Stop by these locations with questions or samples and the urban horticulturalist specialist will be on hand to help you solve your problems.
Insect samples should be placed in a jar or other suitable container. Collect more than one specimen if possible. Bring the insect in a plastic or glass container, they can be dead or
alive. Insects may be killed and preserved in alchohol. Very small insects may be collected with a gummed
tape.
Plant material samples should include flowers, live leaves, and roots if possible. Bring a sample
which includes as many features as possible of the plant you want to I.D. or problem you wish to be
diagnosed. Use a plastic bag to maintain the moisture of the tissues. Do not add a wet paper towel or
water to the plastic bag. Bring it to our clinic office the day you collect it, otherwise keep it
refrigerated until you can bring it to our office.
Sod samples should be about 1 foot square with mostly green turf and some brown turf to determine
what pest may be eating your yard. Use a plastic or paper bag, shoe box, or any suitable container to bring
the sample to our office. The fresher the material is, the easier it is to diagnose the problem.
Soil samples should be removed from several locations in your planting bed or area of concern at a
depth of 6"; mix all samples from that area in a bucket and bring a pint of soil for a free pH analysis.
Tests are conducted Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00 PM. We will phone your results if you cannot wait.
A complete soil fertility test to determine amounts of nutrients in the soil can be performed only by the
Extension Soil Testing Laboratory, Wallace Bldg., UF, Gainesville, 32611. Cost of this test is $7.00.
Residential Horticulture Phone Clinic
8:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday
Call into the Extension Office with questions relating to residental landscape problems or care. A Master Gardener Volunteer will be on hand to answer your questions.
Plant Clinic
Orange County Extension Service
Orange County Extension Education Center Residential Plant Clinic at the Orange County Extension Education Center is open for your plant questions Monday - Friday
from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
Orange County Extension Education Center is at 6021 S. Conway Rd, Orlando, about a mile south of Hoffner. Directions...
Plant Clinic - Northwest Orange County
Orange County Extension Education Center Residential Plant Clinic at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) is open for you plant questions on Tuesdays
from 9:00AM to Noon.
MREC is at
2725 Binion Road, Apopka, just north of Magnolia Park. Directions...
Plant Clinic - Leu Gardens
Orange County Extension Education Center Residential Plant Clinic at Harry P. Leu Gardens in the Palm Room on Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Harry P. Leu Gardens is located at
1920 N. Forest Rd., Orlando, FL. Directions...
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