Test Your Horticulture Knowledge!

1. What plant type do Floridians spend more time and money on each year?

2. What percent of insects in Florida can be considered "harmful"?

3. What time of year should you water less frequently?

4. Which sign is NOT an indication that turfgrass needs water?

5. A black sooty-like growth on plants is called sooty mold. How do you control it?

6. Organic mulch (bark, Spanish moss, utility clippings, etc.) should be applied at a depth of?

7. Pennywort/dollarweed is a plant that typically grows in?

8. In general, a 3/4" rainfall or irrigation will wet a root zone to what depth?

9. What height should bahiagrass be mowed to be healthier and have greater drought tolerance?

10. Because of Florida's long growing season, fertilizers should be applied?

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