Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida

How to grow delicious produce in

your own backyard



In this

guide, expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham

provide simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable gardening in

Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops are grown right through

the mild winters. They offer advice on what to do with over-abundant harvests,

strategies for developing a community garden, and suggestions for opportunities

beyond the home garden. They also address integrated pest management,

appropriate raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting,

and food safety.



This second edition is updated with the latest scientific knowledge and

growing techniques; new crops for growers to try; more detail in the growing

calendars separated by north, central, and south Florida regions; and color

photos and illustrations throughout the text. Readers will appreciate this

reliable resource that will help them and their families become more resilient

by controlling some of their food from seed to table.