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Methods for Building Fertile Soil

Dan October 2, 2017 Soil, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom tells us some of the best ways to build fertile soil for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Your garden cannot thrive unless you have healthy, nutrient-rich soil for your plantings. There are many ways of building a fertile soil without the use of chemical fertilizers. First, always choose nitrogen-fixing plants …

Psyllid Management Tactics Discussed
Control of HLB-spreading Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) can be enhanced with dormant winter sprays and a focus on spraying grove perimeters, according to Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo presenter Jawwad Qureshi. Qureshi is an associate professor of entomology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Southwest Florida Research and Education Center. […]
Tip of the Week: Fall Insect and Mite Management
Lauren Diepenbrock Unlike northern regions, fall in Florida is not generally a time when insect, mite and other invertebrate pest populations decline rapidly. In Florida citrus, we generally see the opposite of this trend. In the hot, dry end of summer and early fall, mite populations often soar, requiring management to prevent excessive damage to […]

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