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10/06/2026
🍅 Grow Your Own Tomatoes and Get Expert Gardening Advice! 🌱This October, the Monroe County Master Gardener Volunteers ar...
10/02/2026

🍅 Grow Your Own Tomatoes and Get Expert Gardening Advice! 🌱

This October, the Monroe County Master Gardener Volunteers are bringing a special Plant Clinic Workshop to three locations throughout the Florida Keys!

The workshop is designed as a drop-in activity! Come anytime during the listed hours, attend the tomato workshop, chat with Master Gardeners, and stay as long or as little as your schedule allows.

- Learn how to grow tomatoes in the Florida Keys
- Plant your own Campari tomato seeds to take home
- Get answers to your gardening questions from Master Gardener Volunteers

We're kicking off the series this Wednesday at the Key Largo Library!

See the flyer for all October dates and locations. We hope to see you there!

🌴 Should you prune your palm trees before a hurricane?Many Florida homeowners have heard that a heavy "hurricane cut" he...
10/01/2026

🌴 Should you prune your palm trees before a hurricane?

Many Florida homeowners have heard that a heavy "hurricane cut" helps palms withstand storms. But research suggests that overpruning can weaken palms and increase their risk of damage during hurricanes.

Learn what should and shouldn't be removed before hurricane season and how to keep your palms healthy and storm-ready.

🔗 Read the full article: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/monroeco/2026/09/29/does-your-palm-need-pruning-the-answer-may-surprise-you/

Lights out for migrating birds!
09/28/2026

Lights out for migrating birds!

09/27/2026
09/24/2026
09/24/2026
Florida Master Naturalist invasive plants course, online and hybrid. If you do not live in Palm Beach County for the Sat...
09/23/2026

Florida Master Naturalist invasive plants course, online and hybrid. If you do not live in Palm Beach County for the Saturday field trips, you have the option to create you own local field trip and report out to the class. For more info https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/fmnp/IP26-07hybrid.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawUZHhtwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5p8IMMhfwZikWeY1ttx9Ye7DqZhJEzq74fYDD0BbX8So2y7S2hJqdiReOclw_aem_imBhA7l3pbQnXB8WCO6t2A

Associate Instructor & Point of Contact: Nicole "Nikki" Cortez, Resiliency Coordinator Organization: South Florida Water Management District Phone: (561) 254-4380 Email: [email protected]

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