Florida Lawn and Grass Resources

Lawn and Garden Service for Residential and Commercial Properties. These resources are results from the research of well renowned turf scientists. We are pleased to bring you these high quality studies for your Tampa, Florida lawn.

Florida Lawn Handbook
Comprehensive publication by IFAS on Florida lawn selection and maintenance.

Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn
Proper lawn care practices by Laurie E. Trenholm.

Bermuda grass
Illustrated article on "The Sports Turf of the South" by Richard L. Duble, Turfgrass Specialist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

Chinch Bugs in Turf grass
Ohio State University Extension Factsheet tells how to recognize chinch bugs, how to estimate the population present, and recommended methods of treatment.

Alternative Methods of Mole Cricket Control
Knowledge base and tutorials developed by Thomas R. Fasulo, J. Howard Frank, Harold C. Jones, M. LaRue Robinson and Donald E. Short, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, Ft Lauderdale.

Floridaturf.com
Website of the University of Florida Turfgrass Science Program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Discussion, turf-links, publications, weed management.

Key for Identification of Turf Diseases
By Gary W. Simone, Plant Pathology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Preparing to Plant a Florida Lawn
IFAS publication by L. B. McCarty tells how it should be done.

St. Augustine Grass Disease Index
This Handbook published online by Texas A & MU has an index to St. Augustine diseases linked to illustrated fact sheets on each.

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