Yearly Archives: 2023

HomeYearly Archives: 2023
June 26, 2023

Kill the Weed Before it Seeds.

Between June 1st and September 30th, Florida experienced most of its annual rainfall.  We love the rain because the plants are naturally irrigated, but sometimes, we wish to put the rain on a timer. Unfortunately, the rain also irrigates the weeds, which tend to grow faster than our turfgrass, making it look unsightly. I have many weeds…

Read more

June 26, 2023

Study: Where bison roam could spread microbes

A new study from University of Florida and Kansas State University researchers found that bison carry plant-associated fungi in their saliva, with the potential to spread fungi across the prairie. The study raises questions about other grazing mammals and the role of the collection of microbes in an ecosystem. As some of North America’s earliest…

Read more

June 23, 2023

Weekly “What is it?:” Wind Resistant Trees

      Branches and trees fell in west Pensacola during heavy rains and a tornado last week. Photo credit: Carrie Stevenson, UF IFAS Extension The Pensacola area has had its fair share of rough weather lately. While the recent storms were not hurricanes, the rainfall totals rivaled many tropical storms, and the lighting and wind…

Read more

June 23, 2023

Leave that Tree

What do we really lose when we lose a tree? A thousand silent voices removed from the universal chorus. The tree is not a stand-alone unit, a single entity, a monument of stony bark, the tree is they. A connected symbiosis of lichens, fungi, epiphytes, ferns, mammals, birds, reptiles, and multitudes of insects. A mature,…

Read more

June 22, 2023

The Largest Plant Family

Dear King Phillip Thousands upon thousands of plants exist in the world. To better understand the thousands of plants, we use plant taxonomy to organize and classify different plant groups. You may remember the phrase from high school biology, “Dear King Phillip came over for good soup.” This mnemonic allows us (or me) to remember the varying levels of taxonomic classifications we…

Read more

June 22, 2023

Turfgrass- Frequently Asked Questions

As a commercial horticulture agent, I have been asked many questions about turfgrass. The following are some of the questions and answers. ■ Can I use an herbicide to control torpedograss in the St Augustine lawn?  Ans: No herbicide is available to control torpedograss that will not injure St Augustine grass. ■ Is ProVista St. Augustine more resistant…

Read more

June 21, 2023

Celebrating National Pollinator Week

Happy National Pollinator Week! Please join us in celebrating a week full of pollinators of all shapes, colors, and sizes! First incepted by the US Senate on September 21, 2006, National Pollinator Week was initiated to “recognize the importance of pollinators to our ecosystem health and agriculture.” Really, the importance of pollinators cannot be understated.…

Read more

June 21, 2023

Celebrating National Pollinator Week: June 19 – 25, 2023

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on native scarlet salvia. A. Marek, UF/IFAS If you’ve noticed a decline in butterflies, bees and birds, you’re not alone. Worldwide, pollinators are in drastic decline. Approximately 3 billion birds from the United States to Canada are gone, and 90% of monarch butterflies in North America have vanished. And for the first time…

Read more

June 20, 2023

A View to Florida Water

Many of you may love to travel by plane, and if you’re anything like me, you may enjoy getting a window seat.  I think that there is something wonderful about looking down on the earth, seeing     Groundwater discharges into freshwater springs and is affected by higher groundwater nitrogen. people moving about their day, fields in…

Read more

Copyright © 2025 by ThemeREX. All rights reserved.
to top