Ask IFAS: Vegetable Gardening in Florida

Vegetable Gardening in Florida

Vegetable gardening offers fresh air, sunshine, exercise, enjoyment, mental therapy, nutritious fresh vegetables, and economic savings, as well as many other benefits. Vegetables can be grown year-round in Florida if attention is paid to the appropriate planting dates.

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Bulb Crops

Heirloom Varieties

Varieties whose germplasm has been conserved through the practice of retaining and passing down 1) seed or 2) vegetative propagules from generation to generation. The germplasm may be of significance to a specific region, community, culture or historic time period. [NALT]

Vegetable Garden Pest Management

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Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

VH021/SP 103

Costs and Benefits of Vegetable Gardening

FE1092/FE1092

Growing Potatoes in the Florida Home Garden

HS183/HS933

Growing Strawberries in the Florida Home Garden

HS403/HS1154

Herbs and Spices in the Florida Garden

VH020/CIR570

Home Vegetable Garden Techniques: Hand Pollination of Squash and Corn in Small Gardens

HS398/HS1149

Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Form

SS187/SL136

Organic Vegetable Gardening in Florida

HS1215/HS1215

Seed Sources for Florida Homegrown Vegetables

EP486/ENH1225

Seeding the Garden

VH026/HS506

Soil Preparation and Liming for Vegetable Gardens

VH024/HS503

Starting the Garden with Transplants

VH027/HS507

Veggies and Herbs Made in the Shade: A Growing Season Calendar for North Florida

HS1228/HS1228

Victory Gardeners: Gardening as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle and Considerations for Starting a Home or Community Garden

HS1464/HS1464

Hillsborough County Extension Partners with Tampa Family Health Centers to Provide Planter Pots

Tia SilvasyNovember 29th, 2023The Planter Pot Giveaway at the Tampa Family Health Center (TFHC) was a huge success! We provided a total of 90 low-income households with pots, soil and seeds to improve their food security and health. The planter pot kits were provided through a grant with the USDA-NRCS. UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County Master Gardener Volunteers provided […]

Master Gardeners Present Programs in St. Petersburg

Theresa BadurekNovember 29th, 2023Written by Master Gardener Volunteer Rebekah Heppner Master Gardener Volunteers are now serving the southern part of Pinellas County with educational classes and one-on-one assistance. Boyd Hill Nature Preserve requested us, and we were happy to oblige. Every month, on the second Wednesday 9:30-11:30 AM and second Saturday 2-4 PM, master gardener volunteers are on […]

Residential Plant Clinics around Orange County

Clarissa ChairezNovember 16th, 2023Whether you’re an avid backyard gardener or just starting your houseplant collection, our Master Gardener Volunteers are here to answer your plant questions! Find the closest Plant Clinic to you. With a county that spans over 1,000 square miles, our Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers are dedicated to outreach beyond our UF/IFAS Extension Orange County […]

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