GARDENING IN FLORIDA
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Gardening in Florida is a great BUT there are 4 COMMON MISTAKES people do. So whether you are New to Gardening or an Expert Gardener who is new to Florida; we will cover those common mistakes when talking about Florida Gardening.
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🌴🌸 What mistakes have you made when Gardening in Florida? 🌸🌴
First mistake I made (3 years ago when I first started gardening) was planting in the wrong time of year. Now I have learned from my lesson and have had success. I am still learning many things though. Thank you for your videos
You can do it! 🌸🌺
Invasive plants...elephant ears...its been years and I'm still plucking them out of the grass and garden bed
Lol, all of theeemmm 😅
year 1, planted blasted non-native plants. Now in year 3, watching you is teaching me so much! also watching Gardening World (Monty Don gardening-crush)
Trying to plant seeds when it's too hot! And thank you for mentioning the red tide.
Been there, done that! :)
I'm in Ocala, Florida and here gets COLD in the winter like in the 20s and the summer are HOT.
I do plant tomatoes, peppers, onions, and herbs, Fruits trees don't grow here much because of the sandy soil, and the cold, except lemons, oranges and few others trees.
In Miami I grew everything all year round. I'm still learning what works for the Ocala weather and sandy soil. Thank you ❤
I am an Aussie now living in Thailand, and I can relate to so much of this. I thought I was a decent gardener back home but so much here is different that I am a newbie again. In the middle of April now, and in the high 30s Celsius every day, high 20s every night, and bone dry !
Native Floridian here and yes too many people saturate lawns with chemicals. While agricultural companies use a lot lets not forget those sprawling golf courses that are spread all over our state. We have grass in our yard but it is low maintenance so likely a weed to many. We do not water it, only trim it by mowing it. We are in the process of building garden beds now and i would like to see a video on root knot nematodes. I am in 8b NW panhandle area. Thank you.
We are midwesterners who grew up gardening in N Ohio. There is very little the same when gardening in N Florida. We've made all the mistakes and got frustrated and are now ready to try again. Thank you for your wonderful channel!!
Howdy mid-westerner friend! I feel the pain. I'm so happy you are starting again and I hope I'm able to help you have a successful 2022!
You’re the gem that I have been looking for!! I’m super excited to learn from you as a fellow Floridian.
I definitely tried to grow seedlings in summer… 😅 yeah… they definitely did not make it lol.
I still can't get over how much knowledge you know and share so well. I'm seriously your biggest fan! You are amazing!
Hey, thanks for the tips. So interesting the different times for planting and harvesting based on locations but it makes sense.
I love the sunshine mimosas as ground covers. That’s such a good point, those tropical house plants will go crazy outdoors in FL
And the crazy plant lady would know best about crazy household plants 😉 Thanks for checking out the video
I am so glad you channel is all about Florida. Exactly what I am looking for.
Yay!!! 🙌 I’m here for my Floridians!
Yay!!😅
Thank you so much for this video. I bought my home a year ago and I want to grow a simple flower and vegetable garden, but most videos on here do not talk about our climate and how to grow here. I would listen and thought I was just not getting it when I think how their tips may not work here. This video confirmed that is true. I have strawberry seeds and it's winter now. Planting those suckers today and seeing if I get something out of it. Thanks for the video! Will definitely check out your channel for more tips!
Thank you for this video. Very informative about gardening in Florida
My pleasure 😄🌸🦋
Your advises relevant also into my Mediterranean climate for sure! Thank you!
VERY informative video, even just living in SC, there are some similarities, but some stark differences and I have no doubt I'd make some of these mistakes... thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it! 🌸
Good advice on how the Florida seasons are. Most people just don't get it
Thanks! 😄
Loved this video...very helpful 💚
You’re welcome 😊
Super informative video. Although I don't live in Florida (I'm in Australia) it's so important to remember that these "rules" we've grown up with aren't the same for everything. Even from suburb to suburb just in Adelaide there are differences in the climate and what works in one place isn't the same for everywhere. Awesome videos :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I love growing but the last 5 years I’ve had disasters.. I just can’t adjust my head around the planting seasons, pest control and why my plants die in the summer!
So impormative video . Im live in florida. this is so important🥰
Thanks for inspiring me on the Think Media Challenge. I like your channel and will be checking you out.
just found you. Looking forward to learning. I am in Sanibel. Moved from MD so all my gardening was very different.
just watched your soil amendment video.........here's a tip.......I live over in Lakeland near the Griffin Cemetary, which has many, many large live oak trees, every few years they clean up the leaves, bag them up, and put them out for the trash truck.....I grab as many bags as I can, they are great for making crapy Florida sandy soil into the black gold you talk about...
Yea!!!! Great tip
This is the best advice! I wish I watched this before I bought my house and started "gardening" in Sarasota. She forgot to mention pests though - like rabbits!
Thank you! And such a good point about pests! Like fire ants 😳
Iguanas
HOOKED on your videos! So helpful as I live in NW Florida. It's September and I'm wanting to know the best things I can grow in fall--especially trees from seeds:) How about blanket flower? I see you have a video for August, oh Heck Yeah! Gonna visit all your videos. Appreciative Subscriber.
Right now is a great time to seed for spring wildflowers. Blanket flower may not do great right now. Blazing star, goldenrod, are fall bloomers. So you have about 2.5 months before there is risk of cold fronts. So whatever you do, the plant needs to be decently established before then. Fall vegetable crops aka warm weather crops can go in right now... tomatoes, peppers, etc.
I agree with your knowing your area is so important. Come from Melbourne, Aus, a city known for having all 4 seasons in 1 day lol. But even tho we are classed as temperate, we get long hot dry summers and wet cool winters. 850 chill hours, but 5-10 frosts that are light (0 to -1) and never snow. This means that for us, things that work here won't work everywhere. I have mangos and bananas growing next to cherries and apples. But not everything works, those that need really humid climates, or really cold climates with heavy frosts just don't work very well.
Knowing I think is really half the battle. Understanding what the weather and temps do. The other half is knowing where in the world the sun travels during the year.
Melbourne kinda confuses me it's not exactly subtropical and not exactly temperate kinda in between
It's kinda like a humid Mediterranean climate
Planted the wrong time of year here and it burned up. Did get some out of it. So I am trying this year again. Last year rabbits ate my garden the whole thing.
Super interesting! How do dahlias do in Florida?
North Florida is a whole other ball of wax though. Can you do a video for us up here in the panhandle please? I mean zone 8b what the hey, we get to low 30 in the winter, so much humidity, I just can't sometimes, thank you💖💗💕
Hi! New subscriber. I wish I knew all this when I first moved. Like you said it co$ted me lots! Do you have any videos with alternatives to grass here in SoFlo? Where do I find out what planting area I'm in? Thank you very much for all you do and share. 🙏❤️
Hi Maria! Welcome to my channel 😄 On grass alternatives... I think I mention some in the Best Plants for Florida. I'll have a video going over some plants during this year. But to get you started check out frog fruit, sunshine mimosa, creeping sage (shade), twin flower, dune sunflower, and blanket flower. Of all of those... the one that can have the most "lawn" look would be the frog fruit. Mow it once a month to once a season (leave about 3 inches tall). It is a host plant to three butterflies. I talk about it in the get more caterpillars video.
For planting zone, go to the link and put in your zip code. My guess is that you are 10a or 10b based on your location.
planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Always feel free to ask me questions, I love helping 😄 Best wishes
@@WildFloridian I could not thank you enough. I can tell you are very passionate about what you do, plus very caring person too. I will check your videos and the link. Blessings your way and thanks again 🙏😁👍❤️🌷💕
Does clover do well in our climate ? From everything I’ve been researching it should be fine it says for our climate zoneI’ve experimented with sunshine Mamosa didn’t do so well but the perennial peanut definitely is a for sure but pricey when trying to convert more than 1000 ft.²😂 Found a bulk supplier for clover cheap 10 acres only $127 and hoping it does well here I have irrigation and tilting the whole yard
I have a quick question I never hear much people talk about clover I live in the Orlando area I have a local beekeeping business I have a mini little food forest in my front yard and the rest of my lawn I’m currently ripping up and planting mini clover/Dutch white clover its nitrogen fixing and does not get more than 6 to 8 inches from the ground less than our weeds😅
My mistakes were definitely wrong varieties and wrong time of the year. Planting in too much or very little sun
Hey good video
Hey, thanks 😊
Where can I buy "beauty Berry" Callicarpa americana? I live in Naples, 10b. You didn't mention whether you give tours.
Same answer as my other reply 😄 Native nurseries will most likely have it. Do a google search for native nursery for a location near you or check the FANN website. And I only give tours to neighbors. Cheers and Happy Holidays
I'm in zone 8B. I can start seeds indoors absolutely great with strong healthy seedlings with fat stems. As soon as I'm done acclimating them to the outdoors, they do NOT survive. I have tried 3 years in a row. I live in the city, so I really think it's the 5G towers and lack of pollinators. I haven't seen a bee in almost 4 to 5 years in my area. I don't know what else to do. My houseplants are doing great, but I honestly think it's our air, water, and 5G.
That is do disappointing. And frustrating too. You clearly have a green thumb if you are keeping houseplants alive! So let's think this through and see if we can find you some help... (sorry if any of this seems obvious but without seeing your yard, I'm going to start basic).
What are the plant seedlings? Tomatoes, lettuce, flowers, etc...
What time of year did you plant them outside? Lettuce likes winter, Tomatoes like fall and spring
What is your soil like? Sandy? Bagged soil? Compost? You could have your soil tested if you didn't buy the pre-mixed stuff.
Where do you plant them? Veggies will want 4-6 hours of full sun in Florida... not 8 to 10 like up north
How did they die? Did the leaves curl up on themselves (there is a pesticide found in straw that causes this)? Or did they get eaten by pests? (this could be the plant is stressed from soil, sun or water... or the lack of predatory bugs). Or did they grow but no veggies or fruit or flower? Or did they dry up? (Water frequency) Or did they get yellow leaves (over watering or mineral deficiency)?
Back to the water... are your sprinklers on reclaim or is the same water as in the house? Some reclaim is fine... some might not be. Maybe use some indoor water on a plant outside and see if that makes a difference... I wouldn't do this long term... but it would prove that it is a water problem.
Ok... really long answer... but I hope one of these things helps. If you are in Florida, a local UF/IFAS office can review pictures and soil samples and help you even more. Best wishes!
Lol 5G isn’t killing your plants 😂😂😂😂
@@michaelmantione286 Are you sure?
@@paulrollings5291 Yes, the wavelengths that 5G uses is full of natural wavelengths that the sun dumps on us every day.
@@michaelmantione286 I literally started laughing when I read that. 🤣
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Thank you! Cheers!
The fifth mistake is not knowing which climate zone you live in, and realizing the part of Florida you live in will not be like other areas of Florida. For example North Florida, especially the panhandle, is completely different than South Florida.
Just found your channel on Florida Urban Homestead. Great and relevant information for growing in the Florida heat. I gardened on a small scale up until about 8 or so years ago. Life and work just got in the way. Hope to get a fall garden in the ground this year using raised beds. I subscribed to follow along. If you get a chance, check out our small family homestead in NE Florida and consider subscribing. Thanks for the info.
Hi LaLa Farm! Totally understand about life getting in the way. I'm excited to see what you have going on! Thank you for checking out my channel :)
Can using a 50/50 shade cloth help keep plants a bit cooler in the extreme heat?
I believe so. I haven't tried a shade cloth. But I do leverage larger plants to shade many plants and extend their season.
Does anyone know the best part shade butterfly plants for Florida?
Check this video out czcams.com/video/Ecr23PCTzGg/video.html I go over part shade plants for a Butterfly Garden. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much!!!
Sounds like you’re in Central or South Florida?
Hi Conny! Yep, I'm in the Tampa Bay area.
What zone are you gardening in?
I grow in zone 9 / zone 10. I'm right on the edge
I live in coastal zone 8/8b I'm on the edge too. I might be about to make a mistake. I purchased bulbs..ranunculus, anemone, narcissus, and tulip. I read that they can be grown in zone 8..but upon further reading...it seems like other zone 8's than Fl. I went ahead and soaked, put into a flat tray of potting soil and placed in the barn frig to chill. Any thoughts on this? Lol...did I mess up royal?
@@blindedbythelight862 I'm on the edge of 8a/9b and bulbs grow awesome here. I'm actually doing a whole new garden bed in the spring just for my bulbs because they have multiplied so much.
@@aliceduncan1513 thank you 😁. Do you plant your bulbs in full sun...or do you plant in a shady area? Thanks.
@@blindedbythelight862 Partial shade and full sun has worked for me.
I am trying to start a garden with vegetables and native wildfowers but iguanas keep attacking them.
Any ideas on how to handle iguanas? I live in south Broward county.
Oh no! I don’t have experience with iguanas in gardening. But I know they are a big problem so I’m sorry you got them. Just doing some research it seems that eliminate habitat is best. Here are some pointers from an article I found
Do not leave food scraps such as fresh fruits and vegetable out in the garden or open compost bins, as this can be an additional food source for iguanas. Get rid of areas where iguanas can hide such as brushy, low growth plants and shrubs and piles of branches or stone. Cover or get rid of flat warm surfaces, such as sidewalks and rocks, where iguanas can sun themselves. Fill in burrows as you find them. Do not leave a burrow open. Try to fill burrows during the day when the iguanas will not be in them. Hope this helps! 😄
Read more at Gardening Know How: How To Keep Iguanas Out Of Garden www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/iguana-control.htm
Thanks for the information.
schoot 'em up
How do I stop these random palm trees popping up😒
There are two places they are coming from flowering palms in your yard or your neighbors' yards; and birds. If they are in your yard, you can cut the flowers off before they seed. If it is a neighbor's palm over your yard, you should be able to cut it off or talk to them. If it is birds.... well... you'll just have to pull them. I have the same problem but with oaks... darn squirrels always leaving acorns everywhere 😂
@@WildFloridian like legit flowers? Bc these don’t do that.. and I’m with you on the oaks too lol
Do you have a Facebook page I can follow?
Ugh Mosaic.
Toward the end is what infuriates me. You make SA the most or one of the most prevalent grasses (in my case my builder forced it on me!) and you wonder why you have “red tide”?? SA requires MONTHLY fertilizing to flourish. Maybe stop using this grass and start using other low maintenance more natural turf grasses or landscaping options and maybe this would be much less of an issue??
Here in Sarasota the sun beats down too hard and the soil is shit. You need to figure out how to shade your plants and get better soil in the summer but like she said fall and winter and early spring is best. By May, you are screwed. I blame our red tide problem on the fact we insist on growing st augustine grass and refuse to grow Bahia because you have to grow it taller, so it goes to seed and fills out. So it's all these dn HOAs that have rules against tall grass
Amateurs in Florida should not try to garden at all. Huge waste of time, energy, and money.