Maphis Nursery & Tree Farm

06/23/2026

https://gpnmag.com/article/2026-pest-disease-survey-report/

GPN survey reveals rising pest pressure, disease challenges and growing reliance on IPM among greenhouse growers.

06/20/2026

Oh my! Our lifesaver succulent is blooming!

06/19/2026

Email 0 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Reddit 0 X Linkedin 0 Stumbleupon 0 Summer rain and high temperatures are welcome conditions to promote growth of crops and landscape plants, but the same conditions are ideal for a dangerous arachnid hiding in vegetation. There are numerous species of ticks that inhabit...

06/19/2026

Who needs fancy toys? Give kids water, sticks, rocks, dirt, and a bucket, and they’ll have the time of their lives.

06/19/2026

We are open! We have Valencia peanuts and cream peas available. 🥜🫛

Pickup at 3403 Sapp Rd Cottondale, Fl 32431

Our hours are:
Monday - Friday 7am - 6pm
Saturday 7am - 1pm

06/19/2026

You know that moment when your zucchini plant covers half the garden in leaves but gives you exactly zero zucchini? Plot twist: your plant isn't broken—it just never got the introduction it needed.

Here's what's actually happening. Zucchini flowers come in two types, and they need each other to make fruit happen. The males show up first on long, slim stems—total showboats with nothing but pollen. Then the females appear a few days later, and they're easy to spot because there's already a tiny zucchini bulge at the base. That mini fruit is basically a "maybe"—it only grows if pollen makes the journey from male to female.

When bees are around, this happens automatically in the cool morning hours when flowers are wide open and pollen is at peak stickiness. One pollinator visit and that thumbnail-sized zucchini swells into a full vegetable in under a week. It's wild how fast they grow once fertilized.

But if your garden's been quiet—too hot, too early for pollinators, or just a bee-less neighborhood—those female flowers never get pollinated. The baby zucchini turns yellow and drops off after a couple days. Not root rot. Not a watering issue. Just a missed connection.

The solution? Play matchmaker. In the morning, pick a male flower (the one without baby fruit), tear back the petals, and gently press the pollen-covered center onto the stigma inside a female flower. One soft swirl does it. You just hand-pollinated, and your kitchen's about to be drowning in zucchini.

Have you ever hand-pollinated, or do your bees handle the job? 🌼 [CGCEL]

06/19/2026

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/okaloosaco/2026/06/12/how-to-water-a-florida-lawn-the-right-way/

Email 0 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Reddit 0 X Linkedin 0 Stumbleupon 0 If your sprinkler system runs every day, every other day, or every third day, you may be watering too much. Too much water can cause problems for your lawn and plants. It can wash away fertilizer, increase plant diseases, and help w**d...

06/19/2026

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/washingtonco/2026/06/15/simply-sunflowers/

Email 0 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Reddit 0 X Linkedin 0 Stumbleupon 0 Nothing brightens up my day like a colorful flower and one of the simplest ones to grow is the sunflower! Standing tall in the garden, these sentinels of summer come in a wide range of sizes and colors that I had not […]

06/18/2026