By Sidney Craig Dig into a new garden bed, and you may find pale sand, shell, gravel, gray fill, orange subsoil, old roots, or a thin dark layer spread over something harder underneath, and just a few feet away, the soil may look vastly different. This is because most...
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Why Sabal Palms Fail: Field Cut vs. Regenerated (And How to Make Both Thrive)
We are talking about one of the most iconic, beautiful, and resilient native plants in our state: the Sabal Palmetto (also commonly known as the cabbage palm or sabal palm). As our official state tree, Sabal palms are a gorgeous addition that can frame any Florida...
Feed Your Soil and Protect the Bay
The Summer Shift: From Fertilizing Plants to Feeding Soil By Sidney Craig Every summer, Tampa Bay enters an intense season of high temperatures, rain, thunderstorms, and occasional hurricanes. From June 1 through September 30, Pinellas County, and many others,...
Don’t Reach for the Pruners! Caring for Your Landscape After Cold Temperatures
Don’t Reach for the Pruners! Caring for Your Landscape After Cold Temperatures As I am writing this, here in Pinellas County Florida, we are gearing up for some of the coldest weather we have seen in over 15 years. The last time we saw temperatures dip below 36...