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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. 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 water garden, 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, pollinator gardens, an heritage garden, a Hugelkultur garden, a grape arbor, a rain garden, and an edible forest garden. 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,

North Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide — A comprehensive guide for our unique north Florida area

Gardening Guide — PDF Version
Gardening Guide — Web Version

Gardening Resources

Calendar for North Florida gardens — Reliable info on when to plant from Red Hills Small Farm Alliance
Compost bin design from VegHeadz Garden, scaled for the home garden
Compost Tea/Bio-brew Recipe
Compost+ — Make your own worm castings
Composting Methods
Cover Crop Planting and Management Guide for Gardeners
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 Forests—What and Why?
Fruit Care Calendar for North Florida Gardeners
Fruit Orchard Site Plan at UF/IFAS Extension
Garden Site Plan - VegHeadz Demo Garden and Food Forest
Hugelkultur—a self sustaining garden technique
Managing Insects — SARE
Managing Weeds — SARE
Mulch — “bomb-proof” sheet mulch method
Mulch — Free Mulch in Leon County
Mulch — Why and With What?
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 amendments — what to add to achieve the results you want
Soil Tests
Soil—Biochar Overview and Resources
Soil—Building Soils for Better Crops — Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
UF/IFAS Sustainable Home Food Production — Comprehensive hub for IFAS info on producing and preserving edibles

Permaculture Resources

?Permaculture--What Is It?
Book--Hemenway, "Gaia's Garden"
Book--Jacke and Toensmeier, "Edible Forest Gardens"
Book--Mollison, "Introductiuon to Permaculture"
Book--Toensmeier, "Perennial Vegetables"
Book—Falk, “The Resilient Farm and Homestead”
Book—Perkins, “Regenerative Agriculture”
Book—Shepard, “”Restoration Agriculture”
Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future,—Holmgren (online book)
Mini Forests — What and How To
Permaculture Apprentice — Tons of Information and Resources. Online Permaculture Courses.
Plants for a Future — Perennial edibles and sustainable plants for human use from around the world
Project Drawdown—The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions
Video—Exponential Growth Arithmetic, Population and Energy, Dr. Albert Bartlett—Why we’re in the fix we’re in

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Other Sites

Apalachee Beekeepers Association—local producers of bee products
City of Tallahassee - Sustainability and Community Gardening Site
Community Gardens — Startup Guide
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Compost Community - Compost pick up and delivery
CSPI — independent, science-based advocacy and information for improving food systems and healthy eating
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