Lawn or plant questions? UF/IFAS Polk lists a local Plant Clinic
The clinic offers plant troubleshooting, identification and growing assistance by phone, text and email. Soil pH testing carries a fee; confirm arrangements before bringing samples.
Plant Clinic: (863) 519-1057 · polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu · Ask before bringing samples
Polk residents with a lawn, landscape or plant problem have a local starting point for research-based help. UF/IFAS Extension Polk County’s Residential Horticulture page lists a Plant Clinic staffed during business hours to answer those questions. Its available services range from identifying plants and insects to troubleshooting growing problems.
Contact the clinic before making a trip
The university lists (863) 519-1057 for both calls and texts, and polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu for email. Its page links terms and conditions for the text service; review those if choosing that contact method. This report did not send a message, enroll anyone in a service or obtain a response-time estimate.
The listed services include troubleshooting plant problems; insect, disease and plant identification; Florida-Friendly Landscaping recommendations; and help with vegetables and fruit trees. These are service categories, not a diagnosis of any particular plant. Ask the clinic what information or sample would be useful for your question before collecting or delivering material.
Soil pH testing is listed with a fee
The Plant Clinic page describes soil pH testing as available for a minimal fee, but it does not state a dollar amount in the text reviewed. Confirm the current charge, sample preparation and drop-off arrangements before traveling. Do not assume that a pH test covers every nutrient, contaminant or other soil question.
The page’s footer gives the Extension office location as 1702 Highway 17 South, Bartow, Florida 33830, and the general office number as (863) 519-1041. Those general details do not establish the clinic’s exact walk-in timetable. The page says business hours without supplying a specific daily schedule in the clinic section; call to confirm, including holiday arrangements.
Classes and other learning routes
The Residential Horticulture program also describes public workshops and presentations, a speakers bureau for groups and youth or school-based programming. It links workshop registration, gardening fact sheets and other educational resources. No individual class date, available seat, price or booking was established by this review.
This guide was verified against the university’s published service page on November 7, 2026. It is a directory of help routes, not individualized pesticide, pest-control or plant-treatment instructions. Use the official source below for current contacts and discuss your particular issue with the clinic.
Prepared from the official source below, reviewed November 7, 2026. This is an independently written summary; the source provides the full notice or report. Dated service and traffic details may change.
UF/IFAS Extension Polk County · Residential Horticulture and Plant Clinic ↗