View the recording of the Edible Landscaping for Central Florida webinar on YouTube.
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. There are many synonyms for edible landscaping such as permaculture, food forests, agroecology and more. With proper plant selection and cultural practices, you can have a beautiful edible landscape that produces food year round in an environmentally friendly way. Use the nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles to help guide your landscape decisions to grow edibles in a way that conserves water and reduces fertilizer and pesticide use. Match plants to the site conditions of your yard including soil moisture (wet/dry) and light exposure (sun/shade). Consult the Dooryard Fruit Varieties EDIS publication to select fruit trees and cultivars appropriate for your region (North, Central, South Florida). Select vegetables for planting each season according to the Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide.
Here are some links to edible landscaping resources:
Edible Landscaping publications
Ask IFAS: Florida-Friendly Edible Landscaping series (ufl.edu)
Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
SP 103/VH021: Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (ufl.edu)
Edibles to Plant Infographics
Dooryard Fruit Varieties
FC23/MG248: Dooryard Fruit Varieties (ufl.edu)
Natural products for Managing Landscape and Garden Pests in Florida
ENY-350/IN197: Natural Products for Managing Landscape and Garden Pests in Florida (ufl.edu)
UF FruitScapes website
FruitScapes – Tropical Fruit Management Program – UF/IFAS (ufl.edu)
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