No importa si la llamas grama, césped, zacate, o pasto, las prácticas de manejo para que crezca y se desarrolle bien, son siempre las mismas. Corte: para las variedades standards de crecimiento regular como ‘Floratam’ , ‘Palmetto’ ... READ MORE
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La enfermedad del mosaico y la necrosis viral letal (LVN)son enfermedades virales de la grama San Agustín (SAG) causadas por el virus del mosaico de la caña de azúcar (SCMV). Los primeros síntomas incluyen un patrón de mosaico en la hoja ... READ MORE
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Recently, we received some calls about Ficus Whitefly, Singhiella simplex, damage. Do you remember how the damage looked? I still remember in 2007 during my early career as an Extension Agent when many pest control operators were calling the ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Water is the most limiting abiotic (non-living) factor to plant growth and productivity, therefore, plants have developed an effective system to absorb, translocate, store, and utilize water. For example, some large rainforest trees can use ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
The ordinance creates Chapter 18C of the Code of Miami-Dade County (Code) as the "Miami Dade County Ordinance for Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes" to minimize the negative environmental effects from the misuse and overuse ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Soil compaction occurs when the soil structure is compressed, thus reducing the number and size of the pore spaces between the particles, which causes a decrease in the availability of air and oxygen for the plants as well as a saturation of ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
I am getting some calls from people asking about the Asian Giant Hornet or the “murder hornet”. Vespa mandarinia, is native to Japan and can be found in many other countries throughout Asia. The first colony that was discovered outside of ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Hurricane season is going to start on June 1. Does your trees need to be prune? Trees are a valuable asset and long-term investment that can increase your property value and gave it to you many benefits. It only takes a few hours for an untrained ... READ MORE
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What is a Weed? There are many definitions for the term, and the matter is rather subjective. A universally accepted definition is that a weed is a plant that grows where it is not wanted. They may be growing in your lawn, they may be the cause ... READ MORE
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Recently in Miami-Dade County, several samples were diagnosed positive for a new disease called lethal viral necrosis (associated with sugarcane mosaic virus, SCMV) on Saint Augustinegrass, cultivar ‘Floratam’. The following are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf