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Ask the Plant Clinic: Real Questions from Central Florida Gardeners

Ask the Plant Clinic: Real Questions from Central Florida Gardeners8 Dec 202516 min

<p>Join us in this episode to hear some of the frequent questions our plant clinic has received from central Florida gardeners. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources for Show Notes:</strong>   </p><ul><li><p>Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office:   <br><a href="https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/</a>   </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In Polk County, contact the Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041, <a href="polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu</a>   </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Your Central Florida page <a href="https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/   </a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Fertilizing Your Florida Lawn <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/fertilizer/fertilizing-the-lawn/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/fertilizer/fertilizing-the-lawn/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>General Recommendations for Fertilization of Turfgrasses on Florida Soils <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/LH014" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/LH014</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Planting Your Florida Lawn <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/lawns/maintenance-and-care/planting-your-florida-lawn/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/lawns/maintenance-and-care/planting-your-florida-lawn/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Preparing to Plant a Florida Lawn <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/LH012" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/LH012</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Basketgrass, A Common Landscape Weed <a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/polkco/2018/09/28/basketgrass-a-common-landscape-weed/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/polkco/2018/09/28/basketgrass-a-common-landscape-weed/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Tomatoes <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/tomatoes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/tomatoes/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/VH021" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/VH021</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Your Florida Lawn in Winter <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/lawns/maintenance-and-care/your-florida-lawn-in-winter/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/lawns/maintenance-and-care/your-florida-lawn-in-winter/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Wildflowers For All Seasons <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/wildflowers-for-all-seasons/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/wildflowers-for-all-seasons/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p> Wildflowers in the Garden <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/wildflowers-in-the-garden/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/wildflowers-in-the-garden/</a>  </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Podcast introduction and closing music: &quot;Green Beans&quot; by Big Score Audio.   </p>