The Florida Gardening Blog
How to Control Aphids Without Chemicals
You walk out to check on your moringa or citrus seedlings and the new growth is curling, sticky, and covered in tiny green or black specks. Aphids. They move...
How to Control Aphids Without Chemicals
You walk out to check on your moringa or citrus seedlings and the new growth is curling, sticky, and covered in tiny green or black specks. Aphids. They move...
How to Stop Caterpillars on Your Greens
You planted collards, kale, or cabbage. A week later the leaves look like Swiss cheese and you cannot find a single pest. That is caterpillars. They hide, feed...
How to Stop Caterpillars on Your Greens
You planted collards, kale, or cabbage. A week later the leaves look like Swiss cheese and you cannot find a single pest. That is caterpillars. They hide, feed...
How to Beat Whiteflies in a Florida Garden
You walk outside, shake a leaf, and a cloud of tiny white specs lifts into the air. That is a whitefly infestation, and if you ignore it, those soft-bodied...
How to Beat Whiteflies in a Florida Garden
You walk outside, shake a leaf, and a cloud of tiny white specs lifts into the air. That is a whitefly infestation, and if you ignore it, those soft-bodied...
How to Protect Your Garden From a Freeze
Florida gardeners get comfortable. Then one January night the forecast drops to 28 degrees and you are scrambling at 10 PM trying to find an old bedsheet. That...
How to Protect Your Garden From a Freeze
Florida gardeners get comfortable. Then one January night the forecast drops to 28 degrees and you are scrambling at 10 PM trying to find an old bedsheet. That...
How to Stop Squirrels From Eating Your Fruit
You waited two years for that mango. It finally starts turning color. Then you walk outside and it is on the ground with a squirrel-sized bite taken out of it....
How to Stop Squirrels From Eating Your Fruit
You waited two years for that mango. It finally starts turning color. Then you walk outside and it is on the ground with a squirrel-sized bite taken out of it....
Best Vegetables for Florida Summer Heat
Every summer, Florida gardeners make the same mistake. They try to grow tomatoes in July and wonder why everything dies. The problem is not the gardener. It is...
Best Vegetables for Florida Summer Heat
Every summer, Florida gardeners make the same mistake. They try to grow tomatoes in July and wonder why everything dies. The problem is not the gardener. It is...
What to Plant in a Florida Fall Garden
Most people in Florida think gardening slows down in fall. They are wrong. Fall is actually one of the best times to put food in the ground here, and most...
What to Plant in a Florida Fall Garden
Most people in Florida think gardening slows down in fall. They are wrong. Fall is actually one of the best times to put food in the ground here, and most...
What to Plant in a Florida Spring Garden
Spring in Florida does not look like spring anywhere else. By the time your friends up north are still planning their garden, you are already harvesting. But...
What to Plant in a Florida Spring Garden
Spring in Florida does not look like spring anywhere else. By the time your friends up north are still planning their garden, you are already harvesting. But...
How to Grow Figs in Florida
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits on earth, and they grow remarkably well in Florida. Most people are surprised because figs have a reputation as a...
How to Grow Figs in Florida
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits on earth, and they grow remarkably well in Florida. Most people are surprised because figs have a reputation as a...
How to Grow Pineapple From a Grocery Top
You paid for the pineapple at the store. The top is sitting right there. Most people throw it in the trash. That crown is a free plant waiting to happen....
How to Grow Pineapple From a Grocery Top
You paid for the pineapple at the store. The top is sitting right there. Most people throw it in the trash. That crown is a free plant waiting to happen....
Best Backyard Citrus to Grow in Florida
Florida grows more citrus than almost anywhere in the country, but most of that is commercial. Backyard citrus is a different game, and choosing the wrong tree...
Best Backyard Citrus to Grow in Florida
Florida grows more citrus than almost anywhere in the country, but most of that is commercial. Backyard citrus is a different game, and choosing the wrong tree...
How to Grow Avocado in Florida
Avocados are one of those fruits that feel impossible to grow at home until you realize Florida has been producing them for over a century. You just need the...
How to Grow Avocado in Florida
Avocados are one of those fruits that feel impossible to grow at home until you realize Florida has been producing them for over a century. You just need the...
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