Upcoming Events
UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County
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Many of our classes are free to the public, but some may include a small registration fee to cover costs.
The Virtual Plant Clinic With Dr. Bill
Tune in for our weekly plant clinic! Ask questions live online and get research-based answers and advice- broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube Live! Join Dr. William Lester with the University of Florida Extension Service in Hernando County and his co-host Lilly Browning with Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Feel free to send pictures of problem plants or insects to wlester@ufl.edu and ask us your questions! You can find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/HernandoExt/posts/pfbid0YcFjG1TMXL7fUyUPrht1UvWKFnZZnA5uweiDywE3fg7REerRhqtqLou1... or on YouTube Live at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVXCR_6PKVw
Listen to past broadcasts on our new Podcast platform at: anchor.fm/william-j-lester
Common Mammals of Central Florida
May 20 at 1:00 pm – “Common Mammals of Central Florida” – Join Jim Davis to learn about some of the common mammals we have in Florida. Link: ufl.zoom.us/j/92369361489
The Virtual Plant Clinic With Dr. Bill
Tune in for our weekly plant clinic! Ask questions live online and get research-based answers and advice- broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube Live! Join Dr. William Lester with the University of Florida Extension Service in Hernando County and his co-host Lilly Browning with Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Feel free to send pictures of problem plants or insects to wlester@ufl.edu and ask us your questions! You can find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/HernandoExt/posts/pfbid0F4RMsViqWkup8uabxd94pH8cDH1PDCAVsydFSpSATLrAMMFKKxPGD8y1... or on YouTube Live at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzTYDlBECWg
Listen to past broadcasts on our new Podcast platform at: anchor.fm/william-j-lester
Growing Groceries: Tropical Dragon Fruit
Interested in adding some tropical pitaya (dragon fruit) to your home garden? Learn how to grow these tropical cacti from University of Florida researchers and take home 3 Selenicereus megalanthus “Yellow Dragon” dragon fruit plants at our next Growing Groceries Workshop. The workshop will be given live on Zoom at 10:00am on May 31 and you can pick up your plants from our office or the Master Gardener nursery on Saturday June 4. If you miss the live version of the class don’t worry, it will be recorded and everyone who registers will receive the link. There is a $20.00 charge for the class and attendance is limited to the first 45 people, but it’s simple:
Register today on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-groceries-tropical-dragon-fruit-tickets-313850434097
We will send you a link to the live workshop on Zoom before May 31.
Tune in to the live workshop with all your questions on the 31st.
If you can’t attend live, we’ll send you the link to the recording by the end of the day- watch as many times as you want.
Stop by the Hernando County Master Gardener Nursery on Saturday June 4 between 9:00am and noon to pick up your 3 dragon fruit plants. The nursery is located at 19490 Oliver St., Brooksville, FL 34601
UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County is a partnership between the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, United States Department of Agriculture, and Hernando County Board of County Commissioners and our mission is to provide science based knowledge and expertise to the public.