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Certification Workshops Offered for Fertilizer Applicators & Landscape Professionals

by Yvette Goodiel
March 26, 2025

If you're a landscape professional seeking to obtain a professional certification from UF and/or obtain your license to apply fertilizers, check out our upcoming Green Industry Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Certification workshops. We are ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Commercial Horticulture Digest, Florida Friendly Landscaping, GIBMP, Horticulture, Landscape, Licensing, Southeast District, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County
person operating a fertilizer spreader on a lawn

Green Industry Best Management Practices Certification Workshop Offered in June

by Yvette Goodiel
March 26, 2025

If you're a landscape professional seeking to obtain a professional certification from UF and/or obtain your license to apply fertilizers and you missed our April/May workshops, don't worry! We have another Green Industry Best Management Practices ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Best Management Practices, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Green Industry, Horticulture, Landscape, Licensing, Southeast District, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County
Coastal Shoreline Restoration

Congratulations Graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course

by Ken Gioeli
October 18, 2024

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration course in St Lucie County. On Friday October 11, 2024, nineteen students successfully completed the Florida Master Natural Program (FMNP) ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Florida Master Naturalist, Inaturalist

UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Natural Resources Blogs – Published July – December 2024

by Ken Gioeli
July 1, 2024

The following blogs were published by the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Natural Resources Extension Agent in July - December 2024 Blogs Gioeli, K. and Cartmill, K. (2024, October 28). Karen Cartmill Spotlights Importance of IVEGOT1 ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: #events, Conservation, Florida Master Naturalist
backpack sprayer next to ornamental bed

Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Licensing

by Yvette Goodiel
September 12, 2022

One of the licenses I often get questions about is the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) certificate. It's a good license to have for a commercial (for-hire) landscaper who wants to offer basic chemical pest control for clients. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Commercial Horticulture Digest, Green Industry, Martin County, Pesticides, UF/IFAS Extension
a residential landscape

Hiring a Pesticide/Herbicide or Fertilizer Applicator: Choose Licensed

by Yvette Goodiel
August 18, 2022

Why Choose Licensed? Did you know that the person you hire to apply fertilizers or pesticides (including herbicides) must be licensed in the state of Florida? Pesticide and fertilizer applicators must be licensed. Per Chapter 482 of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Green Industry, Licensing, Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension
Guacamole

Try my Super-secret Mango Guacamole Recipe for National Avocado Day 2022

by Ken Gioeli
July 20, 2022

National Avocado Day is July 31, 2022, and I thought it would be a good time to divulge my super-secret mango guacamole recipe. Its sweet, spicy, and tasty. Its a source of monounsaturated fats which can be part of a healthful diet. We can also ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Avocado, Guacamole, July31, Mango, Monounsaturated, Nationalguacamoleday, Nutritious
Peters's Rock Agama

My Internship Shadowing Experience: How do you live trap Peters’s rock agama?

by Ken Gioeli
June 29, 2022

My Background My name is Sean M. and I was born and raised in coastal SE Florida. I am currently a senior at the University of Florida studying Forest Resources and Conservation with a specialization in Protected Areas Management. I was informed ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Events, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agama, Reptile, Trap, Trapping

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