Lawn and Garden: Temperate Fruit

The Bunch Grape

Peter C. Andersen

This document provides an overview of bunch grape cultivation in Florida, focusing on the challenges posed by Pierce's disease and the development of resistant varieties. It details the propagation, planting, and maintenance practices necessary for successful grape production, including grafting techniques, trellising, pruning, fertilization, and pest control. The document emphasizes the importance of disease management and proper irrigation to ensure healthy grapevines and optimal yields. It also highlights the specific grape varieties best suited for Florida's climate and soil conditions. Publication date, August 2001.

Growing Plums in Florida

A. Sarkhosh, M. Olmstead, E. P. Miller, P. C. Andersen, and J. G. Williamson

The Pear (Pyrus spp.) in Florida Home Gardens

Juanita Popenoe, Ali Sarkhosh, and Dustin Huff

The Apple (Malus domestica, Rosaceae)

A. Sarkhosh, T. E. Crocker, W. B. Sherman, J. G. Williamson, and J. Popenoe

The Fig

Ali Sarkhosh and Peter C. Andersen

This article provides the history of fig cultivation, adaptation, description of the fig tree, its culture and management, pests, and fig cultivars.

Harvesting and Postharvest Handling of Stonefruits in Florida

Jeffrey K. Brecht, Mark A. Ritenour, Mercy A. Olmstead, Ali Sarkhosh, Jose X. Chaparro, Jerry A. Bartz, Steven A. Sargent, and John Van Sickle

Stonefruits grown commercially in Florida include peaches, nectarines, and plums. This publication is directed to current and potential stonefruit growers, handlers, and marketers, as well as researchers, Extension agents, students, and consumers. It provides information about the Florida stonefruit industry, stonefruit cultivars that are suitable for Florida, stonefruit postharvest physiology and pathology, fruit quality, and recommended postharvest handling and marketing practices.

Low-Chill Apple Cultivars for North Florida and North Central Florida

Peter C. Andersen, Muhammad A. Shahid, and Kevin Folta

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Dooryard Fruit Varieties

J. G. Williamson, J. H. Crane, T. Vashisth, and A. Sarkhosh

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).

Growing Strawberries in the Florida Home Garden

Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler

Florida is the winter strawberry capital of the world. In commercial and home production, strawberries are grown as an annual crop rather than as perennials. This 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department presents guidelines for the successful production of strawberries in the Florida home garden. Minor revision by Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler.

Nematodes of Backyard Deciduous Fruit and Nut Crops in Florida

William T. Crow and Jimmy R. Rich

ENY-055, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Jimmy R. Rich, Robert A. Dunn, and Peter C. Andersen, provides an introduction to nematodes for the home owner, with sections discussing why nematodes are a pest, what they do to fruit crops, what kinds of nematodes affect fruit trees in Florida, how to tell if a problem comes from nematodes, how to manage nematodes, and key considerations. Includes a table of fruit crops and nematodes most likely to affect them in North Florida.

Olives for Your Florida Landscape

Mack Thetford, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Michael J. Mulvaney

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Plant Systems