What to do this week By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” on 970WFLA Fertilizing your lawn and planting your Spring Vegetable Garden As our weather starts to moderate and the cold days of winter begin to fade, there are several things you should be doing now to keep your landscape healthy and green. Fertilizing your […]
Read moreWhat to do this week By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” on 970WFLA The Zika Virus and what you need to know to Protect Yourself – Last month Florida Governor, Rick Scott declared a Health Emergency in four counties, Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough, and Santa Rosa counties due to the spread of this mosquito borne virus. […]
Read moreWhat to do this week By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” on 970WFLA Sugar Ants, Crazy Ants, and Household Ants One of the most frequent calls made to our company revolves around ants infesting the home. Some people describe these invaders in many different ways, “they are everywhere,” “there is a trail of them walking […]
Read moreWhat to do this week By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” on 970WFLA Rats and Insects feeding on your Citrus Trees – February is one of my favorite times of the year. During this season, many of our citrus fruits begin to ripen, and because many of us have backyard citrus trees, the morning grapefruit […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ Palm Tree Deficiencies and Fertilization Palm trees are a great addition to any landscape. Their beauty and stature can give your home that “Florida feel”. Some palms can be used as a privacy screen, while others may be used as small specimen plants to […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ October brings us an important time of the year with specific tasks we must perform to keep our landscapes healthy. Fertilization of our lawns and ornamental plants need to be completed now to give them the nutrients they need to grow and […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ Plumerias Our summers are very harsh on our landscape plants, and turf grasses. Those of us fortunate enough to receive some rain can keep our plants hydrated and healthy. Unfortunately, many of us that live along the beaches or areas which do […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ Fruiting Landscape Plants As a garden enthusiast, I frequently tour homeowner gardens to see what types of plants they grow and how they perform in our area. Many of the plants I see, remind me of plants I have grown in the […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ Fall Gardens One of the first signs I look for in determining when I should be getting ready for the fall planting season is when the commercial growers start getting their fields ready. Over the past few weeks, I have observed […]
Read moreWhat to do this week – By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening“ Army and Sod Web Worms The afternoon rains we have been receiving are a great change over last year. Normally, we have to wait until summer officially begins in order for our rainy season to bring us the precipitation necessary to keep […]
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