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Organic Vegetable Gardening, Food Forests, Permaculture, and more -- Gardening and Sustainable Living in North Florida

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Another reason to garden—look at those stretches. Thanks to Jeannie for the photos.

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ABOUT US

The VegHeadz Blog is hosted by Master Gardeners who volunteer at the Demonstration Vegetable Garden at the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension in Tallahassee, Florida. Our goal is to provide vegetable gardening information and regenerative growing techniques appropriate to the north Florida area (growing zone 9A) and to pass along things we learn while gardening at the VegHeadz demonstration vegetable garden and edible forest garden located at the Extension Office on Paul Russell Road. Pertinent comments to blog posts are always welcome. Just click on the comments area at the bottom of any post. Your comments help us in creating posts and in managing the garden. Blog Moderators can be contacted by email at: NFlaVegHeadz@gmail.com

About the VegHeadz Garden

The demonstration garden at the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension was established to provide a hands-on educational experience for master gardeners and the general public. The Demo Garden encompasses seven horticultural beds in different environments, a fruit orchard, and vegetable gardens. The gardens are open during daylight hours 365 days a year. A guided tour can be arranged by contacting the extension office. In addition, a Saturday open house and plant sale is held in spring with extension agents and master gardeners on hand to answer questions. The VegHeadz demonstration vegetable garden is grown with organic methods, and includes raised beds, square foot gardens, container gardens, herb gardens, an heirloom garden, a Hugelkultur garden, a grape arbor, a rain garden, an edible forest garden, and pollinator gardens. Techniques including crop rotation, composting, no-till gardening, and cover crops are featured. Produce from the garden is donated to the local homeless shelter and other charitable organizations,

The North Florida Food Garden month by month from Gardener Ed

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Gardening Resources

*North Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide — The most comprehensive guide for gardening in our unique north Florida area for beginners and experienced gardeners
*North Florida Vegetable Gardenig Guide—Web version
Amending Your Soil—Guide to what materials to add to achieve the results you want
Bio-brew/Compost Tea Recipe
Biochar Overview and Resources
Building Soils for Better Crops — Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Calendar for North Florida gardens — Reliable info on when to plant from Red Hills Small Farm Alliance
Composting Made Easy
Cover Crop Planting and Management Guide
Cover Crops for North Florida — What to grow when and benefits of each
Crop Rotation Guide for North Florida developed and used in the VegHeadz Garden
Crop Rotation Guide—Another View
Food Forest Plants for North Florida
Food Garden Resources from the Man in Overalls
Fruit Care Calendar for Homeowners
Fruit Orchard at UF/IFAS Extension
Growables.org - Growing Florida Edibles—tons of information on every edible plant grown in Florida
Hugelkultur—a self sustaining garden technique
Managing Insects — SARE
Managing Weeds — SARE
Mulch — “bomb-proof” sheet mulch method
Mulch — Free Mulch in Leon County
Native Plants for your Garden — Plant Real Florida
Native Plants for your Garden —Florida Native Plant Society
Nematodes
Pesky Bugs and what to do about them
Pest Solutions Guide from Native Nurseries
Pests — Comprehensive bug ID and information
Ph—What is it and Why is it Important?
Saving Seeds in North Florida
Soil Tests—How-To Video
Startup Guide for Community Gardens
UF/IFAS Florida Master Gardening Program
UF/IFAS Sustainable Home Food Production — Comprehensive hub for IFAS info on producing and preserving edibles
UF/IFAS Vegetable Gardening Guide — the benchmark Florida gardening guide
VegHeadz compost bin design scaled for the home garden
VegHeadz Garden and Food Forest Plot Plan
Vermiculture Guide — Make your own worm castings

Other Sites

Apalachee Beekeepers Association—local producers of bee products
City of Tallahassee Sustainability and Community Gardening Site
Compost Community - Compost pick up and delivery
CSPI — independent, science-based advocacy and information for improving food systems and healthy eating
Food and Water Watch — fighting for safe food, clean water, livable climate
Green Gardening Matters Blog — Ginny Stibolt
Homegrown National Park—Plant Native, Regenerate, Biodiversity
Leon County Growing Green and Community Garden Program
Leon County UF/IFAS Extension
Organic and Non-GMO Report
Red Hills Small Farm Alliance — Hub for local food products and CSAs
Rodale Institute—Longstanding source of research and information on organic food production and regenerative agriculture
SSARE—Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education — Science-based information on best sustainable growing practices
Sustainable Tallahassee
The Garden Professors— science based information on gardening and related subjects
UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Lawn and Garden and Master Gardening site

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