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Matthew Orwat
Matthew J Orwat started his career with UF / IFAS in 2011 and is the Horticulture Extension Agent for Washington County Florida. His goal is to provide educational programming to meet the diverse needs of and provide solutions for homeowners and small farmers with ornamental, turf, fruit and vegetable gardening objectives. Please feel free to contact him with any questions you may have. Also contact him with any pesticide licensing / CEU questions.
Posts by Matthew Orwat:
- Beekeeping in the Panhandle May 6th and 7th 2022
- Charapita Pepper, A Specialty Pepper with Sweet Heat
- Spring Raised Bed Gardening and Spice Mixing Saturday February 19, 2022 10am to 12pm
- Save the Date ! 9th Annual Beekeeping in the Panhandle Conference on Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th
- Reduce Pest Pressure With Dormant Sprays Now
- Beekeeping in the Panhandle 8th Annual Workshop Webinar Friday, April 17th
- Success With Spring Vegetable Gardening !!! Workshop: Saturday February 22, 2020 10am to 12pm
- Rose Pruning Workshop Saturday February 8th 2020
- Right Of Way, Core, Aquatic Pesticide and Private Applicator Training Classes November 25 and 26 2019
- Raised Bed Gardening Workshop March 23, 2019
- Mayhaw – a Native Fruit Tree Worth Considering for Niche Markets
- Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Class (GI-BMP) Tuesday May 29th 2018
- Lookout for Early Spring Weeds
- Happy Thanksgiving from the Gardening in the Panhandle Newsletter Team
- Mothballs are a Pesticide
- Deep Freeze On the Way for Northwest Florida
- Beekeeping in the Panhandle 4th Annual Workshop & Tradeshow November 14th and 15th
- Strawberries for the Home Garden Tuesday October 28
- With Muscadines, It's Good to Be Late
- Watch Out for the Saddleback Caterpillar
- Aquatic Pesticide & Exam Training October 20th 2014
- Core & Right of Way Training & Exam October 8th
- Start Thinking about Muscadines: A Native Northwest Florida Fruit
- Fall into Vegetable Gardening: September 9th, 16th and 23rd
- Fall into Vegetable Gardening: September 9th, 16th and 23rd
- Phyllosticta Causes Unsightly Spotting of Ornamentals
- Fertilizer and Pesticide Training Schedule Updated
- Fruit Rusts Ruin Harvests
- Core, Ornamental and Turf Pesticide Training & Exam July 31, 2014 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Watch Out For Tomato Problems
- Panhandle Tomatoes Developing Nicely
- Panhandle Blueberry Yield Outlook still Positive
- Despite Heavy Rainfall, Central Panhandle Blueberry Harvest On Track
- Wet Weather, Cool Nights Ideal For Powdery Mildew
- Limited Pesticide Certification Class – Tuesday April 22 – Washington County
- Wet Weather Brings Fungal Diseases
- Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Class Tuesday March 11
- New Fertilizer Applicator Law in Effect, Training Offered
- Bee Yard Field Day March 15th & Basic Beekeeping in the Panhandle Short Course ongoinging
- Tri-State Cucurbit Meeting – February 24
- SPRING GARDENING AND CANNING WORKSHOP February 15th
- SPRING GARDENING AND CANNING WORKSHOP Saturday February 15th
- 2014 UF/IFAS Basic Beekeeping in the Panhandle Short Course Begins February 24th
- Squash, Melon Producers Meeting February 24th
- Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliaeflora’- A Worthwhile Choice
- GAPs Training: Food Safety and the USDA Audit January 30
- Food Safety Manual Training Thursday January 30th
- Mystery Camellias From A Historic Chipley Garden January 22
- Camellia Grafting Class Saturday January 18th
- Satsuma Protection in Cold Weather Extremes
- Washington County Receives a Double Dose of Freezing Temperatures
- Washington County Receives a Double Dose of Freezing Temperatures
- Florida Panhandle Receives a Double Dose of Freezing Temperatures
- Video - Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree
- Panhandle Beekeeping Field Day and Trade Show a Success
- State Fertilizer License Deadline January 2014
- Successful 3rd Annual Beekeeping in the Panhandle Field Day and Trade Show Hosted in Washington County
- Cold Weather Approaching: Have a Citrus Protection Plan in Place
- Mild Freeze Projected for Tonight: Does Citrus Need Protection?
- PBS Video on UF/IFAS Fruit and Vegetable Breeding Programs
- Video on UF IFAS Fruit and Vegetable Breeding Programs
- Crapemyrtle Research and Disease Management Update: Thursday,October 31; FL Pesticide and FNGLA CEUs available
- Look Out for Black Swallowtail Larvae in the Fall Herb Garden
- October 12th Rain Barrel Workshop a Success
- What is the Name of this Tree?
- Third Annual UF/IFAS Beekeepers Field Day & Trade Show, Chipley FL, November 2, 2013!
- Saturday October 12th: Rain Barrel Workshop
- Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday October 12th
- Statewide Beekeeping Events Coming To Washington County Oct 31 - Nov 2
- Pause Before Pruning Azaleas This Fall
- 2013 Fall Master Gardener Class
- Master Gardener Class of 2013 still accepting applications
- Cercospora: A Fungal Problem for Summer Vegetables
- Florida Pecan Field Day - Thursday September 5th
- Cercospora: A Summer Fungal Disease Problem
- What is this? Attached to a Bottlebrush Plant
- U-scout: An Excellent Resource for Vegetable Disease Diagnosis
- Limited Pesticide Certification Class Tuesday August 6th - Jackson County
- The 2013 Seed Workshop: Saving Seed, Saving Farms, Enabling Sustainability
- Short Course North 2013 "From Beaches to Woodlands"
- What is the name of this plant?
- THURSDAY AUGUST 1ST: MEALS ON THE GRILL IN 30 MINUTES WORKSHOP
- Why is My Squash Wilting?
- Watermelon Harvest is Late, but Festival is Not !
- Watermelon Harvest is Late, but Festival is Not !
- Panhandle Watermelon Festival June 28th & 29th !
- Watermelon Harvest Around the Corner in the Central Florida Panhandle
- Slime Mold - Only A Cosmetic Problem
- Florida Forest Service Announces Applications for the Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Program
- 2013 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day
- Rose Propagation Workshop June 15th !
- Rose Propagation Workshop June 15th !
- Kudzu Bugs in Washington County
- Scale: A Major Pest of the Home Landscape and Garden
- Cottony Cushion Scale - Sighted this Spring in Northwest Florida
- Beekeeping in the Panhandle Begins Next Week
- Beekeeping in the Panhandle Begins Next Week
- Protect Young Satsuma Trees when Temperatures drop into the 20's
- Protect Young Satsuma Trees
- Soil Test: Prepare Now for a Bountiful Harvest Later
- Tri-State Cucurbit Meeting
- Tri State Cucurbit Meeting
- Soil Test First!
- Beekeeping Trade Show Saturday December 1
- Washington County Farm City Day Banquet A Success
- Winter Gardening Workshop - Saturday November 17th
- Washington County Farm City Day Banquet: Thursday November 15, 2012
- Washington County IFAS Extension is conducting Master Gardener Volunteer Training for new master gardener volunteers this fall.
- Chipley Farmers Market Open For Fall Season
- Chipley Farmers Market Open For Fall Season
- Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Training Class September 10th
- Are You Ready For Hurricane Season ?
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Special Peanut Field Day for Producers, August, 23.
- 6th Annual Plantaholic Preview Party. October 3, 2012.
- IFAS CEU DAY August 21, 2012
- IFAS CEU DAY August 21, 2012
- Farm Field Day
- Fall "GrowCeries" - Saturday August 11th
- Washington County's Redesigned Website
- Sunbelt Ag Expo October 16-18
- Washington County Extension
- Short Course North on Thursday August 9 and Friday August 10
- Commercial Landscape Maintenance Pesticide Training Class
- Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference
- May Issues of Panhandle Agriculture and Gardening in the Panhandle Newsletters Now Available
- 12th Annual Perennial Peanut Field Day Saturday July 21, 2012
- As Summer Approaches, Spider Mites Attack Ornamental Shrubs
- Lubbers Love to Munch