UF/IFAS Pasco Extension upcoming September 2022 events!

** UF/IFAS Extension Annual Peanut Butter Challenge **

Kicks off October 1! Stay Tuned for more information, how to participate, collect, donate, and more! https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/peanutbutter/

Vegetable Gardening—Fertilizer and Pest control

Growing your own fresh vegetables is rewarding, especially when you know the proper amount of fertilizer and how to control pests. We’ll also be demonstrating fertilizer and pest control methods.

Location: Hudson Library

8012 Library Rd Off Fivay Rd.
Hudson, FL 34667

Date: Wed, September 7, 2022

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Please click this link for more information and to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-7-2022-vegetable-gardening-fertilizer-and-pest-control-tickets-344734629557?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Spherion Staffing and Recruiting Job Fair at the One Stop Shop

Date: September 8, 2022

Time: 9am – 12pm

Location: One Stop Shop (OSS) Stallings Building

15029 14th Street
Dade City, FL 33523

Horticulture in Arts and Crafts

If you grow lots of flowers-now what can you do with all of them? Learn how to preserve and press your flowers to enjoy them longer.

Location: Heritage Park (Land O Lakes Community Center)

5401 Land O lakes Blvd (Hwy 41)
Land O Lakes, FL 34639

Date: Sat, September 10, 2022

Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Please click this link for more information and to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-10-2022-horticulture-in-arts-and-crafts-tickets-337279390737?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Herbs!

Learn to grow and cook with common herbs. Growing herbs are easy and using them in your cooking is fun.

Location: Zephyrhills Public Library

5347 8th Street
Zephyrhills, FL 33542

Date: Sat, September 10, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Please click this link for more information and to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-10-22-herbs-tickets-400060480667?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Container Gardening

Learn how to create a successful container garden.

Location: New River Library

34043 State Road 54
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Date: Tues, September 13, 2022

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Please click the link for more information and to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-13-2022-container-gardening-tickets-353829893737?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

2022 Growing Bananas in Pasco County

This FREE presentation will cover the taxonomy morphology, and origins of the edible banana. We will learn which cultivars perform well in our county and how to care for them.

Location: Centennial Park Library

5740 Moog Road
Holiday, FL 34690

Date: Mon, September 19, 2022

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Please click the link below for more information and to register for the event:

Orchids!

Come join us and we will show you how to take care of your orchids. Orchids are beautiful plants with unfortunately a bad reputation. Come join us and we will show you how to take care of your orchid. Everything from amounts of light, water, and food and also how to repot and divide will be covered. Bring your orchid to the clinic for ideas on how to make them flourish.

Location: New Port Richey Library

5939 Main Street
New Port Richey, FL 34652

Date: Tue, September 20, 2022

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Please click the link below for more information and to register for the event:

BayCare Kids Car Seat Program

This 2-hour class will provide you with a free ($100 value) car seat or booster and a classroom-based presentation on how to choose and install the correct car seat for your child. In-vehicle installation assistance will also be provided by a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician from BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center. Please call Tonya at 813-559-9158 to register and for more information. Must register by Friday, September 15th at 3 pm.

Location: One Stop Shop (OSS) Stallings Building

15029 14th Street
Dade City, FL 33523

Date: September 21, 2022

Time: 3:30 PM

Florida-Friendly Fertilizing for Homeowners

Learn appropriate fertilizer use in the home landscape from the UF/IFAS Extension’s Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program. What you do in your landscape matters. Appropriate fertilizer use provides plant nutrients to your landscape plants and turfgrass only as needed and doesn’t contribute to stormwater runoff pollution. Participate in this presentation to learn more about Florida-Friendly Landscaping Principle #3 – Fertilize Appropriately for the central Florida region.

Location: New River Library

34043 State Road 54
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Date: Thu, September 22, 2022

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Please click the link below for more information and to register for the event:

6th Annual Gardening 365 Festival and Plant Sale by Pasco County Master Gardener Volunteers

Stay tuned for information on our upcoming annual UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) – Gardening 365 Festival and Plant Sale 2022!!

The Florida Master Gardener Program is administered by the Cooperative Extension Service, a part of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Pasco County Master Gardeners are adult volunteers recruited and trained by county extension agents and University of Florida specialists to provide assistance in Extension home horticultural programs. Through this program, enthusiastic gardeners study such areas as botany, horticulture, soil science, and plant and insect identification and management. Pasco County Master Gardener Volunteers  Gardening 365 Info

• Saturday, October 1, 2022 9AM to 2PM | RAIN or SHINE San Antonio City Park 12200 Main Street
• Free Admission and Parking – No pets please, certified service animals only
• Large selection of plants, Horticultural Seminars, and Florida Friendly Gardening advice

All events are in Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted.

Please contact our main office at 352-518-0156 for more information and to join our monthly events listserv