Turf Talk: Lawn Care and Alternatives for Florida

A lush lawn can be an appealing element in the home landscape and provides many important benefits, but turfgrass can require a lot of maintenance, with frequent watering and applications of fertilizer or pesticides. There are many alternatives that can still offer green coverage at the ground level while providing greater benefits to the local wildlife. Goundcovers and Lawngrasses https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn-and-ga... Turfgrass Selection Guides https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.e... https://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/turfgra... Turfgrass Science https://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/turfgra... Salt Tolerant Turf https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.e... Disease troubleshooting https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.e... Naturalized Pollinator Lawn https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.e... Soil Test https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture... Please help UF/IFAS serve you better by completing this voluntary brief survey (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV.... We appreciate your help. FISC https://www.floridainvasives.org/plan... UF IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/ Florida vegetable gardening guide https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/... Integrated Pest Management (IPM) https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.e... DDIS Site https://ddis.ifas.ufl.edu/jsp/html/ho... Resources: UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County 12520 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33774 Phone (727) 582-2109 gardenhelp@pinellas.gov SWFWMD Watering Restrictions https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/busine... Pinellas County Water Conservation and Watering Schedule Rules https://pinellas.gov/department/water... https://pinellas.gov/watering-schedul... Pinellas County Fertilizer Ordinance https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-... Soil Solarization https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/soil... Land measurement tools are built into the Pinellas County Property Appraiser's website https://www.pcpao.gov/gis.html Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication... Monthly Gardening Calendars https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn-and-ga... South Florida Regional Gardening Calendars https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication... ---- Pinellas County Help Desk & Plant Clinics https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellas/la... Social Media   / pinellasextension      / pinellasextensiontv   Ask IFAS https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program https://floridafriendlylandscaping.com/ Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Gardening Solutions https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/ 9 Principles of Florida Friendly Landscaping™ https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/about-ffl/9-... Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Apps https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/apps/ Planting Pinellas Post Newsletter https://subscribe.ifas.ufl.edu/extweb... Tampa Bay Water Rebate Program https://tampabaywaterwise.org/en/reba... Barbara Strickland Endowment https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opport... ---- This podcast is brought to you by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, an equal opportunity institution.