Friday's Features 2006

These articles were published in 2006.  While much of the information is still applicable, some chemical recommendations may have changed.  Contact your local Extension Office for updated information

• Rosemary is for remembrance (132KB pdf)
• Keeping holiday poinsettias colorful with proper care (111KB pdf)
• Forcing amaryllis bulbs provide holiday color (123KB pdf)
• Holiday gift ideas for the Florida gardener (219KB pdf)
• Tis the season to choose a Christmas Tree (92KB pdf)
• Over wintering tropical plants means a move indoors (82KB pdf)
• Problems erupt when you volcano mulch (123KB pdf)
• Avoid the urge to do major pruning in the fall (82KB pdf)
• Tips for great container gardens (90KB pdf)
• Gardeners don't have to give up spinach (82KB pdf)
• Confederate Rose by any other name is a hibiscus (131KB pdf)
• Winter weed control starts now (82KB pdf)
• Long lasting control of pest mole crickets is finally here (136KB pdf)
• Love bugs take flight along the Gulf Coast (114KB pdf)
• Preparing your lawn for winter starts in September (82KB pdf)
• Red spider lilies magically appear in late summer (226KB pdf)
• Golden webs are an indicator of a large, beneficial spider (105KB pdf)
• Moles can be a hole lot of trouble (82KB pdf)
• Fire bush is a hot addition to any landscape (190KB pdf)
• Allow you garden to benefit from beneficial insects (120KB pdf)
• Getting to the root of tree problems (82KB pdf)
• Be prudent when pruning palms (83KB pdf)
• Flowering plants require care during the summer (82KB pdf)
• Chinch bugs are not always a cinch to control (93KB pdf)
• Take care of your caladiums for summer long color (82KB pdf)
• UF's new web site offers Solutions for Your Life (82KB pdf)
• Dead spots in the lawn can be a result of your sprinkler system (82KB pdf)
• Prepare your landscape now for future tropical storms (82KB pdf)
• Gardenia--nature's perfume for the garden (103KB pdf)
• Spittlebugs are hopping around (120KB pdf)
• Popcorn trees are popping up everywhere (107KB pdf)
• Butterfly gardening (127KB pdf)
• Controlling tomato diseases in the home vegetable garden (83KB pdf)
• Leaf roller insect is a major pest of the canna lily (120KB pdf)
• Landscaping with fire in mind (91KB pdf)
• Preparing your lawn for drought (82KB pdf)
• Stroll through the garden with walking iris (110KB pdf)
• Lace bugs cause unsightly problems for azaleas (179KB pdf)
• Patchy green up of lawns is common in spring (171KB pdf)
• Termites in mulch, fact or fiction? (83KB pdf)
• March gardening tips (82KB pdf)
• New hydrangeas provide flowers throughout the summer (84KB pdf)
• Timing is Critical in the Control of Summer Weeds (83KB pdf)
• Deciduous magnolias offer winter beauty (84KB pdf)
• Pest Control Using Horticultural Oils (83KB pdf)
• February Gardening Tips (83KB pdf)
• Mushrooms creating a stink (174KB pdf)
• Bed preparation is the key to successful flowers and vegetables (83KB pdf)
• Lawns need care during the winter (82KB pdf)
• Different pruning methods needed for different plants (83KB pdf)

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