FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.—The University of Florida Extension Office in Okaloosa County will hold its August Plant Clinic on Friday, August 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach.
The plant clinic provides a place for individuals to bring samples of their lawn, landscape, or garden plants for diagnosis, including weeds and insects for identification.
Bring a fresh sample of the weed, plant, insect, etc., to the clinic to participate. This may include a plant stem with several leaves, a four-inch square of grass with roots attached, etc. It’s important to bring fresh samples for diagnosis/identification.
You also may bring a sample of soil from your lawn, landscape, or garden for pH testing.
Bring your samples to the OTC Campus at 1976 Lewis Turner Boulevard in Fort Walton Beach. There are two entrances. Use the entrance closest to the fire station, not the main entrance, and follow the signs to the Extension building at the back of the OTC campus.
Call the OTC Extension Annex at 850-651-7476 or the Extension Office in Crestview at 850-689-5850 for directions to the Extension Annex or for instructions on how to take an appropriate soil sample for testing.
Larry Williams is the Extension Horticulture Agent with the Okaloosa County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida. You can contact Larry at 689-5850 or email lwilliams@myokaloosa.com.
