release mechanisms, timing, application methods, and impact on the environment and the health of landscapes. During ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fertilizer, Licensing, Pesticide, ProHort, SWProHort, Training

Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) of St. Augustinegrass

by Susan Haddock
November 1, 2017

Mosaic viruses are plant viruses that infect more than 150 types of plants. Symptoms show as mottled, blotchy or streaky patterns of yellow and green. In many cases plants may also be stunted. SCMV was named for the first host where it was found, ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Disease, Grass, ProHort, St. Augustine, SWProHort, Turfgrass

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