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Category Archives: Fertilizing Lawn and Garden
Spring Gardening Activities
Insects – As our temperature gets warmer, you should begin noticing a number of insect pests, including Chilly Thrips, which attack new growth, including flowers and leaves, especially on roses and gardenias. While most insecticides are ineffective on this pest, … Continue reading
Posted in Aphids, Brown Patch, Crape Myrtle, Fertilizing Lawn and Garden, grasshoppers, Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Neonecatides, Plant Pests, Scale Insects, Spring Gardening, Thrips, Weeds
Tagged aphids, Brown Patch, Chilly Thrips, Lawn weeds, Lubber Grasshoppers, Mealy bugs, Scale Insects, Stinkhorn Fungi, Take-all Root Rot
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Fertilizing and Pruning
As I write this blog (the 13th of November), I encourage you to postpone any additional fertilizer applications to your landscape. Most plants, including your lawn don’t need it and you’ve wasted fertilizer, plus if you just pruned back any … Continue reading
Lawn Care Issues
Have you noticed any light green yellowing areas in your lawn? If so, this usually indicated a need for fertilizer, especially one containing iron. Apply a slow (controlled) release fertilizer and water in following application. Soil insects are still with … Continue reading
Lawn Fertilization
Have you given your lawn its final feeding for this year? If not, now’s the time to do so. Suggest you use a slow (controlled) release fertilizer with a nutrient ratio of 2(N) – 0(P) – 1(K), and remember to … Continue reading
Annuals and Perennials – things to keep in mind during the Florida summer
Annuals/Perennials – Apply liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks, preferably early in the morning to avoid burning your plants. For all other plants, use a controlled/slow release fertilizer every 2 months till early September. Remember to water in afterwards. Also, if … Continue reading
Fertilizing
Did you do this yet? If not, you should have. For lawns we typically apply a slow/controlled release material in mid March and again in mid Sept. Remember, IFAS doesn’t recommend using weed and feed products. Apply weed killers when … Continue reading
Growing Tomatoes in Florida
Tomatoes are a very important commercial crop in Florida, and a popular crop in our gardens. They’re easy to grow, but it’s important that you get the correct varieties for our area. Many that you find in local box stores … Continue reading
Posted in Aphids, Caterpillars, Fertilizing Lawn and Garden, Insects, Nematodes, Plant Diseases, Plant Knowledge, Plant Pests, Spider Mites, Tomatoes
Tagged aphids, Caterpillars, Fertilizing Lawn and Garden, Growing Tomatoes in Florida, insects, Nematodes, plant diseases, Plant Knowledge, plant pests, spider mites
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Sod Laying
This past week I received three inquiries asking if it’s still OK to lay sod. My response was yes. As long as sod is being harvested, it can be put down. I’d also like to remind those who are considering … Continue reading
Florida Gardening in September
Things to do in September Now’s the time to plant flowers for winter color. Some varieties that have done well for me include Gaura, Alyssum, Petunias, Pansies, Dianthus, Ruella, Verbena, and Begonias, (especially the Cocktail Blend series). These typically should … Continue reading
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