Tag: Summer Gardening

Successful Gardening in Summer Seminar & April Plant Clinic

by llw5479
April 14, 2022

It will not be long before we again are in the heat of summer here in North Florida. The heat, rain, humidity, insects and fungi all take their toll on our gardens and landscapes. To better prepare for this, you may be interested in attending ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Herbs, Plant Diagnostics, Seminar, Summer Annuals, Summer Gardening, Summer Perennials, Summer Vegetable Gardening

Summer Vegetable Gardening: Cover Crops and Garden Planning

by Leslie Nicole Munroe
June 7, 2021

Written By Leslie Munroe and Yvonne Florian. Gardening once again became America's pastime this past year due to "stay at home" and "social distancing" mandates. Many people took up vegetable gardening to pass the time in a healthful, nurturing ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Ask IFAS, Cover Cropping, Florida Vegetable Gardening, Garden Planning, Gifford Community & Student Garden, GYAC, Improving Poor Soil, Indian River County Master Gardener Plant Help Desk, IRC Extension, Living Mulch, Nematode Management, Nematodes, Solarization, Solarize, Summer Gardening

Summer Vegetable Gardening

by Ken Gioeli
July 24, 2020

As if we needed another reason to call Florida 'Special', what with our state hanging out into the water and located south of the rest of the nation. Here in Central Florida, we even seem to do our gardening backwards. We can grow edibles ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Basil, Calabaza, Cover Cropping, Crop Rotation, Heat Tolerant Vegetables, Mexican Tarragon, Okra, Pumpkins, Rosemary, Solarization, Southern Peas, Summer Gardening, Sweet Potatoes

Summer Gardening Tips in North Florida

by Luke Miller
July 9, 2020

While other regions of the country are enjoying prime vegetable gardening, the climate in northern Florida creates a unique growing environment for summer gardening. This is mainly due to the heat and at times the overabundance of rain in the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Summer Gardening

Greens that Beat the Heat

by Jessica Sullivan
June 6, 2018

In Central Florida, many farmers and gardeners take a break from growing vegetables in the summer. If you’re new to the area, the “summer” growing season is about May - September here. Heat, pests, and frequent rains make growing hard ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables,
Tags: Greens, Malabar Spinach, Okinawa Spinach, Summer Gardening

Four Must-Have Native Perennials for Summer!

by Daniel Leonard
July 5, 2017

Let’s be honest with each other and have a moment of transparency, one gardener to another. Even though we are plant people, most of us get a lot less enthusiastic once the mercury explodes over 90 degrees each June. All the things that were ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Summer Gardening

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