Gardening Resources
Download free guides and recipes to help you grow a thriving garden in the Florida Panhandle. All resources are designed specifically for our local climate and conditions.
Pest Control
Homemade Pesticide & Fungicide Recipes
A comprehensive collection of natural, organic recipes for pest and disease control. Includes garlic spray, neem oil blends, baking soda fungicide, and more. Safe for edibles and pollinators.
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Garlic & Hot Pepper Spray Recipe
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Neem Oil Concentrate Formula
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Baking Soda Fungicide for Powdery Mildew
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Milk Spray for Tomato Blight
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Compost Tea Brewing Instructions
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Application Guidelines & Safety Tips
Growing Guide
Zone 9B Food Forest Guide
A field-tested guide to designing a food forest in Florida's Zone 9b, based on plants we've grown at our Port St. Joe nursery: site planning, the seven layers, plant picks, and year-by-year care.
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Site Planning & Microclimates
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The 7 Layers of a Food Forest
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Canopy, Understory & Herbaceous Plant Picks
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Service Plants & Dynamic Accumulators
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Soil, Water & Cold Protection
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Year-by-Year Establishment Plan
Food Forest Starter
Zone 9B Food Forest Starter Plant List
Start your Florida Panhandle food forest with a practical, layer-by-layer plant list built for Zone 9B. Includes cold-hardy fruit trees, perennial edibles, service plants, and harvest timelines.
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50+ Zone 9B plant recommendations; the 7 food-forest layers; cold-hardy fruit tree selections; plant-by-plant harvest timelines; companion-planting fundamentals; soil-prep guidance.
Avocado Guild
Zone 9B Avocado Guild
Build a resilient avocado-centered planting guild for the Florida Panhandle. See how cold-hardy avocado varieties, nitrogen fixers, mulch plants, ground cover, and vines work together.
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Fantastic and Winter Mexican avocado varieties; pigeon pea nitrogen fixation; comfrey nutrient cycling; perennial peanut ground cover; lemongrass border and mulch; passion fruit trellis support.
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Dr. Jims Liquid Organic Fertilizer → $34.95