UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County

Category: County government office

Address: 18710 SW 288th St, Homestead, FL 33030, USA

Phone: +13052483311

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8AM–5PM

Tuesday: 8AM–5PM

Wednesday: 8AM–5PM

Thursday: 8AM–5PM

Friday: 8AM–5PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Ricardo Alvarez Velez

Mar 20, 2018

Great resource for agriculture

Yané Marie Sleppy

Jul 31, 2015

My family visits this building once a month for the Everglades Amateur Radio Club meetings. The place is always clean. I've never been during regular work hours, so I have never met the staff. You are allowed to walk around the building, down the halls. Of course, after work hours, the doors are locked, but there is still plenty to learn from the information posters and thematic maps.

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Questions & Answers

My cucumber leaves are lacy, and the once thriving plant is dying. What can I do?

Maureen Harwitz | Sep 28, 2019
Mary Zins | Sep 28, 2019

Sounds like something is eating it. Grasshoppers?

There is a tough plant growing in one of my plant pots that has three jagged leaves & three tall stems. Apparently a deep root system as I cannot pull it out. The branches have almost a reddish brown appearance. Any ideas what this may be?

Carolyn Birdsall | Sep 28, 2018
Yvonne Florian | Sep 27, 2021

This could be Creeping Beggarweed, Desmodium incanum. This is a hardy weed in the bean family which has fuzzy little 1/4-inch bean pods in a row up to an inch long, which stick to socks, shoes, pants, the dog's ears, etc. The tiny purple flowers are very pretty. The plant is very tough to pull out but it can be done if you find where it is rooted, sometimes yards away from where you find the leaves/seed heads.

Looking for a good source concerning growing herbs in Kendall, Dade County?

Tom Valerius | Sep 28, 2018
Ricardo Alvarez Velez | Sep 28, 2018

IFAS has a person dedicated to commercial vegetable production. Also they have master gardener program for home gardeners.

What are the name of the weeds that grow in grass where t.he green seeds stick terribly on your shoes and clothing? How to you eradicate them from the yard? Thanks

Linda Palewicz | Sep 28, 2018
Yvonne Florian | Sep 27, 2021

There are three I can think of here in Florida: 1. Bidens Alba, "Shepherd's Needles", daisy-like flowers, these are easy to pull out by the roots. 2. Cenchrus echinatus, "Southern sandburs", will bite!, look like grass till they bloom & set seeds. 3. Desmodium incanum, "Creeping Beggarweed" or "Hitchhikers" is a fuzzy, bean seed with 3 leaves & tough stems and roots.

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