Jan 19, 2022 | Composting, Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Fertilizers, Food, Gardening, Organic, Planting Prep, Vegetables, Who We are
Gardeners talk about compost a lot, not only the compost itself, but the verb form as well – composting. But how do you know what the best compost to use in your garden? In the blog today I’ll give you some information about how purchased compost is made, what it’s...
Aug 18, 2021 | Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Fertilizers, Gardening, Pest Control, Planting Prep, Vegetables, Who We are
The EarthBOX is truly a marvel in the garden. Invented and originally developed right here in Central Florida, the EarthBOX was the magnum opus of Mr. Blake Whisenant, a Florida Agriculture All-Star Hall of Famer who wanted everything for home gardeners and farmers. ...
May 13, 2021 | DIY, Education, Fertilizers, Gardening, Lawn Care, Summer Season
Summertime often means Summer backyard party time – whether by the pool or just chillin’ and grillin’, your yard could be the party place of Summer! We wanted to give you a few tips to help make it the best place ever to spend a Summer day! Summer...
Oct 28, 2020 | DIY, Education, Fall Season, Fertilizers, Gardening, Organic, Pollinators, Vegetables
Autumn Leaves in Florida may not be the idyllic multicolored leaf-fireworks show that it is in our northern neighboring states. But we still get leaves that fall to the ground during this time of year. As a statistic, an acre of trees drops about 2 tons of leaves...
Aug 6, 2020 | Who We are, Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Fertilizers, Gardening, Planting Prep, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Florida has the distinction of being the Southern-most of the 48 contiguous States, and as such, our growing and gardening seasons are a bit different than most of the rest of the country. Our Agricultural Zones for our beautiful state – what it really says:...
May 14, 2020 | Who We are, Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Fertilizers, Gardening, Vegetables, Wildflowers
Hi there Gardening Friends! It’s getting to be that HOT time of year! But really, I’ve not seen it so MILD as it has been this year (2020) this late in the year! Some parts of our country had SNOW just a week ago, and here in Central Florida we had...