Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Suncoast Grown and Gathered: February Papaya! A Fruitful Florida Native!

by Forest Hecker
February 20, 2025

At the Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension Office, we've been cultivating a Food Forest to showcase the most productive, unique, and often underutilized fruits suited to our distinctive southwest Florida climate. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Eating Locally Grown, EatingLocallyGrown, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Grown And Gathered, GrownAndGathered, Pgm_HortRes, Suncoast Grown And Gathered, SuncoastGrownAndGathered

Winter Gardens in Central Florida

by Anne Yasalonis
February 19, 2025

Our recent central Florida weather proves yet again that every couple of years gardeners face plant-damaging cold temperatures. During these cold snaps we bring out frost cloths and bring in containerized plants. With bated breath and crossed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Dead Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Freeze, Frost, Gardening, Jschelb, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polkgardening, Pruning, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Winter, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Heart Strong: Your Guide to a Healthier Heart this February

by Felicia Marable-Williams
February 18, 2025

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the importance of cardiovascular health and encouraging people to take proactive steps to care for their hearts. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Chronic Disease, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Living; Well-Being; Families, Heart Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity

Raised Garden Bed

by Grantly Ricketts
February 12, 2025

Many people are interested in planting vegetable gardens but are discouraged by sandy, infertile soil and limited planting space in their backyards. The good news is that making raised beds can eliminate those hindrances Advantages of raised ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Raised Garden Bed

Prepping For Your Spring Vegetable Garden

by Calvin Gardner
February 6, 2025

Your New Garden Calendar Florida is a wonderful place for growing vegetables throughout the winter. This is what makes us special compared to other states. But before you go planting anything, you will want to make sure you are planting the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Fruits And Vegetables, Gardening, Horticulture, New Vegetable Gardener, Ocextension, Orange County, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening

Plant Propagation 101

by Tia Silvasy
January 31, 2025

Every gardener should learn the basics of plant propagation so you can make lots of plants for cheap or free. The two primary methods are starting from seed or cuttings. Planting Seeds Growing plants from seed ensures you have good genetic ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cuttings, Florida Native Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Heirloom, Hybrid, Plant Propagation, Seed, Seeds, Vegetable

Suncoast Grown and Gathered: January Pudding Sapote

by Forest Hecker
January 30, 2025

How to Succeed at Starting Seeds

by Kaleena Davis
January 28, 2025

As the weather get warmer, starting seeds can provide a jump on the growing season. In this article, we are going to cover a couple of tips to help you better succeed at growing seedlings for your garden. If you are just starting out, learn ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Kaleenadavis, Seeds, Vegetable

Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical—Carambola

by Jeff Wasielewski
January 27, 2025

por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane Nombre común: Carambola Nombre botánico: Averrhoa carambola Familia: Oxalidaceae Variedades recomendadas: Arkin, Fwang Tung, Kary, Sri Kembangan Acerca de la fruta: Cuando se corta ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag, Carambola, Carambolas, Crane, Español, Fruit, Harvest, Pest, Pests, Pick, Prune, Starfruit, Star”, Vasquez, Wasielewski

Garden Journaling: Good for Your Garden, Great for You: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
January 24, 2025

Do you use a garden journal? If you have used a garden journal, you may know how beneficial it is to tracking pests, disease, and harvest time. But did you know that garden journaling can be beneficial for you as well? In this episode ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Garden Journaling, Garden Wellness, Health, Journaling, Master Gardener, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Pollinators, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Wellness, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

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