Lawn & Garden

The Monroe County Extension Office provides the following information and programs:

Plant Clinics

Free Regional Plant Clinics will be held throughout Monroe County from October 2011 through April 2012.

Click here for the Key West schedule.
Click here for the Big Pine Key schedule.
Click here for the Marathon schedule.
Click here for the Key Largo schedule.

To view the Plant Clinic PowerPoint Presentation, click here.

"Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Management" workshops

March Workshops

Upper Keys: Wednesday, March 7, Murray E. Nelson Government & Cultural Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

Middle Keys: Monday, March 12, Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, 2nd floor BOCC meeting room, Marathon, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

Lower Keys: Monday, March 19, Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, 1st floor conference room, Key West, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

April Workshops

Upper Keys: Wednesday, April 4, Murray E. Nelson Government & Cultural Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

Middle Keys: Monday, April 9, Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, 2nd floor BOCC meeting room, Marathon, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

Lower Keys: Monday, April 16, Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, 1st floor conference room, Key West, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Click here to see flyer.

Green Industries-Best Management Practices (GI-BMP)

Florida Statute §482.1562 states that all commercial fertilizer applicators must have a license from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) by January 1, 2014.

Kim Gabel will conduct free GI-BMP Workshops in 2011. Click here for latest Agenda.

The GI-BMP program has approval for FDACS two CORE and two additional CEUs in the following licenses: Private Applicator - Agriculture, Ornamental & Turf, Limited Lawn & Ornamental, Limited Landscape Maintenance, and Commercial Lawn & Ornamental.

For more information regarding pesticide licensing, click here.

To take the GI-BMP Training online, click here.

Florida Yards & Neighborhoods

Homeowners and commercial businesses are provided assistance with landscaping and pest control problems with emphasis on the use of native vegetation, best management practices for pest control, and tropical fruit and ornamental gardening. More...

Master Gardener

The Master Gardener Program: A volunteer Master Gardener class is provided yearly for residents interested in teaching the community about horticulture. More...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

What's Bugging South Florida?

Twenty-two fact sheets on common pests that damage landscape plants.

Learn more about the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug.

Learn more about the Cotton Seed Bug.

Learn more about the Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (also known as Gumbo Limbo Spiraling Whitefly).

Termites and Mulch

There have been many rumors swirling on the Internet concerning termites being spread throughout the country by large chain stores via bags of landscape mulch. An article from the University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, will explain the Facts About Termites and Mulch.

Citrus Greening / Huanglongbing

Huanglongbing (HLB) is a serious disease of citrus because it affects all citrus cultivars and causes rapid decline of trees. HLB was discovered in Brazil in 2004 and has seriously affected citrus production in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Peninsula. More...

Additional Citrus Greening Resources:

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Landscape Before & After the Hurricane

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Additional Resources

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Establishing Plants

Kim Gabel
Environmental Horticulture Agent