Brown's Plant File: Classes, Fertilizer Leaching Findings, Senna Rust, Starburst, Whitefly/c

Good Morning All:

Here are some upcoming classes you may want to attend.

 

Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (Friday, 2/22)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/Limited_Comm_2013.pdf

 

Mangrove Symposium (Thursday, 2/28)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/Mangroves_2013.pdf

 

Soils, Fertilizers, Plant Nutrition Seminar (Tuesday, 3/5)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/Soils.pdf

 

GI-BMP Class in Spanish (Tuesday, 3/19)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/BMP_2013_Calendar.pdf

 

GI-BMP Class in English (Tuesday, 3/26)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/HortClasses/BMP_2013_Calendar.pdf

 

 

These Video clips tackle the issues of fertilizer leaching during the summer/rainy season.

Based on UF Research 1)Very little summertime leaching 2)Summertime ban could threaten health and quality of turf 3)Nutrient leaching may be more prevalent in the dry than rainy season.

http://training.ifas.ufl.edu/research/turfgrass_nutrient_symp2013/index.html

 

 

Here are some New Fact Sheets

Senna/Cassia Rust Disease

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Senna_Cassia_Rust.pdf

 

Starburst Clerodendrum (Flowering Tree)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Starburst_Clerodendrum.pdf

 

Tropical Almond Tree

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/tropical_almond.pdf

 

Sansevieria (Snake Plant)

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Sansevieria.pdf

 

And a new power point on Whitefly Basic.

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/Videos_and_Powerpoints/Whitefly_Intro.pdf

 

Please feel free to contact me by phone or email.

 

Stephen H. Brown

County Extension Director & Horticulture Program Leader

UF/IFAS Lee County Extension

Parks and Recreation Division

3406 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33916

Office: (239) 533-7513   Cell: (239) 850-4184

 

Email: brownsh@leegov.com

Brown's web page:  http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu//hort/GardenHome.shtml

Solutions For Your Life:" http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_SFYL_Start

 

 

 

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