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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 & Disease
Tags: Lawn Pest ID And Control, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Weed Control
Hand lens used to diagnose leaf spot disease

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 & Disease
Tags: Lawn Help, Lawn Problem, Master Gardener, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnosis, Weed Control, Weed Identification
Hand lens used to diagnose leaf spot disease

Seed Saving Lecture and Plant Clinic Happening in June


June 10, 2024

Many gardeners have questions about saving seed such as which seeds can be saved, how to harvest and store seeds and how long can seeds be saved and still be viable. These and more questions will be answered at our June Lecture Series on Monday, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Lecture, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Saving Seeds, Seminar
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Time to Apply for the 2024 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course


June 2, 2024

The University of Florida Extension Office in Okaloosa County is taking applications for the 2024 Master Gardener Volunteer training course. We are looking for people who will provide volunteer time at the Extension Office in Crestview assisting ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Gardening, Horticulture Classes, Master Gardener Volunteer, Training Course
Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale

Pollinator & Native Plants at Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale


May 10, 2024

The UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Master Gardener Volunteers will hold their 2024 Spring Plant Sale 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. The ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Master Gardener Volunteers, Native Plants, Plant Sale, Pollinator Plants
Florida pusley, a common summer annual lawn weed

Fall Lawn Care & October Plant Clinic


October 18, 2023

If your lawn has a history of winter annual weeds such as henbit, wild geranium, annual bluegrass, chickweed and lawn burweed, you can apply a preemergence herbicide to prevent these weeds from emerging. Apply it during October when nighttime ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: Lawn Problems, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control, Weed Identification
Foreground flowering plants in landscape bed with green lawn in background

Plant This, Not That Lecture, Master Gardener Plant Sale


September 18, 2023

The plants you bring home from garden centers and nurseries may look beautiful in your landscape but they might be invasive species that could escape your yard and quickly spread into natural areas, becoming an ecological and economic nightmare. To ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species
Tags: Florida-friendly Plants, Invasive Plants, Master Gardener Volunteers, Native Plants, Plant Sale, Seminar

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