Tag: weed control
Pesticide Safety Awareness: Protecting Yourself and the Environment
September 5, 2025
Be safe and reduce your pesticide exposure. Whether you are a backyard gardener using pesticides or a professional pesticide applicator, precautions are necessary before and during the use of pesticides. The use of pesticides comes with significant ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Awareness, Pest Control, Pesticide Awareness, Pesticides, Safety, Weed Control
April Plant Clinic in Fort Walton Beach this Friday
April 15, 2025
The April plant clinic will be provided from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. The plant clinic is designed to provide a place ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control, Weed Identification
Woe, what are these weeds?
February 28, 2025
Weeds. They're on every gardener's list of woes. We often have clients come into the office asking for a weed to be identified. Then the next thing they ask is how to swiftly eradicate just that one weed from their landscape. "I don't ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Black Medick, Cool-season Weeds, Florida Betony, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Herbicide, Lyreleaf Sage, Spring Garden, Turfgrass, Weed Control, Weeding, Weeds, Wild Geranium
September Plant Clinic
September 18, 2024
The September Plant Clinic will be held Friday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. See below map. The plant clinic provides a ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Problem, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control
Lawn, Landscape help Available at July Plant Clinic
July 18, 2024
An upcoming plant clinic in Fort Walton Beach is designed to provide answers to lawn, landscape and/or garden problems. The plant clinic will be held Friday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Pest ID And Control, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Weed Control
June Plant Clinic this Friday (6-21-24) in Fort Walton Beach
June 19, 2024
If you have a lawn, landscape or garden plant problem that you would like diagnosed, bring a sample of the weed, plant, insect, etc., to the clinic. Be sure to bring a fresh sample that represents what is seen in the landscape. This may include ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Lawn Help, Lawn Problem, Master Gardener, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnosis, Weed Control, Weed Identification
Navigating the Thistle Lifecycle: Strategies for Effective Thistle Management in Pastures
December 13, 2023
Thistles are a common weed found in pastures throughout South Florida that can have an economic impact on your cattle operation through loss of grazing and reduced forage production which can lead to reduced weaning weights. Thistles are biennials, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockTags: Highlands County, Livestock, Pasture Management, Pasture Weeds, Thistles, Weed Control