Soil & Fertilizer
For Gardens
Plants--like people--need good food to stay healthy. Use soil and fertilizer correctly--including preparing the soil before you plant--to make sure that your plants are getting the nutrients they need.
Topics of Interest
- Composting
- Fertilizer—Gardening Solutions
- Fertilizing the Garden
- Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Information Sheet
- Manure as Fertilizer
- Soil Preparation and Liming
- Soil Solarization--Gardening Solutions
- Soil Testing
- Solarization for Pest Management in Florida
- The Florida Fertilizer Label
- Working in Your Florida Soil--Gardening Solutions
For Lawns
Sometimes your lawn needs help getting the right nutrients. Make sure to fertilize correctly--your lawn will thank you!
Topics of Interest
- Fertilize Appropriately
- Fertilizing Your Florida Lawn
- General Recommendations for Fertilization of Turfgrasses on Florida Soils
- Lawn Fertilizer
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What We Can Help With
Agriculture
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Lawn & Garden
Family Resources
Learning Opportunities
Resources
Other UF/IFAS Sites
- Gardening Solutions
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
- Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
UF/IFAS Mobile Web Apps
Plant Hardiness Zones
