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The Virtual Plant Clinic With Dr. Bill June 26, 2025 Join Our Weekly Plant Clinic LIVE! Ask Your Questions, Get Expert Advice! Get Your Grove On 2025: Growing Fruit in Florida ZOOM LINK IN DESCRIPTION New York, New York Learn about growing fruits in Florida in this weekly lunch and learn series. Each week we'll discuss different fruit crops.
Tune in every week to our interactive plant clinic, where you can ask your gardening questions live and receive research-backed answers and advice. We're now streaming on both Facebook Live and YouTube Live for your convenience!
Ask The Experts! This week join Dr. William Lester with Hernando County Extension, Colby Pitts with the Florida-Friendly Landscape Program in Hernando County and Master Gardener Volunteer Bernie.
Topics Covered:
• Plant Care Tips
• Landscaping Advice
• Gardening Challenges
• Interactive Q&A
Have a burning question? Ask live during the broadcast!
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REGISTRATION IS THROUGH ZOOM ONLY! Click this link to register:
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Overview
Join us for this 6 week series on fruit production in Florida! You can sign up for all six or each webinar individually. In each class, we will cover Florida Friendly Landscaping (FFL) Principles and up to three different fruits each week. For each, we will cover proper maintenance, cultural control, management of common pests, and more.
Agenda:
9-Jul Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: 9 principles Cacao in the Home Garden Management of Mangos Avocado Growing at Home 16-Jul Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: Right Plant Right Place Grow Multitudes of Mulberries Banana Management in the Home Landscape Greening Tolerant Citrus 23-Jul Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: Water Efficiently Growing Tropical Cherries Papaya in the Landscape Jaboticaba Management 30-Jul Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: Fertilize Appropriately Growing Vanilla Orchids in Florida Muscadine Pruning and IPM Managing Longanand Lychee at Home 6-Aug Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: Mulch Loquat Care Management of Guava and Pineapple Guava Pruning and IPM of Persimmons 13-Aug Introduction to the course and fruit production in FL Florida Friendly Landscaping: Attract Wildlife Growing Panama Berry Tree (Mutingia calabura) Blueberry Management in the Home Landscape Weird & Wonderful Fruit for your Garden
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.