Tag: edible gardening

herbs in a community garden plot, mostly rosemary and curly leaf parsley with a sign that says all things grow with love

A Scent-sational Invitation to You!

by Mindy Hanak
November 14, 2025

Join me for an herb-alicious good time at your local Sarasota County library. Our “Breaking the Rules – herb trio” One Seed classes are scheduled November 2025 through January 2026. These classes are a bit social so whether you are a novice ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Companion Planting, Container Gardening, Cooking With Kids, Edible Gardening, EdibleGardeningSeries, Event, Food, Garden, Growing Food In Florida, Healthy Eating, Herbs, Horticulture, Kids Gardening, Memory, Nutrition, Pgm_Gardens, Recipe, Tiny.cc/ufsaraext_oneseed, Ways To Save
photo of seeds featured in the one seed breaking the rules edition - cilantro, flat leaf parsley, and dill

Breaking the Rules! ‘One Seed’ at a Time

by Mindy Hanak
October 10, 2025

Breaking the Rules- why just one when you can have three? Herbs, that is! Okay- maybe we aren’t breaking a ‘rule’, but instead of just sharing one type of crop to grow - we are busting out a trio of herbs in our ‘One Seed’ packets ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Gardening, Food, Growing Food In Florida, Health, Herbs, Horticulture, Nutrition, One Seed, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_HortRes, Seed Library
girl gardening

Is finding school garden funding a New Year’s resolution?

by Mindy Hanak
December 27, 2021

Growing a school garden and looking for grant support? Perhaps finding funding is your New Year's resolution. After all- when you live in Florida, school gardens are in-season in January. Fortunately for you there are grants linked below. Some ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Edible Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_Gardens, Sarasota, School Garden Grant, School_garden, Teacher Training, Volunteer, Youth Garden
Banana tree.

Fruit and Fruit Trees in 15 minutes: An On-Demand Webinar Series!

by Julie Schelb
September 7, 2021

Join UF/IFAS Extension Polk County experts for an on-demand series of five, 15-minute online educational workshops to help you plan for and grow edible fruit in your home landscape. Topics include peaches, citrus, bananas, pineapples, and designing ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Banana, Citrus, Edible Gardening, Fruit Trees, Landscaping With Edibles, Peach Tree, Pineapple, Polkgardening
Your Polk Yard, Guide and Journal cover photo

Herbs: A Series of Helpful Fact Sheets

by Anne Yasalonis
May 4, 2021

Herbs are popular plants for many reasons. They are fun to grow and eat, and are attractive in the landscape. We have developed a series of fact sheets that will help you select, grow, and use common herbs. Click on the links below to download ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Edible Gardening, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polkmg
Planting in September

Planting in September

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 8, 2015

While September marks the beginning of fall, the summer’s blistering temperatures may not drop for some time. To see what you should plant this month, use these recommendations based on Florida’s climate regions. You can identify your area ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Archive, Bulbs, Edible Gardening, Fall, Gardening, Herbs, Lawn And Garden Hot Topic, Planting In Florida, Summer, Vegetables

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