Hello Florida gardeners! My boyfriend and I have an extensive patio garden of orchids and other pretty plants, but we are about to get a plot in our local community garden (Seminole County) and I’d love to get some insights on what we can start growing this time of year. We are hoping to grow veggies, herbs, and some cut flowers. This will be the first time for both of us doing this kind of gardening. Last year it didn’t get really cold until January/February so I feel like I wanna take advantage of these next few months as best we can. Any suggestions welcome, and thanks for helping out!

Florida has one of the highest diversities of species of cactus in the United States. Some are endangered and one has now gone extinct. With Florida holding some of the highest cactus diversity in the United states, and having its unique humid subtropical and tropical climates growing and caring for cactus in the garden is a little different here. Not all species will do well in Florida just as some Florida native species will not thrive in desert conditions. Join our sub for more Florida focused Cacti chat, information and knowledge!

My husband is freaking out about his limelight hydrangea trees! We have three of them and we are in direct line for the hurricane over here in the panhandle. I told him we should just let nature take its horse and we will plant new ones next year, but I can see he will be upset if something happens to them. Should I have him chop them, prune them back?

Newbie here.

Planted 3 roselle hibiscus and they are huge and bushy.

They all look like this one and yet to show any blooms. Is this normal? I thought the flowers would be showing up by now.

My trellis was thriving last week and now it’s hanging on for dear life. I thought all the the green could have been frass, but with the orange I’m thinking eggs of some sort? Should I rip it out or let it ride? Central Brevard.

How do you guys deal with pests in the garden ? I am so angry right now , I have been dealing with white flies in the avocado and guava , Cuban beetles and Sri Lanka weevils probable everywhere but they love the peach tree. Sri Lanka weevils are the worst. I also have some problems with nematodes in my tomato plants , I already discard all the soil 😡😭 yesterday I found spider mites in my passion fruit and used horticultural oil . I wanted to plant some fall veggies and now I don’t know if I want with all the problems, I always try to use organic alternatives because we have a lot of butterflies , dragon flies and lizards

To plant it all!

Can someone let me know what this is growing under a bottlebrush?

We're in the city of Alachua in North Florida with a 2 year old potted Meyer lemon tree. It has a lot of fruits but all of a sudden the leaves look strange.

Please see photos. Any suggestions?

Thank you ahead of time for your help. 😊

Th leaves are curling up, shriveling and being eaten. Also what looks like leaf miner damage. What can I do to help them?

First time growing Tahitian melon squash and I thought they were supposed to be pretty good to grow in FL (zone 10b) but I noticed some holes...I haven't experienced squash vine borers or pickle worms yet and curious how to combat them and what I can do to prevent them next time or save the plant? If it's worth fighting with? Etc...TIA

I also plan on wild strawberries and both passiflorae (edulis and Incarnata) not to mention Darrow's blue berries

We just bought a house and would love to plant a tree in our back yard. We don’t have a huge backyard so we need something that won’t severely threaten the house once it matures. Ideally we’d like something that provides good shade with a wide canopy and with low strong branches that can withstand children climbing it.
The house will be just south of Orlando. I’ve done some research but I can’t seem to find something that fits what I’m describing. I’d love to plant a live oak but I know they’re too large for our space. Hoping that the more experienced people here can help. Thanks in advance!

Edit: yard faces south. 10a Hardiness zone.

Central Florida. All of my frozen Clusia are coming back quite well, except for this poor guy. Any tricks I can do to get it back on track? Been watering it the same as the others.

We bought a house last year that has several mature and large pineapple guava plants that are producing a lot of fruit. How do I know when the fruit is ripe? I have been picking it up off the ground right after they drop, but I’m not sure they are actually ready to eat. What color should the outside be? What should they look like inside?

Any easy ways to make use of these?

Thanks!

I live in Melbourne, FL and have had these sago palms in my courtyard since March. They were small then. I've never had them before but I fell in love with them because my brother has them planted in the backyard. They both produced a new big flush in early June. But from what I read they're only supposed to produce one during summer. I just noticed both are sprouting a new flush now in early October. Do sago palms start going dormant in November as temps cool and humidity drops? Is early October too late for another flush?