Pachira Aquatica Recipe
When growing a food forest there are many unique plants to pick from. One of the less popular plants is the Pachira Aquatica. Its common names are the Florida nut tree or the money tree… Read More
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Wondering about Your Extension Office Services?
We just wanted you to know The UF/IFAS Extension Collier County team is busy serving the community with science-based solutions and helpful resources – even with the changing COVID-19 conditions that are facing us all…. Read More
Summer Vegetable Gardening in Hot Florida
During the summers in Florida, many house owners are looking for more ways to get outdoors. Vegetable gardening is a wonderful pass time; however, here in the sunshine state the high temperatures make it difficult… Read More
WORKSHOP: Collier County Small Farm Enterprise Planning
Due to COVID-19, we are canceling the in person meeting at the Estates Library (originally scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00 PM). We’re going virtual on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:00PM. We hope you… Read More
Be Prepared to Protect Tender Landscape Plants from Chilly Nights in South Florida. Doug Caldwell
Above: Crossandra are very tender and will brown out when temperatures dip below 45 degrees or so. Below: Ixoras are sensitive as well and will defoliate all their leaves, it seems almost… Read More
Collier County 4-H Forms
Collier County 4-H Forms 14th Annual Livestock Show Rule Book
Vanilla Production …..in Florida?
Above: Dr. Elias Bassil shows Twyla Leigh the vanilla orchid’s development. Next: Developing vanilla orchid fruit pods (“beans”) in the UF|IFAS TREC Bassil Lab & shadehouse. [Banner picture and orchid flower… Read More
Blue Porterweed, Stachytarpheta urticifolia, With Piles of “Dirt” Along Stems
These piles of dirt are accumulated frass and silk webbing from a caterpillar, [Pyralidae: Penthesilea difficilis], tunneling inside the stem (photo with flower and frass by Stephen Brown, UF|IFAS Extension Lee Co.)There isn’t too much… Read More
Collier County 4-H Calendar
September 1 is the start of the new 4-H year. Your age on September 1 is your 4-H age for the year. Youth aged 5-18 are eligible to participate. Click to View Detailed Collier County… Read More
Collier County 4-H Clubs 2019-2020
Collier County 4-H Clubs 2019-2020 NOTE: All record books must be turned in at the Extension Office by 5:00 PM on May 1, 2020! Clubs With Available Space Buzzing in the Garden Bee keeping and… Read More