Dr. William Lester holds a graduate degree in Plant Medicine from the University of Florida and currently works for UF/IFAS Extension in Hernando County, FL. Combining a mix of horticultural knowledge and management skills, his current responsibilities include teaching the public and working closely with county and professional clients. As a frequent guest on radio and writing for local newspapers, his goal is to put complex scientific findings into language that can be understood by school age children and the general public alike.

Posts by William Lester:

• Thriving in the Sunshine State: Growing Barbados Cherries in West Central Florida
• Spring Care Guide: Pruning Flowering Shrubs for a Blooming Yard
• Brazilian Peppertree: A Growing Threat to Hernando County's Natural Beauty
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Seminole Pumpkin
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Sweet Potatoes
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Okra
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Southern Peas
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Calabaza
• Growing Summer Vegetables in Hernando County- Yard Long Beans

• Recommended Trees For Hernando County
• Long Term Cold Damage to Palms
• Growing Groceries: Healthy Pomegranates in Central Florida
• Cultivating Citrus in Central Florida: A Comprehensive Guide
• Freeze Damage in The Landscape
• Grow a Backyard Bounty of Bananas
• Cold Protection for Your Central Florida Vegetable Garden
• Fall Vegetable Gardening Series Starting Soon
• How To Get Your Pests Identified
• How To Get a Soil Test Done

• Spots on Your Plant Leaves? It May Be Algae!
• Growing Groceries: Healthy (and Tasty) Ginger and Turmeric
• Become a Wildflower Explorer
• Growing Groceries: Perfect Pineapples at Home
• Native Milkweeds: Help Monarch Butterflies Survive and Thrive
• American Beautyberry: An Easy Grow Beauty and Biodiversity Knock-Out
• Shiny-leaf Wild Coffee Brings Life to Troublesome Shady Spots
• Spring Insects Are Returning!
• What Are Those Piles of Sand???
• The Importance of Proper Insect Identification and Responsible Control

• A Flourishing Future: The Benefits of Growing a Home Forest Garden
• Bringing Extension Classes to New Communities
• What Is Not Killing Your Tree: Spanish Moss
• Tea Thyme: Herbal Tea Gardening
• Don't Let This Disease Take Your Lawn!
• Be a Good Neighbor While Social Distancing
• Creative Teaching Methods Are Making an Impact
• Planting Trees for Florida Arbor Day
• Fleet Farming
• “Nothing grows in Florida”

• The Dirt On Central Florida Soils
• Caring For Poinsettias After The Holidays
• Cold Damage Protection for Your Landscape
• Rude Guests in the Attic
• Hibiscus Flower Enemies
• Summer Vegetable Gardening in Central Florida
• Living with Wildlife and Canine Distemper in Hernando County
• Spring And Jadera Bugs Are Here!
• March in the Garden
• The Dreaded Lubber Grasshopper

• Master Gardener Nursery Open Wednesday and Saturday
• Protecting Weeki Wachee Springs: Revised Hernando County Fertilizer Ordinance
• Preparing Your Lawn for Winter
• Fusarium Wilt of Palm Trees Factsheet
• Hernando County's Newest Resident- Texas Phoenix Palm Decline
• Twig Girdler Oncideres cingulata (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae)
• Tiny Beetles, Big Problems
• The Air Potato Patrol - Secret Agents of The War on Air Potato