Calendar of Events

Lake Apopka shoreline seen from the DeWitt Pavilion at the Oakland Nature Preserve ©Mike Brinkley

CALENDAR of FOLA Events

Oakland Nature Preserve Board of Directors Saturday July 12, 9:00 AM at the preserve. ( NO meeting in June! ) See ONP...
TUESDAY MORNING RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE CLINIC We are happy to inform you of the Tuesday morning residential horticulture clinics at the Mid-Florida Research & Education Center (MREC). Please stop by with your plant problem or soil for testing between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. Here are some suggestions that will help you bring the best sample:
	1. Please bring about a pint of soil for testing taken from the surface to six inches deep. 2. Plant samples should be representative of the problem and where possible include several leaves or even a whole branch. 3. We are also happy to look at bugs, which are best transported in a bottle. 4. Sod for examination should include a square foot of turf two inches thick cut from the border of a good and bad area.
During clinic hours a University of Florida trained Master Gardener will respond to your concerns. Otherwise the results will be sent promptly in the mail. The center is located at the MREC, 2725 Binion Rd., Apopka, FL 32703 See http://ocextension.ifas.ufl.edu/res_hort/res_hort_plc.html for more information, or see map to MREC. Ed Thralls Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, Orange County