Monroe County Plant Clinics

UF/IFAS, Monroe County Extension Service offers free plant clinics. Master Gardener Volunteers will be onsite at regional plant clinics to help assist with plant identification, disease diagnosis, insect identifications/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
• Island Home Nursery Islamorada- every 4th Thursday of the month
  9:30AM-12:30PM    8872 Overseas Hwy. Islamorada, FL 33070
• Garden Club of the Upper Keys, Key Largo- every 3rd Tuesday of the month                                              (Nov & Dec 2nd Tues of the month)
  9AM-12PM   94040 Overseas Hwy. Tavernier, FL 33070
• Key West Garden Club- Every 1st Thursday of the Month
  Cancelled for the summer, will resume in November
• Key Largo Library- Every 1st Wednesday of the month
  9AM-12PM  101485 Overseas Hwy. (community room)  Key Largo, FL 33037
• Key Deer Refuge Nature Center Big Pine Key- 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 
  9AM-12PM  30587 Overseas Hwy. 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 sample refrigerated.
• Insect Sample: Samples should be placed 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 Environmental Horticulture Agent, Maria Quirico, at Quirico-Maria@monroecounty-fl.gov. Please include detailed photographs.