Monroe County Plant Clinics

UF/IFAS, Monroe County Extension Service offers free plant clinics. Master Gardener Volunteers will be on-site at regional plant clinics to assist with plant identification, disease diagnosis, insect identification/problems, and other services related to diagnosing gardening and/or landscape problems.

In-Person Plant Clinics: 

• Home Deopt Marathon- every 3rd Saturday of the month 
  9AM-12PM  4555 Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL 33050
• Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Stock Island- every 3rd Saturday of the month 
  9AM-12PM   5210 College Rd. Key West, 33040
• Islamorada Gib Reese Park- every 3rd Thursday of the month
  11AM-1PM    81031 Overseas Hwy. Islamorada, FL 33036
• Garden Club of the Upper Keys, Key Largo- every 3rd Tuesday, 9 AM-11 AM 94040 Overseas Hwy. Tavernier, FL 33070
• Key Largo Library- Every 1st Wednesday of the month
  9AM-12PM  101485 Overseas Hwy. (community room) Key Largo, FL 33037
• Big Pine Key Library- Every first Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM
   213 Key Deer Blvd. Big Pine Key, FL 33037

What to Bring with You: 

• Photo: clear photos of the issues you are having will help master gardeners with diagnosis. Make sure photos are if focus and take one of the whole plant and some close-ups of the problem(s).
• Plant Sample: Samples should include healthy material and material showing issue(s) to be identified. Bring material in a plastic bag and, if possible, collect on the same day as the plant clinic; otherwise, keep the sample refrigerated.
• Insect Sample: Place the sample in a jar or other suitable container. Collect more than one specimen if possible. Insects may be dead or alive.
• Not able to attend a plant clinic? No problem, you can email our office at monroe@ifas.ufl.edu. Please include detailed photographs.