Skip to main content
MENU

UF/IFAS Extension
Citrus County

Visit us Saturday, April 29, 10am to 1pm for our family-friendly Earth Day Event Celebration!

Contact

citrus@ifas.ufl.edu
(352) 527-5700
3650 W. Sovereign Path Ste 1
Lecanto, FL 34461

Hours

Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm

Sort by Your Interest

Old Fenimore Mill Living Shoreline Update
Guest post by: Jackie Hill, Old Fenimore Mill (OFM) Homeowners' Association  Living Shoreline Master Plan Inspires OFM Living Shoreline On March 19, 2019 Savanna Barry, the Regional Specialized Extension Agent based in Cedar Key, FL at the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station of the University of Florida posted her “Living Shoreline.

04/03/2023

Find an Expert

Search the IFAS Directory to find an expert.

This Spring, Take the FFL Pledge
Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, grass is growing and many of us are heading outdoors to spruce up our gardens and home landscapes. Yardwork is different from most home improvement projects—there’s more to it than fixing what’s broken, adding something new or redecorating

05/02/2023

Foolproof Palm Care: Needle Palm
When it comes to finding a tropical plant which can tolerate below-freezing temperatures, the Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix), is a winner, having been known to tolerate temperatures as low as -15 d F. Planting Site Although relatively slow-growing, needle palms grow to 8 ft

03/26/2023

Foolproof Palm Care: Phoenix spp.
Included in the Phoenix genus of palms (USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 11), are: P. reclinata (Senegal date palm), P

02/24/2023

View All Local Events

<
>

    View All Upcoming Events

    Foolproof Palm Care: Chinese Fan Palm
    The Chinese Fan Palm (Livistonia chinensis) is on the short list of palms that happily grow in USDA Hardiness Zone 9. It is a relatively slow-growing palm, but once the trunk emerges from beneath the 'skirt' of fronds, its stately presence in your landscape is certainly worth the wait

    01/26/2023

    Catch the Nature Coast Currents in 2023
    The Nature Coast Currents webinar series aims to communicate and catalog research happening along Florida's Nature Coast. In 2022-2023, the series focuses especially along the southern portion encompassed by the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve (Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco County

    01/13/2023