Start Your Winter Vegetable Garden
As the weather begins to cool down in the fall, this is the signal it’s time to start your winter vegetable garden. The first thing you want to do is consider where you want to grow your vegetables…. Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables
UF Research Center Celebrates 50 Years of Keeping Central Florida Green
APOPKA, Fla. – Few residents may think of the University of Florida and a team of researchers when they look at their trees, shrubs, or vegetable gardens. But, UF scientists’ research on pests, urban landscaping and local food… Read More
Event: Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network Meeting November 5th
We are pleased to announce the Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network Meeting @ Oakes Demo Farm in Naples, FL WHEN: Monday, November 5, 2018 TIME: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM WHERE: Oakes Demo Farm, Deer Run Lane, Naples, FL 34120… Read More
Edible Flowers
It’s garden planting season in Central Florida. Add some flowers to your fall garden, and then eat them! Edible flowers are topping the food trend charts this year. Gardeners, professional chefs, and mixologists are exploring ancient recipes and… Read More
French student pursues doctorate and helps protect citrus industry
Emilie Demard left her native France to study agricultural sustainability in Florida. She is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida based at Indian River Research and Education Center… Read More
Ask a Master Gardener, Thrive: Garden + Water, October 27, 2018
We’re partnering with local nursery Thrive: Garden + Water to answer your gardening questions at the nursery on October 27th from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Bring your plant/insect samples and questions for free advice and resources! We’ll… Read More
Cool Season Vegetables — November in the Garden
Since September you have been growing warm season vegetables and now it is time to add cool season vegetables to the garden. Temperatures are starting to drop and the production of the warm season vegetables is slowing for… Read More
Lantana, Mexican petunia are invasives
Autumn, Natural Pallet of Shades and Hues Autumn is usually considered the season of colors in the natural parts of north Florida, and other locations in North America. This tonal attribute is commonly credited to the foliage changes as… Read More
Lantana, Mexican petunia are invasives
Autumn, Natural Pallet of Shades and Hues Autumn is usually considered the season of colors in the natural parts of north Florida, and other locations in North America. This tonal attribute is commonly credited to the foliage changes as… Read More
Lantana, Mexican petunia are invasives
Autumn, Natural Pallet of Shades and Hues Autumn is usually considered the season of colors in the natural parts of north Florida, and other locations in North America. This tonal attribute is commonly credited to the foliage changes as… Read More