The Fort Walton Beach Camellia Society's 50th Annual Camellia Show will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 12 Noon to 4 PM at the Westwood Retirement Resort, 1001 Mar Walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach (opposite the hospital). Admission to the ... READ MORE
Category: Events, HOME LANDSCAPES
Obtaining and maintaining the Limiited Commercial Landscape Maintenance or Limited Lawn and Ornamental pesticide license can be done in one day. Renewal requires 4 hour attendance. New examination requires 6 hours. The next opportunity is ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseFlorida Statute 482.1562 states that all commercial fertilizer applicators must have a Limited Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Certificate by January 1, 2014. In order to apply you must have a Best Management Practices training certificate. ... READ MORE
Category: Events, HOME LANDSCAPESJoin Okaloosa County Extension along with University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Peanut Producers Association to help take a bite out of hunger by participating in a local peanut butter ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & NutritionFall should be our busiest gardening season in North Florida. It’s a more comfortable time to be outdoors. Many plants only do well when planted during the cooler weather of fall. Fall planted trees and shrubs have a higher survival rate as ... READ MORE
Category: Events, HOME LANDSCAPESThe Fall Home and Garden Expo will take place Saturday, September 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach. The expo is brought to you by the Building Industry Association of ... READ MORE
Category: Events, HOME LANDSCAPESPar Pro, the 5 Minute Club Meeting and use of the 4-H Emblem are the topics for Make A Difference Monday’s session 2. 4-H Volunteers and Teen Leaders, meet in the Conference Room at the Okaloosa County Extension Office at 6 pm 9.16.13 for ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, EventsIf you apply restricted-use pesticides to sports fields, on golf courses or at plant nurseries, the state of Florida requires an Ornamental and Turf pesticide applicators license. The next opportunity to attend a review session and take the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseIn order to obtain an agricultural pesticide license ( Private Applicator, Ornamental and Turf, Natural Areas, Right-of-Way, etc.) you must first pass the General Standards (CORE) exam. There is an opportunity to attend a review session, followed ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Professional DevelopmentThe year is passing quickly. If applying fertilizer to lawn areas is something you get paid to do, Florida Statutes requires a fertilizer license beginning January 1, 2014. To submit an application you must complete a Best Management Practices ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, HOME LANDSCAPES, Professional Development