Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Summer Cover Crops for the Home Vegetable Garden

by Beth Marlowe
June 30, 2026

By early summer, many of us have pulled up our spent spring crops. No disrespect to okra or lima beans, but sometimes we just don't want to actively garden in the intense heat. So what can we do with our garden beds instead? We can grow ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cover Crops, Duval, Gardening, IFAS, Marlowe, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables

Okra: Easy to Grow and Delicious to Eat

by Tonya Ashworth
June 16, 2026

The Ultimate Slime-Free Okra Recipe If you struggle with growing vegetables in the Florida heat, don’t sleep on okra. It’s a beginner-friendly, tough-as-nails crop that just keeps going no matter how hot it gets. You may think to yourself, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Okra

What to Do in the Northeast Florida Edible Garden in May and June

by Beth Marlowe
May 12, 2026

The hot weather is starting to arrive, and along with it come more insects, more disease potential and lots of tomatoes! Hopefully our summer rains begin to arrive as well. When it feels like there's a riot going on in the garden, having a ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Duval, Florida Gardening, Food, Gardening, Irrigation, Vegetable Gardening

Garden happenings in May and June

by Duval MGV
May 2, 2026

Harvesting: By early May, most of the cool season crops have been harvested. The peas have been suffering in the heat and succumbing to powdery mildew, so we harvest and pull up the plants. The lettuce has threatened to bolt, so it too has ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida Gardening, Fruits, Gardening, Harvest, June, May, Planting

April Flowers Bring May…Blackberries!

by Beth Marlowe
May 1, 2026

May is harvest time for blackberries in northeast Florida! All through April we've been enjoying the beautiful flowers. We've watched the fruit, made up of multiple clustered drupelets, develop. Now, for the next month or so, it's harvest ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Blackberries, Duval, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Home Garden

What to Grow in the Garden this Spring

by Duval MGV
March 15, 2026

It is clear that spring has arrived, regardless of what the calendar says! Some of our cool season crops, like cilantro, mustard and radishes are bolting and flowering. We often let them do this so our honey bees and native bees have a ready ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Spring, Spring Vegetables

Treating Cold Damaged Citrus

by Duval MGV
February 2, 2026

The freeze over the weekend was certainly a deep one In an instant our landscapes and turf went from green to various shades of brown. While there are a lot of articles and blogs telling us not to prune out our dead plants, there is not a lot ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources
Tags: Citrus, Duval, Tree, Trees

Garden Chores For Fall

by Duval MGV
September 22, 2025

September and October may be next to each other on the calendar, but they are quite different months for gardening here in northeast Florida September is a very transitional month. It usually starts off too hot, and often brings us tropical ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fall Gardening, Fall Vegetable Gardening, Fall Vegetables, Florida Gardening, Veggie Gardening

Cover Crop Termination: What Do I Do When It’s Over?

by Beth Marlowe
September 15, 2025

Perhaps you've read about how beneficial cover crops can be for building your vegetable garden soil in the off season, and planted one over the summer. Now it's time to get the fall garden going, and you're wondering what to do with the cover ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Cover Crops, Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Weed Management

Be on the lookout (B.O.L.O) for these invasive insects

by Larry Figart
September 15, 2025

The term “invasive species” has been getting a lot of press lately. We hear about invasive animals such as the Burmese Python, Lionfish, and Cuban treefrogs. Invasive plants like kudzu, air potato, and Brazilian pepper. Even invasive ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Arboriculture, Ash, Duval, EAB, Florida, Insects, Invasive, Lanternfly, Trees, Urban Forestry

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