Chinch Bugs in Zoysia

Chinch bugs have long been a major pest in St. Augustine lawns, but did you know they can also cause damage in other lawn grasses as well? Recently on a site visit, I came across… Read More
by Amanda Marek
Posted: August 12, 2020
Chinch bugs have long been a major pest in St. Augustine lawns, but did you know they can also cause damage in other lawn grasses as well? Recently on a site visit, I came across… Read More
Category: Change Category, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Chinch bug, lawn, Zoysia
by Amanda Marek
Posted: June 9, 2020
Nature is odd and amazing, and there’s few places more strange than the world of fungi. As I was walking through our UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service demonstration gardens, I came across a large area… Read More
by maxine32666
Posted: January 16, 2020
Fungi of all sorts are common in Florida’s warm wet climate. We notice them most when they decide to cause problems such as black spot on roses, brown spots in our lawn, spots on leaves… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: Anthracnose, bahiagrass, black mold, brown spot, fungicide, fungus, grass, Hunter, landscape, lawn, root rot, St. Augustine, turfgrass
by maxine32666
Posted: March 25, 2019
I have lived in Florida my whole life but never had time to care for my lawn. Lawn maintenance was very easy – I wrote a check every month for service. I have lived in… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn
Tags: application, autumn, fall, fertilization, garden, lawn, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, seasons, spring
by Amanda Marek
Posted: August 14, 2018
We’ve all heard about thinning hair, but there have been many calls recently about lawns looking thin as well. Rather than lush green grass, many homeowners are facing lawns with bare spots of dirt, or… Read More
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 20, 2018
Did you know that about 60% of home water usage is used to water landscapes? That is, 60% of our fresh drinking water is used to grow one of the world’s largest inedible crops! So… Read More
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: landscape, lawn, micro-irrigation, microirrigation, plants, sprinklers, waste
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 13, 2018
For those of you like me waiting for spring to arrive, get excited because it’s just over a month away! The problem is, of course, that it is still winter which means we are not… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: dormancy, fertilizer, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, freeze, frost, garden, landscape, lawn, ornamentals, pre-emergent, shrubs, spring cleaning
by maxine32666
Posted: January 26, 2018
Water is one of our most valued resources in Florida and across the world. Both water quality and quantity are affected by landscape irrigation, fertilization, and pest management practices. Despite having seemingly extensive water resources… Read More
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