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From broccoli to mustard greens, brassicas are nutrient-packed cool-weather crops that thrive in Florida’s winter months. In this guide, learn how to plant, nurture, and harvest favorites like kale, cabbage, and cauliflower. With detailed soil, water, and spacing tips for each plant, along with pest management techniques, you’ll have everything you need for a flourishing brassica garden. Perfect for new and experienced Florida gardeners alike, this guide covers ideal planting times, soil requirements, and expert tips to ensure a productive season.

For those of us who live in zone 9 and up, the winter gardening season is absolutely lovely, and in comparison to the rest of the country, one of the most abundant growing seasons. We are able to grow a bountiful range of more traditional crops that are more challenging to grow during other parts of the year including lettuces...

Carrots are a wonderful crop to grow in your Florida vegetable garden. They are a lot of fun, especially if you're working with children in the garden, and to be quite honest, adults too. There are some nuances to growing carrots from seed and some tips that I will be sharing with you that can help you get better results...