Publications

This section of our website lists publications and fact sheets produced by the Faculty and Staff of the Urban Horticulture section of the UF/IFAS Extension Education Broward County office--grouped by topic area. All of these publications are provided in in PDF format.  Also included are lists of links to additional articles located on the University of Florida's EDIS website.  Links to special topic lists will take you to a further list of EDIS Documents gathered for that specific topic.  

• Newsletters

   

  Broward Green Bites Vol. I Issue 1 Jul-Sept 2018

  Broward Green Bites Vol. I Issue 2 Oct-Dec 2018

  Broward Green Bites Vol. II Issue 1 Jan-Mar 2019

  Broward Green Bites Vol. II Issue 2 Apr-Jun 2019

   

  Broward Green Bites Vol. II Issue 3 Jul-Sept 2019

  Broward Green Bites Vol.III Issue 1 Jan-Mar 2020

  Broward Green Bites Vol. III Issue 2 Apr - Jun 2020

  Broward Green Bites Vol. III Issue 3 Jul to Sep 2020

  Broward Green Bites Vol. III Issue 4 Oct to Dec 2020

  Broward Green Bites Vol. IV Issue 1 Jan to Mar 2021

  Broward Green Bites Vol. IV Issue 2 Apr to Jun 2021

  Broward Green Bites

  Broward Green Bites Vol. IV Issue 4 Oct to Dec 2021

  Broward Green Bites Newsletter Jan - June 2022

  Broward Green Bites - FFL August 2022

  Green Bites - Community Program, August 2022

  Broward Green Bites - Spring 2023

  Broward Green Bites - Summer 2023

  Broward Green Bites - Spring 2024

• Program Documents

  Below are brochures about the Master Gardener Program and other Uban Horticulture Programs:

  • Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Program Brochure
• Florida Friendly Landscaping

  Brochures and handbooks.

  • Create a Florida Friendly Yard
  • The Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Handbook
  • The Florida-Friendly Landscaping^TM Guide to Plant Selection & Landscape Design
  • ENH1135 Steps for Converting a Traditional Development Landscape to a Florida-Friendly Landscape
  • ENH1178 Florida-Friendly Landscaping^TM Pattern Book - South Florida

  Please visit our Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM page for more comprehensive document list. 

• Vegetable Gardening

  Program Publications

  • South Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

  EDIS Documents

  • SP 103 Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
  • ENH 1225 Seed Sources For Florida Homegrown Vegetables
  • ENH1191 South Florida Gardening Calendar
  • SL256 Soil pH and the Home Landscape or Garden
  • PP271 Downy Mildew of Basil in South Florida
  • CV301 Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production
  • HS1285 Luffa- An Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida
  • HS1276 Tong Hao- An Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida
  • HS1272 Long Squash- An Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida
  • HS1268 Long Bean- An Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida
  • CIN757 Common Pepper Cultivars for Florida Production
  • HS1243 Conventional and Specialty Eggplant Varieties in Florida
  • HS1189 Tomato Varieties for Florida - Florida "Red Rounds," Plums, Cherries, Grapes, and Heirlooms
  • PP200 A Series on Diseases in the Florida Vegetable Garden: Tomato
  • HS1215 Organic Vegetable Gardening in Florida
  • ENY062 Introduction to Soil Solarization
  • Specific Topic List: Nematode Management in the Home Lawn, Landscape, and Garden

  Other helpful information:

  • Vegetable Gardening In Florida Series
  • Vegetables Index
• Butterfly Gardening

  Brochures and handouts

  • 6x6 ft Butterfly Garden Design and Plant Suggestions
  • 8x15 ft Butterfly Garden Design & Plant Suggestions
  • Broward's Butterflies
  • Three Host Plants that will Bring Seven Butterflies

  EDIS Documents

  • WEC 22 Butterfly Gardening in Florida
  • ENH1160 Community ButterflyScaping
  • ENH 117 Florida Coonties and Atala Butterflies
  • SP 107 Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast
  • Spotted Caterpillar Moth
  • Specific Topic list: Butterflies
  • Specific Topic list: Butterfly Plants
• Landscape Insects

  EDIS Documents

  • HS 893 Identification of Insect Pests
  • Specific Topic List: Vegetable Pest Insects

   PIERCING AND SUCKING INSECTS

  • HS 817 Guide to Scale Insect Identification
  • Specific Topic List: Aphids
  • Specific Topic List: Leaf-footed bugs
  • Specific Topic List: Whitefly
  • Specific Topic List: Landscape Scale
  • Specific Topic List: Mealy Bug
  • Specific Topic List: Jumping Plant Lice (incudes Asian Citrus Psyllid)
  • Specific Topic List: Spider Mites

  CHEWING INSECTS

  • Sri Lankan weevil (Website)
  • Flea Beetles of the Genus Altica: Altica spp.
  • American Serpentine Leafminer
  • Common Grasshoppers in Florida
  • Specific Topic list: Chewing Insects
  • Specific Topic List: Armyworms

  Recommended Websites

  • UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology Featured Creatures
• Household Insects

  Edis Documents

  • PI 38 Selecting a Professional Pest Control Service
  • ENY 210 Subterranean Termites
  • Drywood and Dampwood Termites
  • ENY 211 Formosan Subterranean Termite
  • ENY 213 Pantry and Stored Food Pests
  • Spiders
  • ENY 201 Cockroaches and Their Management
  • ENY 225 Booklice and Silverfish
  • Special Topic List: Household and Structural Pests

  Other Helpful Information

  • Termites in Florida- Termite Types
• Tree Installation and Maintenance

  Program Publications

  • Florida Friendly Shrubs for Perimeter Plantings
  • Planting Recommendations for Trees and Shrubs

  EDIS Publications

  Tree Maintenance

  • FOR 115 Cleaning up after a Hurricane: Safety comes first!
  • FOR115-SP Limpieza Después de un Huracán: ¡La Seguridad es Primordial!
  • FOR 116 Cleaning Up after a Hurricane: Get the Right Tree Care Professional
  • FOR 116-SP Limpieza Después de un Huracán: Consiga el profesional Correcto para el Cuidado de los Árboles
  • FOR 117 Assessing Hurricane-Damaged Trees and Deciding What to Do
  • FOR 117-SP Evaluación de los Árboles Dañados Durante un Huracán y Toma de Decisiones
  • ENH 1054 Restoring Trees after a Hurricane
  • ENH 1054-SP Restauración de los Árboles Después de un Huracán
  • ENH 1246 Is my Tree Safe? Recognizing conditions that increase the Likelihood of Tree Failure
  • ENH 1062 Developing a Preventative Pruning Program: Young Trees
  • ENH 1063 Developing a Preventative Pruning Program: Mature Trees
  • ENH 1060 Selecting Quality Trees from the Nursery
  • Specific Topic List: Citrus Diseases
  • Specific Topic List: Tropical Fruit 
  • Specific Topic List: Subtropical Fruit

  Palms

  • ENH 1182 Pruning Palms
  • ENH 1018 Nutrient Deficiencies of Landscape and Field-Grown Palms in Florida
  • ENH 1255 Not all Landscape Palm Fertilizers are Created Equal
  • Specific Topic List: Palm Diseases
  • Specific Topic List: Palm Care
  • Specific Topic List: Palm Production
  • Specific Topic List: Palm Selection
• Turf

  EDIS Publications

  • Selections from the Florida Lawn Handbook
  • ENH 02 Preparing to Plant a Florida Lawn
  • ENH 03 Establishing your Florida Lawn

  TURFGRASS VARIETIES

  • ENH 5 St. Augustinegrass for Florida Lawns
  • ENH 1288 La Grama St. Augustine para Patios de Florida
  • ENH 6 Bahiagrass for Florida Lawns
  • ENH 11 Zoysiagrass for Florida Lawns

  PEST AND DISEASES

  • ENH884 Weed Management Guide for Florida Lawns
  • Specific Topic List: Turfgrass Diseases
  • Specific Topic List: Insect Pests in Florida Lawns
  • Specific Topic List: Weed Biology and Management in Turf
• Sample Submission

  Need a plant or insect indentified or diagnosed? Please fill out the form below: 

  Sample Submission Form - Residential

• Plant Disease

  EDIS Documents

  • Guidelines to Identification and Management of Plant Disease Problems Series
  • Specific Topic: Palm Diseases
  • Specific Topic: Plant Diseases by Pathogen
  • Specific Topic: Tree and Shrub Diseases
  • Specific Topic: Turfgrass Diseases

  Recommended Websites

  UF/IFAS Gardening Solution- Plant Diseases

• Master Gardener Volunteers Monthly Meeting Presentations

  Below are the zoom recordings of the Master Gardener Volunteer Meetings.

  • Jan 15th 2019 MASTER GARDENER BEGINING OF THE YEAR MEETING
  • March 5th, 2019 CONSIDERATIONS ON WATER AVAILABLILITY FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA - Dr. Dorothy Sifuentes
  • May 7th, 2019 WHY WON'T MY TREE FRUIT - Dr. Jeff Wasielewski
  • June 4th, 2019 NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION - Christina Burgart
• Special Topic Presentations
  • INVASIVE SPECIES LECTURES: LARGE LIZARDS ON THE LOOSE: IGUANAS - Justin Dalaba
  • AMERICAN ALLIGATORS AS INDICATORS OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION - Nicole Jennings

   

• Presentation Supporting Materials

  INVASIVE SPECIES LECTURES: LARGE LIZARDS ON THE LOOSE: IGUANAS

  • The Invasion of Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians in Florida
  • Dealing with Iguanas in the South Florida Landscape
  • The Argentine Black and White Tegu in South Florida: Population Growth, Spread, and Containment

  AMERICAN ALLIGATORS AS INDICATORS OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION

  • Alligator Abundance and Hydrology: What Long-term Monitoring Can Tell Us about Everglades Restoration
  • Native and Nonnative Crocodilians of Florida