UF/IFAS Pasco Extension January – February 2025 Occasions

UF/IFAS Pasco Extension affords courses, seminars, and volunteer coaching every month in agriculture and well being sciences. Right here is the record of upcoming occasions for January- February 2025.

Heat Climate Seed Propagation and Vegetable Begins

That is an introductory seminar the place you’ll study to start out greens from seed as step one to rising your individual meals. Every time you begin a seed, you get to witness the superb transformation that takes place if you add a bit water, mild, and heat. Discover ways to select the proper seeds for heat climate planting, the soil combination that may work finest, how a lot water is required, after which simply sit again and watch because the tiny seeds develop into wholesome vegetation.

Location: Starkey Ranch Library, 12118 Lake Blanche Drive, Odessa, FL 33556

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 15 · 11 am – 12 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1-15-2025-warm-weather-seed-propagation-and-vegetable-starts-tickets-1058278051139?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Owls in Your Neighborhood

Study all of the raptors that share our space. See how one can entice these marvelous creatures. Watch their cycles and have them return and study why it’s so essential to ask them to our neighborhoods.

Location: Centennial Park Department Library, 5740 Moog Highway Vacation, FL 34690

Date/Time: Tuesday, January 21 · 2 – 3 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/01-21-2025-owls-in-your-neighborhood-tickets-1069060150689?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Analyzing the Desert Rose

Not every part is because it appears with this uncommon succulent identified for its lovely trumpet-shaped flowers and weird progress behavior. This plant, when mature, could be ‘lifted’ (root washed) to reveal and improve the visually sculptural results of its roots and caudex, or modified stem. This complex-sounding course of is definitely fairly easy and produces outcomes which can be distinctive to every plant. Be part of us in inspecting the Desert Rose, the place it got here from, its rising necessities, and ‘elevate’ all the plant for year-round visible attraction.

Location: New Port Richey Library – Magnolia Room, 5939 Fundamental Road New Port Richey, FL 34652

Date/Time: Tuesday, January 21 · 5:30 – 6:30 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/01-21-2025-examining-the-desert-rose-tickets-1069870354029?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Constructing and Caring for Terrariums

A terrarium is a set of small vegetation rising in a transparent, normally enclosed, container. You’ll study to plant and take care of a terrarium, with examples of containers, vegetation, and problem-solving. A low-maintenance strategy to incorporate vegetation into your house, workplace, or classroom. Many containers could be tailored and they don’t want drain holes. Correctly carried out, a terrarium is a supply of enjoyment for a few years offering fascinating methods to develop and show vegetation with little care.

Location: Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library, 33701 County Highway 52 Saint Leo, FL 33525

Date/Time: Monday, January 27 · 2 – 3 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/01-27-2025-building-and-caring-for-terrariums-tickets-1074311928899?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Coloration Our Cover

Spring is coming, and shortly many bushes will bloom earlier than their foliage emerges. Should you get pleasure from colourful flowers and summertime shade, we’ll cowl some flowering bushes to contemplate including to your panorama. Study in regards to the 10 commonest flowering bushes within the Tampa Bay space so you may add coloration to our tree cover. Temporary descriptions of every tree are offered to help you in choosing the proper tree on your yard!

Location: Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 5 · 6 – 7 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/02-05-2025-color-our-canopy-tickets-1069091544589?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Hydroponic Gardening

This presentation will describe a hydroponic system that doesn’t require electrical energy or pumps! You’ll learn to create a hydroponic backyard for small or giant areas that you simply arrange, and overlook it! That’s, till you might be prepared to reap!

Location: Hudson Library, 8012 Library Rd off Fivay Rd. Hudson, FL 34667

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 5 · 6 – 7 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-5-2025-hydroponic-gardening-tickets-1050652448757?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Class of 2025 Grasp Gardener Volunteer Coaching Meet & Greet

The College of Florida/IFAS Pasco Extension is providing a free ‘Meet & Greet’ preview session that’s required for anybody taken with making use of for the 2025 Grasp Gardener Volunteer Coaching Class.

The 2025 Grasp Gardener Volunteer Coaching Class will start in Might, with once-a-week, in-person classroom instruction. The category runs for 12 consecutive weeks.

Location: Pasco County Extension Workplace, 36702 County Rd 52 Dade Metropolis, FL 33525

Date/Time: Thursday, February 6 · 1 – 3:00 pm EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-06-class-of-2025-master-gardener-volunteer-training-meet-greet-tickets-1083035150289?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

African Violets

Come find out about one of the common houseplants. African violets are simple to develop. Discover ways to develop and care for African violets and a few of their cousins. We are going to present you repot, propagate, and have them thrive at your home.

Location: Heritage Park (Land O’ Lakes Group Heart), 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd (Hwy 41) Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639

Date/Time: Saturday, February 8 · 9 – 10 am EDT

Please click on this hyperlink for extra data and to register for the occasion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-stop-shop-food-pantry-volunteer-orientation-tickets-869125687327?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

UF/IFAS Pasco Extension January – February 2025 Occasions

All occasions are in Jap Commonplace Time except in any other case famous.

Please go to the Eventbrite occasions web page at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/ufifas-pasco-county-cooperative-extension-7831617239 or contact the primary workplace at 352-518-0156 for extra data and to hitch the month-to-month occasions listserv.

Equal Alternative Establishment

The College of Florida is dedicated to offering common entry to all. For incapacity lodging akin to signal language interpreters and listening units, contact 352-518-0156 a minimum of 1 week prematurely. Advance discover is important to rearrange for some accessibility wants.