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 Ask IFAS website.  Links to special topic lists will take you to a further list of EDIS Documents gathered for that specific topic.  

• Broward Green Bites Newsletters

  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

  Broward Green Bites - Summer 2024

  Broward Green Bites - Fall 2025

• Sunny Times Newsletter

  MGV News you can use! 

  • Sunny Times 1 July 2024
  • Sunny Times 2 September 2024
  • Sunny Times 3 November - December 2024
  • Sunny Times 4 January - February 2025
  • Sunny Times 5 March - April 2025
  • Sunny Times 6 May - June 2025
  • Sunny Times 7 July - August 2025
  • Sunny Times 8 September - October 2025
  • Sunny Times 9 November - December 2025
• Florida Friendly Landscaping

  Brochures and handbooks

  • The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Handbook for Home Landscapes
  • The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Guide to Plant Selection & Landscape Design
  • ENH1135 Steps for Converting a Traditional Development Landscape to a Florida-Friendly Landscape
  • ENH1178 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Pattern Book - South Florida

  Please visit our Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ page for a more comprehensive document list. 

   

• Vegetable Gardening

  Program Publications

  • South Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

  Ask IFAS Documents

  • SP 103 Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
  • 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
  • Eggplant
  • Tomatoes
  • VH053 Tropical Vegetable Diseases
  • HS1215 Organic Vegetable Gardening in Florida
  • ENY062 Introduction to Soil Solarization
  • Nematodes

  Other helpful information:

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

  Brochures and handouts

  • Three Host Plants that will Bring Seven Butterflies to your Garden
  • Broward Butterflies
  • Provide for Wildlife Videos

  Ask IFAS 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
  • Butterfly Gardening with Florida Native Plants
• Landscape Insects

  Ask IFAS 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

  Ask IFAS Documents

  • IN1269 Homeowner's Guide to Selecting a Pest Control Service
  • ENY 210 Subterranean Termites
  • Drywood and Dampwood Termites
  • ENY 278 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

  • Ten Small Maturing Trees
  • Planting Recommendations for Trees and Shrubs

  Ask IFAS 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
  • A Guide to Citrus Disease Identification
  • Specific Topic List: Tropical and Subtropical Fruits 

  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

  Ask IFAS Publications

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

  TURFGRASS VARIETIES

  • ENH 5 St. Augustine grass 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
  • Turfgrass Disease Management
  • Insect Pests
  • Weed Biology and Management in Turf
• Plant Disease

  Ask IFAS Documents

  • Guidelines to Identification and Management of Plant Disease Problems Series
  • Specific Topic: Palm Diseases
  • Specific Topic: Plant Diseases
  • Turfgrass Disease Management
  • Citrus Problems in the Home Landscape

  Recommended Websites

  UF/IFAS Gardening Solution- Plant Diseases

• Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Webinar Series

  2024 Recorded Webinars

  • The Basics of Composting
  • Common Toxic and "Wicked" Plants
  • Rain Harvesting
  • Citrus in the Home Landscape
  • Storm Recovery and Preparedness Pruning
  • Preparing Florida For a Future in Green Infrastructure

  2025 Recorded Webinars

  • Planning for Future Adversity by Maximizing Tree Benefits
  • Florida-Friendly Foodscaping
  • Mosquito Control