The Florida Gardening Blog
How to Grow a Dwarf Banana in a Container
You want bananas but you do not have an acre. Maybe you are renting, growing on a patio, or just do not want a 15-foot plant taking over your yard....
How to Grow a Dwarf Banana in a Container
You want bananas but you do not have an acre. Maybe you are renting, growing on a patio, or just do not want a 15-foot plant taking over your yard....
5 Florida Plants for Heart-Healthy Eating
Florida grows some of the most nutrient-dense food on the planet and most of it is sitting in pots at the nursery right now, waiting. You do not need a...
5 Florida Plants for Heart-Healthy Eating
Florida grows some of the most nutrient-dense food on the planet and most of it is sitting in pots at the nursery right now, waiting. You do not need a...
How to Grow Food in an HOA Without Fines
Your HOA says the front yard has to be presentable. It does not say it has to be grass. The difference between a fine and a food garden is usually...
How to Grow Food in an HOA Without Fines
Your HOA says the front yard has to be presentable. It does not say it has to be grass. The difference between a fine and a food garden is usually...
Best Patio Pot Crops for Zone 10a Florida
You do not have a yard. Or maybe your yard is rented and you cannot break ground. Either way, zone 10a throws heat at you nine months a year and...
Best Patio Pot Crops for Zone 10a Florida
You do not have a yard. Or maybe your yard is rented and you cannot break ground. Either way, zone 10a throws heat at you nine months a year and...
Sheet Mulch to Kill Grass the Easy Way
You look at your St. Augustine lawn and know it needs to go. Digging it up by hand sounds like punishment. Spraying it with chemicals feels wrong when you are...
Sheet Mulch to Kill Grass the Easy Way
You look at your St. Augustine lawn and know it needs to go. Digging it up by hand sounds like punishment. Spraying it with chemicals feels wrong when you are...
Perennial Peanut: A Florida Ground Cover
You are mowing every two weeks, killing the grass with chemicals, and watching weeds come back anyway. There is a better ground cover that grows low, smothers...
Perennial Peanut: A Florida Ground Cover
You are mowing every two weeks, killing the grass with chemicals, and watching weeds come back anyway. There is a better ground cover that grows low, smothers...
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