As a boy I remember our St. Augustinegrass lawn. I fondly remember winter annual weeds in that lawn. Many of these so called “weeds” are native wildflowers and a number of pollinators use these wildflowers. To see clumps of winter ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Turf
If you are interested in learning about pollinators and how to attract them to your garden and/or need help diagnosing a lawn, landscape or garden problem and want to purchase locally grown produce, we have two upcoming events for you. First, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease
llw5479Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE! returns; New topics, same virtual format February 1, 2021 By: Kirsten Romaguera, 352-294-3313, kromaguera@ufl.edu Long-time and aspiring green thumbs can ask the experts their gardening questions when ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
If you’ve had a history of winter annual weeds in your lawn, the best option is to apply a preemergence herbicide during October. But, winter annual lawn weeds don’t exist yet. They are in the form of seeds now. Understanding this ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, TurfAs a boy in a small town in Georgia we had a St. Augustinegrass lawn. My dad started the lawn before I was born. That lawn was still doing fine when I left for college at age seventeen. I don’t remember weeds in the lawn during summer months. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf
Spring is a good time to walk your pastures to scout for toxic weeds. Summer pastures are just greening up, but are still short, and warm season weeds are just beginning to pop up out of the ground. In almost every case, it is much easier ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Herbicide failures are common during extended dry periods. This is frustrating for the pesticide applicator due to wasted time and chemicals. There are logical reasons why certain herbicides fail during droughts. There are two main reasons ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureRemember last summer? The hot, dry days. Grass drying up and turning brown. Yet, the weeds are green and doing fine. However, every herbicide label warns against applying when the temperatures are above 85 degrees and especially under drought ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureFlorida Betony (Stachys floridana), commonly called rattlesnake weed, is a Florida native plant. It’s thought to have been confined to Florida until it was moved to other Southeastern states during the 1940s or 1950s in nursery containers. ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureQuestion: We planted Wisteria for its beautiful spring flowers and it grew and grew and took over everything. Now we’re trying to get rid of it. New plants are sprouting everywhere - up to ten feet away from the original plant. Is there ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture