Local Fruit in Season

Now that spring has arrived, many are wondering what local fruits are in season. In Florida, it’s berry season. This is different from the northern states whose berry season is in the summer. Strawberry season… Read More
by wilchcombe
Posted: April 19, 2018
Now that spring has arrived, many are wondering what local fruits are in season. In Florida, it’s berry season. This is different from the northern states whose berry season is in the summer. Strawberry season… Read More
by jpopenoe
Posted: March 1, 2018
Growing fruit in your backyard is as old as our Country. George Washington would not have had a cherry tree to cut down if there had not been fruit trees in the yard. Although it… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: alternative fruit, backyard fruit, citrus, fruit, Page tangelo, Sugar Belle
by jpopenoe
Posted: October 8, 2017
Persimmons, Diospyros virginiana, are a native fruit that are greatly underutilized by modern Americans. The plants make a nice small to medium sized tree with great fall color for the landscape and they provide delicious… Read More
by jpopenoe
Posted: July 19, 2017
By Brooke Moffis Many homeowners moving to Florida hope to grow a citrus tree and a palm to enjoy in their new subtropical yard. Citrus is associated with Florida because it has been grown by… Read More
by jpopenoe
Posted: June 28, 2017
By Brooke Moffis Growing tropical and subtropical fruit such as, banana, pineapple, star fruit, and pomegranate is possible in Central Florida. The key to producing bumper crops of sweet, succulent fruit is knowing the plant’s… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: fruit, gardening, Moffis, tropical fruit
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