Gardening

An open letter from a researcher reveals that Floridians could be inadvertently contributing to the spread of a life-threatening parasite among monarch butterflies.

The Riverview resident shares family-friendly recipes on her website, CookPraySlay, and she hosts the podcast Cook the Garden. She discusses creative uses for food scraps and why she views gardening as a spiritual experience.

Atalas are small butterflies with inky black wings that are speckled with iridescent blue spots, and a bright red body.

Compost has lots of “green” benefits, reducing waste in landfills, cutting emissions and growing bigger, healthier plants. But the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that only 3 percent of household waste gets composted. Here's how to start composting.

The sustainability advocate offers advice for going green later in life and tips for turning your backyard into an edible oasis.

Elizabeth Eubanks intertwines her gardening and educating skills to teach members of her community how to grow their own food as climate change and food insecurity threaten the food supply.

Mid-October is the ideal time to plant strawberries in Southwest Florida. WGCU's Julie Glenn talked with Dr. Vance Whittaker with the Strawberry Breeding and Genetics program at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.

Springtime is planting time, generally speaking. And winter is a time to plan to plant. But Selby Gardens' Chief Horticulturist Mike McLaughlin says there…