lawn

Florida lawn grass alternatives: Mimosa, peanut, and mondo grass

FLORIDA—Sometimes lawn grass declines. Maybe you picked the wrong lawn grass for the site. Maybe you are incorrectly managing the…

8 months ago

Best lawn grass for drought and shade in Florida

FLORIDA— Q. My lawn does not currently have an irrigation system and is somewhat shady due to trees. What is…

9 months ago

Growing Together: Reflecting on your feedback and charting a path for 2024

FLORIDA -- In a December 2023 article, I asked for feedback from readers of this column. As a result, I…

1 year ago

Lawns are supposed to go dormant

FLORIDA -- Lawns naturally go dormant as we move into the fall and early winter. In Florida, all of our…

1 year ago

Don’t water when it’s already wet

FLORIDA -- It amazes me that even under flood conditions, people still water their lawns. I’m sure you’ve seen it,…

2 years ago

Avoid too-good-to-be-true grasses when redoing Florida lawn

FLORIDA -- “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” This phrase offers sound advice for the…

2 years ago

Here’s how to maintain a healthy Florida lawn, correct weak areas in the grass

FLORIDA -- Now that we are moving into warmer soil temperatures, weak areas in lawns will have a better chance…

2 years ago

Here’s how to irrigate and fertilize a newly planted lawn

FLORIDA -- When watering to establish a new lawn or replanting sections of an older lawn, we normally recommend two…

2 years ago

Fort Walton Beach plant clinic can help with lawn, landscape, garden problems

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn,…

2 years ago

Grass-cutting service app “GreenPal” is now serving Niceville

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Need your grass cut in Niceville? There’s now an app to connect homeowners with a lawn care…

2 years ago

Free presentation: Do you really need lawn grass?

FLORIDA -- Have you ever threatened to pave your lawn? Maybe the lawn grass is trying to tell you something.…

2 years ago

Here’s where to get a soil test kit to improve your Florida yard

FLORIDA – You probably know the advantages of testing the soil in your yard or garden but may not have…

2 years ago

Learn about pollinators at No Mow March program

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- If you are interested in learning more about pollinators that are important to wildlife on our…

2 years ago

No Mow March promotes pollinators in the Panhandle

NORTH FLORIDA -- Get ready for No Mow March! It's as simple as it sounds: During the month of March,…

2 years ago

Master gardener volunteers ready to help you in Fort Walton Beach

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- What happened to the old Extension Office Annex on Hollywood Boulevard in Fort Walton Beach,…

2 years ago

Small tan moths in lawn is a sign of tropical sod webworms

QUESTION: I’m seeing small tan to brown moths in my lawn as I mow. Should I be concerned about this?…

2 years ago

Solutions for your Florida landscape, lawn, and garden

FLORIDA -- Perhaps we spend too much time concerned with what’s wrong in our landscapes. Though, we can learn from…

3 years ago

St. Augustinegrass seed is not reliable; use sod, plugs, sprig

FLORIDA -- Q. I would like to plant St. Augustinegrass seed, but I can’t find the seed at local garden…

3 years ago

How many square feet is your lawn?

FLORIDA -- To correctly apply granular fertilizers and other lawn chemicals, it is a must to know the square footage…

3 years ago

White, fluffy tufts of seeds in your lawn may be trampweed

FLORIDA -- Do you have a low-growing weed that is producing tufts of white, fluffy, dandelion-like seeds, which float in…

3 years ago