August 2022 - Page 6 of 6 - Extra Mile Pest Control and Lawn Solution

August 3, 2022

Carolina Redroot – Wild Weeds

Wild Weeds – Weed of the Month Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina Redroot (photo by Joseph Tauscher) Carolina redroot is a perennial herbaceous wildflower that occurs naturally in wet flatwoods, marshes, bogs, dome swamps, savannas, and coastal swales. Blooms of this plant are a creamy whitish-yellow and are borne in fan-like terminal clusters atop erect stems. The plant…

August 3, 2022

Preparing to Weather a Financial Storm

Recent economic indicators are not positive. Our financial forecasters are seeing storm clouds of inflation and higher interest rates forming. While it all may not be doom and gloom, we might be smart to start preparing to weather a financial storm. Know Where You Stand Now is a good time to take a snapshot of…

August 2, 2022

Foolproof Lawncare: Bermudagrass

Although not a panacea for lawncare issues, Bermudagrass is a hardy turf option, tough enough to handle lots of foot traffic and horsing around (no pun intended). Because of its tough-enough reputation, Bermudagrass is the species of choice for many sports facilities including golf-courses and ball-fields. It also has the advantage of being able to…

August 1, 2022

Let’s Talk About Ag BMPs: Irrigation Best Management Practices

In this session of the “Let’s Talk About Ag BMPs” series, we met with Dr. Vivek Sharma from the University of Florida Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department to discuss Irrigation Best Management Practices. We got to pick Dr. Sharma’s brain on the definition of Irrigation BMPs, the differences between Traditional and Best Management Irrigation Practices,…

August 1, 2022

Hydroponics: NFT System

Lettuce growing in a hydroponic system. Photo by Jonael Bosques, UF/IFAS Extension, Hardee County. Each year we have less agricultural land available, making it more difficult for farmers to acquire land to grow crops due to urban development increases in Florida. From 2010 to 2019, Florida’s population grew 14.2% to become the third most inhabited state…

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