The Florida Gardening Blog
Best Herbs to Grow in Florida Year-Round
Most herb advice is written for gardeners up north who get a break from the heat in summer. In Florida, you don't get that break, and a lot of popular...
Best Herbs to Grow in Florida Year-Round
Most herb advice is written for gardeners up north who get a break from the heat in summer. In Florida, you don't get that break, and a lot of popular...
How to Grow Basil in Florida Without Bolting
Basil bolts in Florida before most gardeners even get a good harvest going. You plant it, it looks great for two weeks, then suddenly it shoots up a flower...
How to Grow Basil in Florida Without Bolting
Basil bolts in Florida before most gardeners even get a good harvest going. You plant it, it looks great for two weeks, then suddenly it shoots up a flower...
Best Plants for a Florida Pollinator Garden
If your garden produces plenty of flowers but little fruit, pollinators might be the missing piece. Without bees, butterflies, and other insects doing their...
Best Plants for a Florida Pollinator Garden
If your garden produces plenty of flowers but little fruit, pollinators might be the missing piece. Without bees, butterflies, and other insects doing their...
How to Save Seeds From Your Florida Garden
Every time you buy a seed packet you are paying for something you could get from your own garden for free. Seed saving in Florida is straightforward with the...
How to Save Seeds From Your Florida Garden
Every time you buy a seed packet you are paying for something you could get from your own garden for free. Seed saving in Florida is straightforward with the...
Front Yard Food Garden Ideas for Florida
Your front yard gets full sun all day while your backyard sits in the shade, and you are out here trying to grow tomatoes in the dark. The solution is...
Front Yard Food Garden Ideas for Florida
Your front yard gets full sun all day while your backyard sits in the shade, and you are out here trying to grow tomatoes in the dark. The solution is...
How to Start a Garden in Florida (Beginners)
You want to grow food in Florida but you don't know where to begin. The soil is mostly sand, the heat is relentless, and nothing you read online seems written...
How to Start a Garden in Florida (Beginners)
You want to grow food in Florida but you don't know where to begin. The soil is mostly sand, the heat is relentless, and nothing you read online seems written...
How to Build a Raised Bed for Florida Heat
A raised garden bed sounds simple until you build one in Florida and watch the soil bake into a brick by July. The rules here are different, and most beginner...
How to Build a Raised Bed for Florida Heat
A raised garden bed sounds simple until you build one in Florida and watch the soil bake into a brick by July. The rules here are different, and most beginner...
Best Cover Crops for Florida Gardens
Most gardeners think of cover crops as a Northern thing, planted in fall to protect bare soil over winter. Florida has a completely different calendar and a...
Best Cover Crops for Florida Gardens
Most gardeners think of cover crops as a Northern thing, planted in fall to protect bare soil over winter. Florida has a completely different calendar and a...
How to Make Compost in Florida Heat
Composting in Florida should be easy. You have heat, moisture, and plenty of organic material all year. But if your pile smells, attracts pests, or just sits...
How to Make Compost in Florida Heat
Composting in Florida should be easy. You have heat, moisture, and plenty of organic material all year. But if your pile smells, attracts pests, or just sits...
The Right Way to Mulch a Florida Garden
Most Florida gardeners either skip mulch entirely or use it wrong. Bare soil bakes in summer, weeds take over, and every rain event washes nutrients straight...
The Right Way to Mulch a Florida Garden
Most Florida gardeners either skip mulch entirely or use it wrong. Bare soil bakes in summer, weeds take over, and every rain event washes nutrients straight...
How to Keep Snails and Slugs Off Seedlings
You planted a tray of seedlings, went to bed, and woke up to bare stems. Nothing on the surface. No bugs you can see. That is snails and slugs, and...
How to Keep Snails and Slugs Off Seedlings
You planted a tray of seedlings, went to bed, and woke up to bare stems. Nothing on the surface. No bugs you can see. That is snails and slugs, and...
How to Improve Sandy Florida Soil
Florida soil is mostly sand. Nutrients wash straight through it, water disappears in minutes, and roots have almost nothing to hold onto. If you are wondering...
How to Improve Sandy Florida Soil
Florida soil is mostly sand. Nutrients wash straight through it, water disappears in minutes, and roots have almost nothing to hold onto. If you are wondering...
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