Julio Perez is the Horticulture Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County. He is the Putnam County Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator. His areas of focus include Florida Friendly Landscaping, home vegetable gardening, commercial landscaping, and pesticide testing and education.

Posts by Julio Perez:

• Keep the Sweetness Coming: Celebrate National Honey Bee Day
• Smart Water-Saving Tips
• Where's my April Showers for My May Flowers?
• Blossoming Boundaries: Navigating Nature's Shifts in Putnam County's Plant Hardiness Zones
• Plant Profile: Goji Berry
• Marigolds: Blooms of Cultural Significance
• 2023 Putnam County Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program.
• Plant Profile: Roses
• Bog Gardens in the Home Landscape
• Ag in the Classroom- Workshop for Teachers

• Your January Landscape
• The Buzz on June Landscaping
• November Monthly Programming Simple Hydroponics
• October 26th- National Pumpkin Day
• October Monthly Program Integrated Pest Management in the Home Garden
• Introducing the Bog
• June Monthly Program Pollinator Gardening
• World Bee Day
• Wetlands the World’s Kidneys
• Growing Herbs for Holiday Cooking

• 5 Fruit Trees for Putnam County
• Plant Profile: Tillandsia bartramii Elliott
• Root Pruning for a Healthier Tree
• Basketgrass, Foe or Friend?
• Plant Profile: Pencil Plant
• Green Industries Best Management Practices
• Palm Care: Part 1
• Fall Master Gardener Volunteer 2021 Fall Training
• Choosing the Right Soil Test
• Introduction to Florida Friendly Landscaping

• Getting to the Root of the Problem: Soil pH and Nutrient Uptake
• Earth Day, Pollinators, and Visual Attraction
• Why Use Seeds?
• Back to Basics Plant Propagation 101: Cuttings