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Yellow flower from a luffa plant. Photo taken 07-19-22. UF/IFAS Photo by Cat Wofford

Summer Style! ABCs of Edible Gardening for Your Newcomer Kit


June 14, 2024

Yes, you CAN grow food in Florida year-round. BUT it is important to take a few things into consideration before taking the sweaty plunge into hot season vegetable gardening. Here we aim to share garden tasks and ideas that are seasonally appropriate ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, EdibleGardeningSeries, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Health, Horticulture, Nutrition, Pgm_Gardens, Vegetable Gardening
tomatoes on plant

Ways to Save: Grow Seasonal ‘Smarts’ For Your Vegetable Garden


March 31, 2023

Do you have a spring planting habit? If you are interested in growing food crops in your Florida garden it is very important to keep your seasons in mind when selecting what you will plant. I may break your heart when I tell you that now is ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: EdibleGardeningSeries, Food, Garden, Pgm_Gardens, Pollinator, Pollinators, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Vegetable Gardening, WaysToSave
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – Tomatoes


October 27, 2020

By Sarah Bostick and Carol Wyatt-Evens Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the sunshine state can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Horticulture, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Gardens, Vegetable Gardening
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – Caterpillars

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October 23, 2020

Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating at the same time.  If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the sunshine state can quickly become a full-time job. Our subtropical climate ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Biorational, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Horticulture, Insect, Insects, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Gardens, Vegetable Gardening
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – caterpillars


October 23, 2020

By Carol Wyatt-Evens and Sarah Bostick Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating, at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the Sunshine State can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Biorational, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Horticulture, Insect, Insects, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Gardens, Vegetable Gardening
A young boy inspects a garden plant with big leaves. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension]

Summer learning for teachers: school gardens


June 22, 2020

Did you know most teachers spend their summer as students? Fortunately, there's lots of fun learning opportunities for school garden champions coming up very, very soon! Here in Sarasota County, we are fortunate to have many school gardens ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Edible, Edible Sarasota, Florida, Grant, Pgm_Gardens, School Garden, Teacher Training, Vegetable Gardening, Youth Development