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	<title>Harrell's - Growing A Better World</title>
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		<title>Harrell’s Supports Local Florida Youth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For more than 65 years, Polk County Florida Youth Fair has provided youth from organizations such as 4-H, Future Farmers of America, and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America  with the opportunity to display exhibits of their work in agricultural and home economics projects. This year more than 1,182 local kids registered projects in&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Nutrient of the Month – Zinc</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zinc. Yes, zinc is this month&#8217;s nutrient of the month. I contemplated skipping it and going straight to boron. I mean, when was the last time a client accused our fertilizer of not having enough zinc? And what does a zinc deficiency look like? Well, after doing a little research on zinc, one of our&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Nutrient of the Month – Phosphorus</title>
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Phosphorus is the second most essential mineral element required for plant growth.  Phosphorus is required for plant energy metabolism.  In addition, Phosphorus is an integral component of compounds found in plant cells such as sugar-phosphate intermediates of respiration and photosynthesis.  Phosphorus is also vital in the carbohydrate transport system which moves energy to all parts&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Let Soil Temperature Drive Preemergence Herbicide Applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring is right around the corner&#8230;&#8230;.This is a great time of the year as flowers begin blooming, birds are chirping, and the weeds are germinating! We should be thinking about applying preemergence herbicides real soon. As a matter of fact, a great way to determine the best time to apply these preemergence applied herbicides is&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for Controlling Boxwood Blight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Boxwood Blight has been documented in Europe for several years now  and has just started to take hold here in the US. The pathogen responsible for this blight is a strain of Cylindrocladium. Like many other leafspot diseases, the spores of this disease are spread via splashing water and on strong wind currents. Boxwood Blight&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Crop of the Month Part 2 – Roses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the New Year comes a new growing season, and before long, rose producers all over the country will start to pot up new crops. Most growers shoot for target ship dates starting just before Mother’s Day.
There are a couple different ways that growers will produce these rose crops. The easiest way to do this&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Winter-Kill and Responding To It Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many questions concerning possible winter-kill to turfgrass always arise this time of the year.
What Is Winter (Low Temperature) Kill?
Low temperature or cold weather damage to plants is a collective term used to describe several forms of injury.  Death by cold is the consequence of damage to cell membranes and the breakdown of metabolism, primarily that&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Turf Nutrient of the Month – Nitrogen</title>
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Nitrogen is the mineral element that plants require the most.  Nitrogen is used primarily for chlorophyll production.  Furthermore, Nitrogen serves as constituent of many plant cell components, including amino acids and nucleic acids.  Nitrogen is a mobile element within the plant.
Nitrogen influences many turfgrass plant responses.  Nitrogen generally increased color and shoot growth.  Proper Nitrogen&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been just over a year since I joined the Harrell’s family. When I was interviewing for the Marketing Generalist position I asked several people what they liked most about working for Harrell’s. Each person said, “The people.”  ‘The people’, I repeated to myself. Really? It’s not the benefits, the pay, the hours? Perplexed, I&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Crop of the Month – Easter Lilies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First let’s take a look at Easter Lilies&#8230; ya know, those lilies with the massive white flowers that are sold in droves for the Christian holiday of Easter. It is estimated that between 8-10 million are produced for this holiday alone. Bulbs must go through a vernalization or cooling period of about 6 weeks, which&#8230;]]></description>
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