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Spice Up Your Life: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Marjoram

by Julia Sirchia
June 13, 2024

Are you a fan of fresh aromatic herbs in your dishes? If so, growing marjoram right at home might just become your new favorite hobby. In this guide, we'll explore how to grow marjoram at home. We’ll highlight growing conditions, pest and ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
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Move Over Rosemary. It’s Time for Cilantro!

by Mindy Hanak
December 19, 2023

This month, you will see and hear a lot about rosemary. Rightfully so! It makes for a great festive and aromatic gift during the holidays. It has a lot of positives going for it: Rosemary plants can be enjoyed for years. Rosemary has ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Cilantro, Cooking, Food, Garden, Herb, Pgm_Gardens, Rosemary

Tips for Edible Landscaping

by Tia Silvasy
June 20, 2023

View the recording of our Edible Landscaping webinar on YouTube here. The concept of edible landscaping primarily applies to growing vegetables, herbs and fruit trees in a way where it fits in with your home landscape. With proper plant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Edible Landscaping, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Herb, Hillsborough County, Master Gardener, Tampa, Tsilvasy, Vegetable

Herb Stories: All About that Lemongrass

by Wayne Hobbs
March 21, 2022

What’s grabbing my attention in the garden in March is lemongrass. Once again, it needs a haircut. It’s about four feet tall and just as wide. It’s looking like a long-haired hippy freak and needs a trim. I’ll take my loppers and cut ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Herb, Herb Garden, Lemongrass, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer

Webinar recording – Florida-Friendly Edible Landscaping

by Tia Silvasy
January 20, 2022

https://youtu.be/Wrz2LYuKLsM The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles can be applied to your edible plants too! Watch our webinar recording to learn how to choose low maintenance Florida-Friendly plants for your area. We also teach ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Central Florida, Edible, Florida, Fruit, Garden, Herb, Home, Landscaping, Orlando, Vegetable

Growing Fresh Cilantro in your Garden or Small Farm

by Jonael Bosques
October 26, 2017

Cilantro or coriander (Coriandrum sativum) can be grown as an alternative crop which can be grown alongside your collard greens this winter. Coriander was named after the bedbug emitting the same odor, and it is commonly named cilantro. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Alternative Enterprise, Cilantro, Farming, Herb, Pests

Q: I cannot seem to get thyme to grow from seed. What am I doing wrong?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2017

A: Most likely you are doing nothing wrong; thyme is notorious for being difficult and slow to grow from seed. The easiest thing to do is get it from cuttings or small plants. You can find them at local garden centers are specific times of the ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Herb, Thyme, Thymus Vulgaris

Q: Can I grow mint here? I see it in all the stores and I would love to have some for cooking.

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2017

A: The mints are some of the most easy-to-grow perennial herbs for Florida gardens. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) and peppermint (M. piperita) are two of the more popular along with apple and orange mints. I have seen chocolate mint and several ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Herb, M. Piperita, Mentha Spicata, Mint

Q: You have borage listed as one the herbs to be grown in November. Please tell me more about this plant.

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2017

A: The herb borage, Borago officinalis, is a reseeding annual herb. The leaves can be eaten raw or sautéed like spinach or added to cheese, fish, or poultry dishes. In addition, like many other herbs, it can be added to enhance the flavor of ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Borage, Borago Officinalis, Herb

Fact sheet: Thyme

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 28, 2017

Thyme is a genus of about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbs in the family Lamiaceae and native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Ancient Egyptians used thyme in embalming. The ancient Greeks used it in their baths and burnt it as incense ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Herb, Thyme, Thymus Vulgaris

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