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A closeup view of some St. Augustine grass, on display at the nursery.

Visual Identification of St. Augustinegrass Cultivars

by Henry Mayer
March 5, 2025

With the widespread impact of the diseases Lethal Virus Necrosis (LVN) and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV), it is essential to differentiate which Saint Augustinegrass cultivar you are resodding with. The most common cultivar used in the industry ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Citrablue, Cultivars, Floratam, Lethal Viral Necrosis, Palmetto, Saint Augustinegrass

2024 Hurricane Season Outlook

by Henry Mayer
July 23, 2024

Recently, we held an amazing one-hour webinar about the Outlook of the 2024 Hurricane Season with Mr. Nick Carr, who is the Senior Forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS), affiliated with NOAA. As you can guess, the intensity of the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Florida, Hurricane Outlook, Hurricane Season, Hurricanes, NOAA, NWS, Outlook

Mejores Prácticas de Manejo para la grama San Augustine para jardines en Florida

by Henry Mayer
February 1, 2024

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

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cesped, Grama, Manejo, Mejores, Zacate

Lo que debe saber sobre el Virus del Mosaico de la Caña de Azúcar (SCMV) y la Necrosis Viral Letal (LVN) que afectan a la grama de San Agustín

by Henry Mayer
December 7, 2022

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

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Español, Grass, Landscape, LVN, SCMV, Turf, Turf Problem, Virus

Do You Remember the Ficus Whitefly?

by Henry Mayer
February 10, 2022

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
Tags: Ficus Whitefly, IPM, Landscape, Management, Pest

Moving Water from the Roots to the Top, How Is This Possible?

by Henry Mayer
November 3, 2021

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
Tags: Forest, Landscape, Trees, Water

Miami-Dade County has a New Fertilizer Ordinance!

by Henry Mayer
May 5, 2021

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
Tags: Best Management Practices, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Ordinance, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Training, Water Quality

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