Grantly Ricketts is an horticulture extension faculty with UF/IFAS Extension. He plans and implement educational programs in horticulture. His programs emphasize on nursery, sod production, green industry best management practices (GIBMP), water conservation and water quality. He also focuses on nutrient management in landscape, safe pesticide use, and pest management. He also provides continuing education credits (CEUs) for commercial pesticide and fertilizer applicators.

Posts by Grantly Ricketts:

• Mosquito Alert - St Lucie
• Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers
• Bird Flu in Backyard Chickens
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EGG
• Let the Plants stay in their USDA Zone
• Raised Garden Bed
• Chainsaw Safety
• St Lucie County Fertilizer Ban
• Pre-emergence Herbicides- Prevention Better than Cure
• Turfgrass- Frequently Asked Questions

• “Kill the Weed Before it Seeds.”
• St Augustine Grass- Did You Know?
• Plant Species Diversity in Urban Landscapes
• Managing Lawn and Landscape During Drought
• Installation and management of Ornamental Plants
• Virtual Limited Review Class is offering Pesticide Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
• Controlling Brown Patch in the Lawn
• Water Conservation Tips for Landscapes
• Weed Management in Lawns
• Common Turfgrasses of Central Florida

• Scouting and Identifying Bad Bugs in the landscape
• Composting- Your Trash My Treasures
• Bahia Grass Yellowing
• Negative Effects of Overwatering Plants
• Pesticides-Not always the Answer
• Water Conservation Tips for the Landscape
• Spring into Summer Lawncare
• Florida Alter Tree Removal Law
• Creeping Beggarweed in the Landscape (Desmodium incanum)
• Handbook of Florida Fence and Property Law: Trees

• Urban Trees in the Landscape
• How to Prepare Trees for Storms
• Fall, A Busy Time in the Landscape.
• Large Patch aka Brown Patch Disease Killing my Lawn
• Florida Trees and Hurricane
• Weedy Lawn; It All Begins with the Rain
• ProVista, A New St. Augustinegrass
• Landscape Mishaps, Misuse and Abuse
• February is Ideal to Apply Pre-emergence Herbicides in Central Florida
• Pruning Ornamental Plants

• CitraBlue a new St. Augustinegrass for 2019
• Critters that are Beneficial to the Landscape
• Scouting for Bugs; They are not all Thugs
• Best Management Practices for Summer Landscape
• Let’s Talk Landscape
• Are Pests in the Landscape Pestering You?
• Diseases in Your landscape
• Enjoy Your Tree Daily
• Are You Sure You love Non-Native Invasive Plants?
• Nuisance Wildlife in and Around the Landscape

• The Green Industry Best Management Practices (GI-BMPs)
• Growing Plants in Container Gardens
• Water Conservation Tips for the Landscape
• All you need to Know about Your Lawn
• Herbicide Applications Gone Wrong
• Ten Common Lawn Problems of Central Florida