In Florida, we are fortunate to have two growing seasons for growing vegetables. In the spring (actually late winter), we can plant warm-season crops like beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and ...

Florida's warm and cool seasons necessitate distinct planting schedules for different vegetables. Edible plants, including vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees, can be incorporated into landscaping for ...

One of the busiest times for gardening questions at the Extension Office is the month of June. Folks are wondering why their vegetables are not growing as they expected. Either they are wilting in the ...

If my family depended on my gardening skills, we'd starve. But I'm continuing to learn and I have had some successes thanks to helpful resources and online advice from the University of Florida and ...

Now is the time to be thinking about planting a spring vegetable garden. One of the first things you will need to do before you plant is to prepare the garden bed. This will involve cleaning out the ...

We are all spending more time at home these days. I hope you have not given up on gardening; it is a challenging endeavor during the heat and humidity of summer. However, gardening season is upon us; ...

I would love it if every resident grew at least one thing they could eat, even residents who don’t have a yard. It is easy to grow herbs and vegetable plants in containers. We are in the middle of our ...

Is spring finally here? After what felt like a long, cold winter for Florida it is finally time to embrace the arrival of longer days and higher temperatures. Get outside so you can refresh your ...

It is beneficial to have the soil pH checked to determine if any amendments are needed. Some local garden centers will do pH tests, and testing is also done at the University of Florida (fees vary).

A lot of stuck-at-home people saw bare grocery shelves this spring and decided, “Maybe this would be a good year to start a vegetable garden.” So many newbies had that idea that a March run on seeds ...

I enjoy seeing residents grow some of their own food. It can be as small as growing a tomato plant on their balcony or as big as growing five acres of fruit trees. The amount of food grown doesn’t ...