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Floridians are fertilizing lawns without guidance: A UF/IFAS campaign aims to educate

by Megan Winslow
April 1, 2025

A newly published UF/IFAS report reveals significant knowledge gaps about fertilizer among Floridians who use it to care for their residential lawns. (more…) READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Center For Public Issues Education, CLUE, Extension, Fertilized, Fertilizer, Fertilizing, Florida, Grass, Home, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Law, Lawn, Megan Winslow, Ordinance, PIE Center, Public Awareness Campaign, Report, Residential, Residents, Soil, Survey, Turf, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Weed

UF/IFAS Turfgrass Field Day brings latest trends, innovative research for lawns on March 27

by Lourdes Mederos
March 11, 2025

The roots of the University of Florida’s turfgrass research run deep – stretching back more than a century as scientists have worked to cultivate greener and more resilient landscapes that conserve water and protect the environment. On ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Carbon Sequestration, Data-driven Strategies, Environmentally Friendly, Erosion Control, Extension, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Golf Course, Grass, Homeowners, Landscapers, Noise Reduction, Nutrients, Parks And Recreation, Pollutants, Professional Landscapers, Resilient Landscapes, South Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association Of America, Sports Turf Managers, Superintendents, Treatment Options, Turf, Turfgrass, Turfgrass Field Day, Turfgrass Science, UF/IFAS

Find Your Frugal: Save water, save money

by Brad Buck
September 7, 2022

Para acceder a esta comunicación en español, por favor utilice este enlace. With summer’s heat still simmering in Florida and in many parts of the United States, people may be tempted to water their lawns and take more showers. Beth ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Beth Robertson, Cost, Dishwasher, Find Your Frugal, Grass, Irrigation, Rain Sensor, Saving, Shower, Toilet, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, Water

UF research: Norms, not knowledge, drive irrigation habits

by Brad Buck
July 11, 2022

Norms beat knowledge when it comes to irrigating homeowners’ lawns, new University of Florida research shows. For example, science tells us that if you replace at least one-third of the irrigated area of your yard or landscape with non-irrigated ... READ MORE

Category: Lawn, Water
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Grass, Homeowners, Irrigation, Knowledge, Landscaping, Laura Warner, Lawns, Norms, Plants, Replacment

To help homeowners, industry personnel, UF/IFAS posts videos on turfgrass research

by Tom Nordlie
February 19, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences recently completed the state’s largest-ever study of landscape turfgrass and fertilizer use, and new online videos will help ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Bahiagrass, Centipedegrass, Cisar, Grass, Nutrient, Sartain, St. Augustinegrass, Trenholm, Turf, Unruh, Zoysiagrass

Updated UF scientific report explains relationship between turf grass, water quality

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 24, 2011

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Lawn fertilizer misuse is one of many factors degrading water quality in Florida and summertime fertilizer bans may not be a quick-fix solution, according to an updated report released this week by University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Fertilizer, Grass, Hochmuth, Lawns, Ordinances, Turfgrass, Water

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