Polk Small Farms: New and Revised Lawn and Garden Publications, October 2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

New and Revised Lawn and Garden Publications, October 2010

This email lists new and revised EDIS publications that have been released to the public in October 2010. They are now available on the World Wide Web at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This mailing only includes publications in the Lawn & Garden program area. Please see separate mailings for publications in other program areas.

ENH92/MG318 Cold Damage on Palms

Revised! ENH921, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Timothy K. Broschat, describes how cold temperatures affect palms and how to treat them following a cold weather event. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, September 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg318

ENH1160/EP420 Community ButterflyScaping: How to Move Beyond Butterfly Gardening to Create a Large-Scale Butterfly Habitat

ENH1160, a 20-page illustrated fact sheet by Kathy C. Malone, Wendy Wilber, Gail Hansen, Jaret C. Daniels, Claudia Larsen, and Esen Momol, provides developers, community associations, and homeowners with guidance in planning the vegetation in common areas, stormwater management systems, undeveloped areas, and yards to form large-scale habitats attractive to butterflies, pollinators, birds, and other local wildlife. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, Spetember 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep420

ENH1172/EP433 Landscape Design: Aesthetic Characteristics of Plants

ENH1172, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Gail Hansen and Erin Alvarez, discusses form, texture, size and color of landscape plants and how to choose plant combinations based on these qualities to create a composition of plant material. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, September 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep433

ENH1173/EP434 New Florida Foliage Plant Cultivar: Dieffenbachia ‘Sparkles’

ENH1173, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by R. J. Henny, J. Chen, and T. A. Mellich, describes the origin, description, and availability of this commercial foliage cultivar characterized by bright leaf color, and attractive paisley mottled appearance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, September 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep434

ENH1174/EP435 The Lawn Fertilizer Toolbox

ENH1174, a 3-page fact sheet by Laurie E. Trenholm, Jason K. Kruse, and J. Bryan Unruh, describes the nutrients in fertilizer that are most important for keeping turfgrass healthy and when to fertilize. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep435

FOR268/FR330 Urban Forests in Florida: Storm Damage Assessment Utility for Estimating Hurricane-Caused Tree Debris

FOR268, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Benjamin Thompson, Francisco Escobedo, Christina Staudhammer, Jerry Bond, and Chris Luley, explains how the USDA Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (SDAP), or i-Tree Storm, can be used to better estimate tree debris amounts and cleanup costs for pre-hurricane planning purposes and post-hurricane response. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr330

FOR271/FR333 Florida's Urban Soils: Underfoot Yet Overlooked

FOR271, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald Hagan, Cynnamon Dobbs, and Francisco Escobedo, provides an overview of Florida’s urban soils emphasizing their ecosystem services and sustainable management. Includes references and glossary. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr333

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