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Larry Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Agent for Okaloosa County, offers lawn and garden advice specific to Northwest Florida. Contact: 689-5850 or 729-1400, Ext. 5850 E-mail: lwilliams@co.okaloosa.fl.us
Florida pusley is a common lawn weed that can be difficult to control. Florida pusley is native to our state. It is a summer annual but perennial types of pusley may be found growing with Florida pusley, including largeflower pusley and Brazil pusley. In routinely mowed lawns, Florida pusley will have a prostrate, spreading growth habit. Plants produce noticeable white, tubular flowers that are clustered at the ends of branches. It reproduces by seeds. Florida pusley ...
The first thing to look for on a fertilizer container is the analysis. The analysis is a series of three numbers such as 16-4-8. These numbers show the guaranteed amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) and always in that order. A fertilizer labeled 15-2-15 contains 15 percent N, 2 percent P and 15 percent K. A hundred pound bag of this analysis contains 15 lbs N, 2 lbs P and 15 lbs K. the sum of these numbers is 32 (15 lbs + 2 lbs + 15 lbs = 32 lbs). Other chemical ...
