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Fertilization and Irrigation Needs for Florida Lawns and Landscapes

R. Klein, A.J. Lindsey, M. McMillan, J. B. Unruh, and M.D. Dukes


Release Date: 7/16/2023

Reviewed At: 6/26/2023

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep110-2009

Water Resources

Abstract

Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Best Management Practices (BMPs) for management of commercial and residential lawns and landscapes were developed by scientists with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). These BMPs assist homeowners and professionals in making management choices that will help sustain lawns and landscapes in Florida without impairing Florida’s water resources.

About this Publication

This document is ENH860, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2002. Revised December 2009 and July 2023. Visit the EDIS Web Site at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

R. W. Klein, assistant professor, A. J. Lindsey, assistant professor and Extension turfgrass specialist, Department of Environmental Horticulture; M. McMillan, assistant professor, UF/IFAS Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center; J. Bryan Unruh, professor and associate director, UF/IFAS West Florida REC; M. D. Dukes, professor and director, Center for Land Use Efficiency; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.  G. Knox, L. E. Trenholm, E. F. Gilman, G. Denny, and R. J. Black (all UF/IFAS) contributed to an earlier version of this publication. 

How to Cite

Trenholm, L. E., Gilman, E. F., Denny, G. C., & Unruh, J. B. (2010). Fertilization and Irrigation Needs for Florida Lawns and Landscapes. EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep110-2009

Authors

Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Laurie E. Trenholm
Laurie E. Trenholm

retired professor, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture

Geoffrey Denny
Geoffrey Denny

former assistant professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

A. Lindsey
A. Lindsey
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, urban turfgrass management, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

M. McMillan
M. McMillan
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, palm nutrition, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

J. Bryan Unruh
J. Bryan Unruh
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and associate center director, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL

Michael Dukes
Michael Dukes
Specialist
University of Florida

director, UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program, associate dean for special initiatives, UF/IFAS Extension, professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and director, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

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