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0:00 January Florida Gardening
0:21 Vegetables
6:56 Herbs
8:42 Tropical Fruits
9:58 Flowers
11:56 January Gardening Tips
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Howy neighbor how is your garden growing my garden today we’re going to be talking about the month of January what you should be planting whether it’s vegetables tropical fruits flowers or what’s going to bring color and life and Beauty to your garden so you can make the garden of your dreams in the
Sunshine State and as always I’m going to be using my handy dandy wild Floridian garden planner to help keep us on track so happy New Year and it is time to figure out what we’re going to be planting let’s first talk vegetabl in the month of January of course whether
You live in North Florida flid to South Florida Zone 8s or Zone 10 you need to know there’s a lot of gardening you should be doing right now when it comes to veggies and no matter which one of these zones or areas of Florida you live
In cold weather crops is for you in the month of January you can be starting from seed or transplant tons of different cold weather crops everything from lettuces carrots onions brasas from broccolis cauliflowers rages kale oh my gosh beets but let’s talk some specific recommendations because it’s good to say
You can do cold weather crops it’s good to say you can do broccoli but which variety when it comes to broccoli I am a big fan of this walam 29 I’m growing two different types of broccoli this year walam 29’s and the chico but walam 29
Has hands down whether it’s from seed to as it’s been growing has been doing the best for me over here in zone 10 when it comes to our KES Dino kale is my favorite this one starts well goes long and will be a kale that will not only
Last you through the month of January but will actually survive into some of the higher heat and Sun intensity that we see later in the year another crop that you should be considering doing in the month of January is plants like these beets these are the Detroit red
Beets not only can you use the Beet itself but you can use the leaves so this can be a really good substitute for adding things like vitamin K and vitamin A into your smoothies if you’re considering doing onions you got a bunch of different options I’ve been really
Liking these Texas Grano onions they’re a sweet onion that can grow really really well here in in Florida and in States like Texas and if you’re someone who doesn’t maybe want whole onions but just the onion greens you of course could use these Texas Gros but you could also use something like these
Everbearing white green onions these are the same thing as scallions you just use these Toppers and you’ll have onion flavoring in lots and lots of dishes for those of you who are looking for carrot varieties I really enjoyed this short and sweet carrot it has not been very
Short but it was very sweet they actually ended up growing quite large for us because we left them in the ground for a really long time so if you’re looking for a small carrot that you can Harvest pretty quickly or you want to leave it in ground and get giant
Carrots short and sweet might be for you and of course when it comes to cold weather crops you should always be considering doing lettuce it is one of the best return on investment crops and here in Florida you want to really focus on Cut and come again we have a lot of
Bugs here AKA pest pressure so the odds of you getting a full head of lettuce before a bug gets to it well they’re not really great so when you do things that are cut and come again you can Harvest and harvest and harvest before the bugs
Get a big hold or even get to your crop this year I’m testing out three different varieties of Roma typically in stores I know you usually see these as head lettuces but we use them as cutand come again comes to the different Romain varieties I’m testing this year I have
Ones like out reges Cosmo sweet Valentine and another variety to add in so only have cut and come again but also had a lot of sweetness to your salad is of course butter crunch and when it comes to butter crunch you could let it get to a
Small head or you can just do the cutting come method Oh and before I move on from those cold weather crops of course you should be thinking about whether in North Florida Central Florida or South Florida potatoes your classic classic potatoes if you want to do those
This will be the time of year to do it now my zone 9es my central Floridians and my South Floridians Beyond doing cold weather crops you guys should definitely be doing your warm weather crops you want to focus on everything from tomatoes cucumbers squash plants pepper plants all of these things with
Would be in season to start getting done by seed or by transplant comes to things like tomatoes you want to consider things like getting your larger fru and plants you know the ones that get tomatoes that are like this size you want to get those in the ground now so
That you can get things like these Fourth of July variety or very similar as early treat and if you’re new to gardening Florida and you’ve heard about lots of struggles with tomatoes the variety of course that I recommend the most would be everglazed Tomatoes these plants well for all y’all who saw me
Plant this plant I mean it’s grown in insane amount in just a month and they put out an obnoxious amount of small tiny tomatoes very similar to a current style tomato it’s going to put out small little tomatoes that are going to be great as you’re walking through your
Vegetable garden popping them into your mouth but beware they grow huge having just four plants is going to be an obnoxious amount of tomatoes for me to harvest this year and in past years I’ve done even up to eight you will get so many pounds of tomatoes but you will
Also get get them popping up all across your yard so if you can get them started they’re a little slow to start from seed then you will have tomatoes on tomatoes and tomatoes and unlike some of the varieties that put out larger fruit because this fruit is so small It Can Go
The Distance into the heat humidity intense Sun that we will see much later in the year so if you’re thinking about doing tomatoes and you’re a beginner strongly strongly consider things like everglaze tomato oh look we got some coming in hooray Y and when it comes to things like pepper plants I would
Strongly recommend cubel peppers I know many people want to try to get that classic bell pepper and they often struggle especially in Central South Florida but cubanela peppers can give you that same crunch they can have the same mild slightly sweet but not too much of a bite when it comes to The
Taste and here where I lived cubel Peppers often produce Peppers almost the entirety of the year so if you’re looking for a really good pepper Harvest that you can add to things like salads soups or even into chilies cubel pepper is highly recommended but of course we
Also mentioned that you could do things like squash plants but while I don’t have a particular recommendation for warm weather squash varieties I do have one for hot weather varieties and that goes to my people in South Florida if you live in a Zone 10 or 11 in the month
Of January you can start getting your hot weather crops going that’s things like Roselle and seminol pumpkins hold on to your okras for the moment but we’re getting pretty close to that time of year where you could be starting those by seed and if you’re not familiar with seminal Pumpkins this is an
Indeterminate type squash so they will send Runners all over the place so make sure that wherever you plant them you have tons of space their pumpkin fruit are this nice light tan color and they only produce fruit that’s just a few pounds so no worries that you’re going
To have a giant pumpkin for you to eat got a pumpkin you have one of these this is like a nice size for comparison I mean it’s a good size and this one wasn’t a full sun area cuz they can get a bit bigger than this twoo but let’s go
A little bit beyond vegetables because isn’t variety the spice of life or is it herbs that are the spice of life and you may be considering adding to your garden some herbs when it comes to the month of January there are a few different herbs that you should consider adding to your
Garden this is one of the few times a year that you can actually grow cilantro much of the year you can grow coriander but this time of year you might actually get cilantro and if you’re new to the whole idea of cilantro and coriander they’re two different spices SL herbs
But one is the seed and the other part is just the leaf of the same plant but for those of us who live in the subtropics and Tropics it can become a little bit challenging to get the Leaf part often times the plant is bolting and putting on flowers and then seeds
Really quickly most of the year but January is one of the times of the year whether you want to plant it from seed or if you already have a plant that you can go put out your garden to actually get cilantro so think about whether you’re going to be making some fresh
Guacamole you’re going to be drying some of those Cilantros or you’re going to be looking forward to those future coriander seeds I know for many of us Floridians it can be a struggle to get a really substantial garlic crop like Northerners do but if you’re looking for
Garlic to be one of the flavors that you have in a lot of dishes you can get around this in Florida by doing things like using garlic chives this aggressive growing plant can be put in a pot and you can cut and come again and again and
Again and again so that you can get that garlic flavor throughout many of your dishes throughout the year without having to worry about how hot or cold it gets this plant is definitely one that you’re going to want to put in a container pot because it grows and grows
And grows down here in the subtropics SL Tropics but that can be a huge benefit for you because you plant it once and then you can cut and come again not only in January but throughout the year some other classic herbs that you may want to consider adding to your garden are
Things like thyme fennel and parsley now when it comes to tropical plants there’s really not many that you should be doing right now but that doesn’t mean you won’t be getting Harvest from tropical plants even in the month of January plants like bananas even in South Florida can be producing right now of
Course we have plants like our papaya and for my zone 10 and 11 even plants like your sweet potatoes can be going strong at this time of year as long as you give them a little bit of warm weather protection because when it gets cold they’re really not happy about it
But when it comes to the month of January if you’re looking for a crop that’s tropical that will produce Citrus is for you here in Florida of course you can be growing everything from your classic oranges lemons limes key limes and of course one of my favorites is the
Canden aka the colanzi small citrus like this is great because we’re a bit challenged with a dis is called Citrus greeny and don’t worry it’s not just Florida it’s everywhere in the world so many of the crops that take a long time I’m talking about those ones that Take 5
To 10 years to produce their crops are finding it a bit of a struggle and because citrus trees take up quite a bit of space it can be a bit daunting to think that 5 to 7even years from now you’re going to find out that you’re
Having a challenge but when it comes to plants like the coland you can get Citrus relatively quickly within a year of planting it and it can actually produce a couple rounds of crops in a year but enough about food let’s talk about flowers in the month of January
Here in Florida we have many plants that can actually be blooming if you’re thinking about going with things like native wild flowers plants like tropical Sage climbing Aster Dune sunflower Biden’s Alva and salt and pepper are phenomenal plants that produce small blooms over and over and over and over
Again these can create visual interest and add to a Cottage Garden wild flowers type look and all these wild flowers Beyond just adding blooms are really important for supporting our various Wildlife so when it comes to bees butterflies or Birds tropical sage and this flamingo pink are an amazing plant
To add to your garden if you’re looking for something a little bit more substantial to help your bees go ahead and think about bushes like the te- bush AKA Grey leaf for small medium shrubs of course we have Lantana and VCR AKA button Sage they put out these small
Clusters of flowers which can help feed butterflies bees and when they put produced berries will help birds too if you’re looking for a native Vine to help support wildlife and add a nice sun go ahead and go with climbing Aster and of course you can get some cheery yellow
That you can add to your ground with things like de and sunflower now Beyond wild flowers or are other plants can always add a lot of color to your garden when it comes to some of the non-native species you could of course go with chamelia if you live in north and
Central Florida but if you don’t live in North or Central Florida you should also consider in South Florida plants like exora exora is an amazing Florida friendly plant it is not native but exora is known to be a great supporter of large butterflies and for the ones
That bury can actually feed some of our Birds if you’re looking for trees that are going to go into bloom or add a lot of color to your garden you should also consider things like the Exotic the Hong Kong orchid do make sure though you did
Not get the invasive type and if you live in Central and North Florida you can go and add a lot of color with a native Florida Maple wo wow that was like a lot of PL CH we went through but you also need to have a successful
Garden in the month of January is you need some tips and tricks to keep you on track so when it comes to my tips for the month of January we’re going to first talk about the seasonal tips first off is that you need to pay attention to water needs January is definitely
Drought season for Florida which is a weird thing to say because it’s still going to rain it’s still going to rain more in the month of January then it will in the entirety of the year for Las Vegas which is crazy to think about but
It’s still a Dr for us which means if you’re putting in new plants or you have plants that don’t have very deep root systems it is very very very likely that they are going to start to get stressed out from a lack of water when it comes
To Florida we have a lot of water just below the surface from our aquafers and springs but when it comes to January that water is getting very deep in the ground so my plants like natives which have which have roots that can go 3 feet 6 feet down they’re not struggling but
When it comes to plants like your vegetables well it can quickly turn into they look so good and then they did not so consider making sure that you are checking your soil regularly to make sure that it is slightly moist not soggy now for those who’ve been following
Along with what to plant when to plant it and the great tips that I give you should be considering adding some compost or fertilizer to your classic vegetable garden January is about the halfway point in the classic vegetable season down here in Florida which means
That a lot of the nutrients that came in the bag soil that you bought or the original fertilizers and compost you put in have been kind of sucked up and used by your plants so be prepared in the month of January just to refresh a little bit so that they can make it
Through the rest of the season and you can do a two for one both dealing with the fact that we’re in drought season and the refreshing of nutrients by adding a slow breakdown mulch whether it’s going to be wood chips grass clippings that can do a two for one both
Helping evaporation slow down in your garden and adding some natural moisture plus adding some nutrients into your garden now this next tip has to do not with vegetable gardens but it’s actually going to deal more with our tropical plants for those of you in Central and South Florida who are pushing into those
Tropical plants like bananas papayas mangoes bread fruit and so many more you may find that your plants look very stressed even if you’re watering them correctly and fertilizing them correctly because this time of year we have the lowest UV index and tropical plants tend to love really strong intense Sun so
Even if everything’s going perfectly from the temperature water fertilizers you may find that your plants still will be stressed because of the lack of sunlight at this time of year and when it comes to Wildlife whether you want it in your garden or not you will find that
When it comes to bugs there’s just a lot less of them because whether you live in North Florida or South Florida we have more days in the month of January that are below 60° and 60° is a key temperature when it comes to insect populations the amount of time we spend
Below 60° is going to determine how much pest pressure you’re going to have later in Winter and definitely in spring so you can take advantage of this time of year by getting lots and lots of seedlings going and not worrying about little caterpillars and moths and all
The other goodies coming to eat them but if you’re into Wildlife like me and you’re looking forward to attracting things like bees and butterflies and birds to your garden this is a really important time of year to have things that provide nectar seeds and berries to your garden remember Florida is
Subtropical and tons of birds have actually migrated to Florida and they are hungry and looking for food so your choice in plants if it’s not going to be for your vegetable garden but your perimeters will be very important at this time of year plants like Rouge
Plant and Beauty Berry are going to be important for providing some of the berries for our Birds plants like that tropical sage and salt and pepper are key for helping produce nectar for those bees and butterflies that are still awake and moving around but if you’re looking for more plant ideas to help
Wildlife through the month of January you should get the wild flating garden planner it is full of plant ideas from native Vines to Native wild flowers to Native shrubs plus also ident identifying plans for hummingbirds berries for Birds seeds for birds and of course giving you lots of information
About Tropicals and vegetables and what to plan plus even more tips to help keep you on track for the month of January you can go ahead and get the planner at www. Wild floridian. netplanner and you can go ahead and make it a bundle with the bestselling beginner guide to
Florida gardening after you snag a copy of that if you are wondering about more tips to help keep you on track for the winter go ahead and check out this video right here if you still want to get a crash course and how Florida gardening works all year round go ahead and check
This video out right here and if you’re interested in getting into native plants go ahead and check out these 10 native plants for beginners okay I’ll see you soon bye
47 Comments
I received your planner as a Christmas gift – it’s so beautiful I haven’t written in it … yet! Will be adding some of your recommendations from this video! Thank you.
Should get the planner. Planted seeds and forgot to note down what I planted, where… yeah, I don’t remember. It’ll be a surprise garden. 😂
In reference to the Seminole pumpkins, I’m assuming that they do well in our sandy soil? Any need to make any amendments prior to planting? Thanks.
Harvesting herbs and making herb compound butters to put in the freezer. Enjoying bug free lettuce, greens, cabbage, and broccolli. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝
I just found a plant called Garlic Vine. It's actually a false garlic but completely safe to eat. I just ordered one, I'm hoping to plant it in my butterflies garden. Zone was 9A now 9B
Happy New Year 🎉 to you and Family
What are your thoughts on using cedar shavings as top mulch to repel some of the buggage? I bought a bail from Rural King and I'm wondering if I am doing more harm than good but I haven't found much information for using it on raised beds…
Where can I get seed potatoes? Baker Creek is sold out.
Happy New Year!!! Great list of plants and gardening tips!
My firebush has perked right up. Thank you. I'm slowly trying to get more and more native plants in my yard. Your planner is helping with that.😊
This is such an amazing resource. Thank you!!
Love my planner!
Good afternoon, what kind of soil do you use to fill your raised beds? I hope you’re having a great day
my guys alot of places give away free mulch at local parks check google for more info i use it for my garden and its the best
The tomato that was my winner last year was Sun gold- amazing producer and delicious. This is my first year for successful larger tomatoes. My varieties are Floridade, Florida 91, 4th of July (just blooming now), Roma and Amish paste. They are almost ripened- hopefully they will be picked before any frosty days in early Feb. Thanks for the reminders to start peppers now!
My everglades tomatoes never took off ,,,were taken over by weeds😮,,but now i have tomatoe seedlings popping in the area ,,,,maybe they left some seeds
Am I ok to put my tomatoes, peppers, cukes and zucchini out in the garden now? I’m in Pinellas also, in Seminole. Just got my second bed and I’m ready to get them out there 😂
The dog derping around in the background cracks me up 😂
Fantastic video! Such a helpful guide for winter gardening.
Love your channel
Question.
There is a grandfather and his granddaughter that grow a field of elephant garlic every year in Southern Marion county.
I believe they plant in the fall. One person told me they mulch it .
Do you know about growing garlic ?
I think I'm going to give it a try… There is something about cedar that repels insects so I'll give it a try on one bed and see what happens… Wonderful channel and thank you!!!
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!! Thank you so much for all your info you know so much!!!! Thank you for sharing everything you do. My a garden improve so much thank to you, I have around 75% of natives, butterflies and birds are so happy. Happy new year to you all the best to you🥂☺️🎶❤️
What flower seeds can I start? I’m in north Florida, panhandle 9b. I have your planner, but it doesn’t talk about seed flower planting 😢
So I have a wuestion. I got some beach sunflower from a local nursery in St. Pete. After the heavy rainfall this week it is developing (or possibly already had but it's now coming out) the sunflower rust. It already has blossomed for the first time, but I am wondering in your experience if you have ever dealt with it and what I should do going forward. I don't want to spray it with anything, if you have a natural alternative that would be great. I did read that it affects sunflower plants only so the porterweed and firebush, which are looking good, should be fine. So if anyone reads this comment and knows what to do, thanks in advance. I thought because it's native it would be fine but it appears all sunflowers are prone to this if they were grown commercially and if the conditions are right, like the heavy rainfall we had.
I so appreciate this information. This will be my 3rd season gardening in Florida. I realized last year that the seed packaging plant times are way off for central Florida
I am harvesting crazy amounts of Broccoli here in Fort Myers Fl. Tomatoes are producing heavily and I just planted seeds for my canning tomatoes (Tachi paste). First crop of beets are sprouting up. Mulching and organic fertilizer are my friends.
It’s very cold now the things you are suggesting are hard to think they will be ok,sown outside. Peppers and herbs. Do you really think it’s not to cold for them outside
We found another nursery, the other day, that carries natives in Pinellas Park. Island Bamboo, it is off of 66th.
Happy New Year! Your native plant series inspired me so much that I bought your 2024 Planner and can't wait to plan and plant. I live in St. Pete too, so I feel like I'm learning from a neighbor! We've been in this house for 30+ years, and I've had so many different plants and trees, but since COVID, I've been slowly transforming my garden to natives to attract more butterflies and bees. Thanks in advance for all your help! I hope 2024 is fantastic. 🙂
I am absolutely curious to know why the hell we didn't have a fall this year I live in zone 9B I have tomatoes growing and peppers growing in January as if it was the springtime WTF is going on is this the whole green New deal bulshit are we now being sprayed with fertilizers to keep all these plants alive or did I end up with some kind of winterized hybrid tomatoes and peppers?
Sorry to ask such a newbie question but here goes…How do you “refresh” your raised bed? Do you refresh while plants are still growing/producing or wait til they are done and beds are empty? And what do you use?
This is awesome since I'm new to FL gardening. I hope you do each month so I can keep records of what to plant. Love your channel
Bottlebrush trees are also an excellent perennial plant for pollinators. Blooms many times a year, hummingbirds and bees love it. Super underrated for what it offers and being so easy to grow in florida.
What is meant by the cut and come method? Mentioned around 4:00 minute mark
When would you say would be the best time to direct sow corn in north Florida? Or transplanting from cup to ground?
Thanks for keeping us up to date🪴
I can’t find your post about plants Paloma I screened shot it and sent to the wife, 16th 9am??? Thanks
All my questions answered in an entertaining and informative 16 minutes. And much additional info as well. Thank you.
What about spinach? I’m across the bay from you! I’m in Riverview so I use your videos as a reference!
Great info!
Did you start your lettuces from seed?
I'm in Pasco and a pretty new gardener. I tried a few yrs ago with some raised beds and bucket planters. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplant did great. I was really hoping to get zucchini and summer squash but stink bugs killed them and then got my tomatoes! Trying again this year and really hoping for success! Any tips for those dang stink bugs?
Thank you for specifying which species of each plant to buy for best success here in Florida. do you have some recommendations of where to purchase good seeds? I believe my failure during this past fall season. Had to do with the seeds that I already had. Because I had poor germination. I did have some things grow but many things did not even germinate.
Thank you for all this information. Vegetable gardening intimidates me. What is one of the easiest things to grow?
I am learning so much from your channel! Thank you. I’m doing away with a grass lawn and watched your video about frog fruit. I have been searching for plants and even frog fruit seeds. I live in Florida, zone 10 and I can’t find it available anywhere! Is there another ground cover that’s easier to find? I ended up purchasing mazus. I planted 25 plants and just realized it’s recommended for up to zone 9. 😮. I planted culantro instead of cilantro, and it tastes the same but it grow and spreads all temperatures..
Can I grow White Half runner green beans in Sumter county?
Omgeee I feel validated Cilantro has always evaded me. 😅