Wholesale Nursery
Nurseries in Manatee County grow woody ornamentals, foliage, floral crops and sod with a value of 60 million dollars per year.
Areas of Expertise and Service to Manatee County:
- Nursery production and management
- Integrated pest management- biological control
- Aquatic and other native plants
- 4-H/Youth horticulture
Specific Services Available
- Irrigation evaluation
- Growing media aeration testing
- Insect scout coordination
- Diagnosing plant problems
- Media and water testing for pH and salt only
- Scouting demonstrations with Sylvia Shives
Diagnostic Services Available for a Fee
- Soil testing - pH, salt and nutrients
- Water testing - pH, salt and nutrients
- Insect and Disease Identification
Diagnositc services are FREE for Nurseries.
Resources
- UF/IFAS Commercial Horticulture
- Beneficial Organism Suppliers
- Pest Alert
- UF/IFAS Publications
- Safe Pesticide Use Web site
- FAWN
- Agripedia
- Biological Control Virtual Information Center
- Florida State Horticulture Society
- Tree Selection, Planting, & Pruning
- Irrigation and Nutrition Information
- Florida Ag Water Policy

Contact:
Sylvia Shives
Ornamental Horticulture Agent
(941)722-4524 ext. 234
4-H / FFA FNGLA Plant Fair
- 2008 FNGLA Rulebook (96KB pdf)
Downloads
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Sylvia scouts for pests.


