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Don’t Forget to Take the Landscape Stakes Off Your Tropical Fruit Trees!

by Jessica M. Ryals
June 12, 2024

Rainy season is almost here, and it's a great time start planting tropical fruit trees. The consistent rain can help minimize the transplant shock that new trees experience and you may even be able to use less water to get your tree established, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Landscape, Planting, Trees, Tropical Fruit

2024 Annual Collier County Ag Tour Recap

by Jessica M. Ryals
May 8, 2024

In a long-standing tradition, University of Florida/IFAS Extension Collier County hosted the Annual Collier County Agricultural Bus Tour on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. This annual tour has occurred for over 50 years in the county and gives ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag Tour, Agriculture, Bus Tour, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Farm Tours, SWFL, Tropical Fruit

Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Class and Exam

by Ryan Czaplewski
October 6, 2023

Friday, October 27th is our Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Exam Preparation Class to be taught in Spanish. The class will be at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center. Click on the link below to see the agenda and for registration. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/limited-comm-cert-landscape-mtce-lclm-spanish-trng-test-in-english-tickets-718503472227?aff=oddtdtcreator CEUs: ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension

2023 JAMAS! Class – Learn about the Amazing Avocado

by Jessica M. Ryals
August 30, 2023

Holy guacamole! Avocados are coming into harvest this time of the year in SWFL and there are many opportunities to try the delicious Florida avocado around town. Avocados, Persea americana Miller, are indigenous to Mexico, Central American ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Avocado, Collier County, Collier County Extension, JAMAS, Jeff Wasielewski, Jessica Ryals, Small Farms, Tropical Fruit, UF/IFAS Extension

Could this be Avocado Sunblotch Viroid (ASBV)?

by Jessica M. Ryals
August 30, 2022

Recently, Collier County Extension received an email about strange looking spots on an avocado fruit. A sample was submitted to the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center Plant Diagnostic Clinic to figure out exactly what was causing ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Avocado, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Farms, Small Farms, SWFL, TREC, Tropical Fruit, Tropical Plants, UF/IFAS Extension

How to Stake a Mango Tree to Control Height

by Jessica M. Ryals
July 28, 2022

Mangos are potentially very large trees that can get out of hand if left unmanaged for height and shape. In hurricane prone areas, it is recommended to regularly prune mango trees to limit vertical growth and encourage horizontal growth. Controlling ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Collier Fruit Growers, Mango, Pruning, Small Farms, Trees, Tropical Fruit

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