Tag: fall gardening

October 2022 Home Show Includes Seminar on What to Plant in Fall

by llw5479

October 19, 2022

This year’s Home Show, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (BIA), will include a seminar on what to do and not to do during the fall in our North Florida lawns, landscapes and gardens. The Home ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Annuals, Bulbs, Fall Gardening, Gardening, Landscaping, Lawn Pests, Lawns, Perennials

Backyard Sugarcane in the Panhandle

November 20, 2017

Do you want to add a little something different to your landscape? How about something edible, as well as a focal point in your garden? Backyard sugarcane may be just what you are looking for. Sugarcane, genus Saccharum, is a tropical perennial ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Fall Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Sugar Cane

Cilantro – Great for Cool Season Gardening

by Samantha Murray

November 13, 2017

Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a short-lived annual herb with bright green, feathery, flat leaves that look very similar to flat-leaved parsley. Leaves can be harvested at will after they grow to a mature size and then continuously as ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Cilantro, Cool Season Gardening, Coriander, Edible Landscape, Fall Gardening, Herbs, Panhandle Gardening, Winter Gardening

Readying Your Raised Beds for Northwest Florida’s Best Gardening Season

by Daniel Leonard

October 10, 2017

I had to do a hard thing last week. My battle-worn okra, eggplant and pepper plants that had produced so reliably since June and endured all the summertime challenges (heat, insects, disease, and a hurricane to name a few) were finally pulled ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fall Gardening, Garden Design, General Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Raised Bed Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

Fall is a Great Time to Garden

by jpopenoe

October 1, 2017

By Brooke Moffis, Residential Horticulture Agent It is the beginning of fall and spring has sprung in Central Florida, at least for the gardener. It’s hard to grow and get excited about the garden during the dog days of summer. Since ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: African Bulbine, Blanket Flower, Brooke Moffis, Coleus, Fall Color, Fall Gardening, Salvia, Wildflowers

Brussels Sprouts Can Change Gardening Minds,….and Taste Buds

November 14, 2016

Want to try something different in your winter garden this year? Well, when it comes to Brussels sprouts, you either love them or hate them. They’re not commonly grown in the Panhandle, but if you’re looking for something different, try ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Brussels Sprouts, Fall Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening, Winter 2016

Fall: An Ideal Time for Shrub Installation

by Blake Thaxton

November 3, 2016

It was a hot summer that has continued into Fall. We hope cooler temperatures are on their way to the panhandle of Florida. Fall can be a great time to spruce up your landscape with some new shrubs. It may be time for your landscape to receive ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fall Gardening, General Gardening, Installation, Panhandle Gardening, Planting, Shrub, Shrubs, Tree

Fall into Vegetable Gardening: September 9th, 16th and 23rd

by Matthew Orwat

August 22, 2014

One of the benefits of living in the Florida Panhandle is that we can grow vegetables throughout most of the year. However, there are particular obstacles Florida gardeners face. If you have struggled with vegetable gardening or would like ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fall Gardening, Horticulture

Fall into Vegetable Gardening: September 9th, 16th and 23rd

by Matthew Orwat

August 22, 2014

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fall Gardening, Horticulture

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