Creating an Edible Landscape

Tom WichmanFlorida Master

Gardener Coordinator

Any Landscape Can Become an Edible

LandscapeChoose for appropriate size Plant what you like to eatChoose for desired maintenance levelSelect appropriate varietiesVegetables and herbs

Appropriate Size and Form

Plant What You Like!

Plan for Maintenance

Chose Appropriate Varieties Chilling Hours

Hours below 45Choose according to your location in the stateGet locally grown material where possible

CitrusNot NativeTypically GraftedLong Harvest SeasonEasy

Oranges

Navel OrangeOctober - January3 - 3/120 - 6 SeedsSmall Crops

‘Cara Cara’ NavelOctober - January3 - 3 1/20 - 6 SeedsRed Colored FleshCompact Growth Habit

‘Hamlin’October - January2 3/4 - 30 - 6 SeedsMost productivePoor juice color

‘Valencia’March - June2 3/4 - 30 - 6 SeedsBest Juice OrangeExcellent juice color

Grapefruit

‘Duncan’ Grapefruit

Dec. - May3 1/2 - 530 - 70 seedsGood FlavorWhite Flesh

‘Marsh’November - May3 1/2 - 4 1/20 - 6 SeedsNumber 1 for processing

‘Thompson’ (Pink Marsh)December -May3 3/4 - 4 1/20 - 6 SeedsNo blush to peel

Red GrapefruitDecember - May

Tangerines and Hybrids

‘Minneola’December - February3 - 3 1/27 - 12 seedsVery Cold HardyProminent neck at stem end

‘Sunburst’November - December2 1/2 - 31 - 20 seedsMost widely planted

‘Murcott’ (Honey Tangerine)

January - March2 3/410 - 20 seedsThin SkinHigh sugar content

‘Temple’January - March2 3/4 - 315 - 20 seedspeels easilyPebbly rind textureCold sensitive

SatsumaSept. - November2 1/4 - 2 1/20 - 6 seedsEarliest of mandarin typesCold hardyLoose skin

Acid Fruit

Persian LimeJune - September1 3/4 - 2 1/20 - 1 seedThorny TreesCold sensitiveSusceptible to styler end rot

Key LimeEverbearing1 1/4 - 1 3/43 - 8 seedsCold susceptibleThorny or thornless

‘Meyer’ LemonNovember - March2 1/2 - 310 seedsBush growth habitMost cold hardy lemonSmooth skinHigh juice content

‘Nagami’ KumquatNov. - April1 1/2 X 10 - 3 seedsVery cold hardyMore acid than meiwa

‘Meiwa’ KumquatNov. - April1 - 1 1/23 - 5 seedsLarge round kumquatSpicy, sweet pulpCold hardy

‘Tavares’ LimequatNovember - March1 3/4- 2 X 1 1/4 - 1 1/22 - 5 seedsGood substitute for limesCold hardy

CalamondinHarvest all year1 - 1 ½”3 - 5 seedsGreat for containersFlavors drinks, marmalades and jellies Cold hardy

Citrus CareLocate in full sun locationSoil should be well drainedFertilize

Young (1-3 years) oftenMature 4 times per year

Water – 1 inch of water per week through irrigatio0n or rainfallPest Control – As neededCitrus Canker

Apples

Upright to 15 ftNeed 2 varieties for cross pollinationInsect and Disease problems

Blackberries

Erect and trailing typesThorny, or thorn less varietiesPrune to the ground following harvest

Blueberries

High BushRabbit EyeAcid Soil

4.2 – 5.5

Birds

Figs

DeciduousPrefer rich soil

4-6 inch layer of mulch

Many VarietiesNematode Problems

Brown Turkey

Celeste

Acca (Feijoa, Pineapple Guava)

Large Shrub or small treeEdible fruit and flowersEvergreenCold hardy

Acca (Feijoa, Pineapple Guava)

Grapes

GrapesBunch Grapes

Ripen JulyRequire SpraysNo Seedless Types

Muscadine GrapesRipen AugustFew SpraysSeeds and Thick Skin

Bunch Grapes

Bunch GrapesFoliage

Tendril

Muscadine Grapes

Muscadine Grapes

Grapes

Loquat

20 – 25 feetEvergreenFruit ripe in early springOrnamental value

Loquat

PearsSand PearsSmall treeFew pests

Peach

15 feetFruits at young ageExcellent QualityFungal problemsFruit Flies

Peach

Peach

Peach

Pecan

Large TreeHardyDeciduousLong waitPecan ScabSquirrels

Pecan

Persimmon

HardyDeciduousFew pest problemsAstringent and non-astringent

Persimmon

Pomegranate

Grow throughout the statePrefer acid soil

Chickasaw Plum2- 15 feetDrought tolerantDeciduousSuckers from base

StrawberriesEasy to growHarvest January – MayNew plants each yearFlowers sensitive to coldBirds

Avocado

Grafted varieties bestMexican varieties are more cold tolerantLarge tree

Banana

Fast growingTropical appearanceMany varietiesTender to cold

Banana

Carambola - Star FruitJuiced or eatenTrees 25 feet tallRequire little pruning5 inch fruitTender to cold

LycheeMedium tree to 40 feetYoung trees produce after 3-4 yearsMany VarietiesTropical

MangoSmall treeTropicalMember of poisonivy family

Monstera

Must be ripeTastes like: banana, mango, and pineappleTropical

PapayaMale, female, and bisexualFruits at 16 – 18 months oldTall growingTropicalFruit Fly

Papaya

PineappleEasy to growPatience neededProtect from coldVery prolific

Pineapple

Plant Your Edible Landscape

the GATOR Way!