We put in a new lawn for a young family with a toddler this week. They do not have access to reclaimed water or a well so we hooked up a basic sprinkler system that could be connected with a garden hose. This would save the new dad having to drag a sprinkler around the [...]
My poor avocado saplings that were about 4 feet tall pretty much froze, except at the very bottom. Should I cut the trunk down to where the new growth is??? Will I end up with avocado bushes that never produce then????
I grew them from pits. But, they are only alive about [...]
Five inches of rain fell in NE St Pete from a slow moving el niño front on Sunday and Monday morning. It is now sunny and cool again.
(.60) Another six tenths of rain fell Thursday night as an el niño storm passed. Very rainy spring so far temps finally in the low 70’s.
(.60) Six tenths of an inch of rain fell during a storm late Sunday afternoon. Winds gusted from the South to 30mph and a squall line passed.
An el niño storm brought 2.25 inches of rain to NE St. Pete on Friday and Saturday. Winds from the S gusted to 30 knts before going 15 from the W all weekend. Temps are still cool. 68 day 51 night.
The following is a response to one of our clients questions in the above title to this our latest post: Here are some things I copied form the UF website while doing research on nematodes. Evidently there is no real pesticide to control soil nematodes far beneath the surface and the best thing to [...]
This winter has been hard on everyone. From the nurseries to the landscapers and everyone’s poor plants we are just waiting for the warmer weather to begin again. As landscapers we pay close attention to the weather. We have been watching the extended forecast on accuweather.com. They new have a monthly calendar that shows the [...]
1 inch of rain fell in St Pete from a strong el niño low pressure in Apalachee Bay. It is extremely cold for March. 55 on Wednesday and 58 on Thursday. 58 right now also. We want springtime!
Softening areas with little maintenance required.
some plants to use