Tiare Saracino

County agent

Tiare Saracino
0000-0001-9186-4573

County agent

Publications

Plant Propagation Techniques for the Florida Gardener

Sydney Park-Brown
Otros contactos: Leynar E. Leyton Naranjo, Cynthia S. Nazario-Leary, Clarissa Chairez, yTiare Saracino

Most plants grown for Florida landscapes or as houseplants can be easily propagated. Home gardeners can thereby increase the number of plants they have and decrease costs. There are two types of propagation techniques: sexual or asexual. Sexual propagation involves starting plants from seed, while asexual propagation involves multiplying plants from vegetative plant parts such as shoots, roots, and leaves, or specialized organs such as bulbs and corms. Methods of propagating common Florida landscape plants are presented in Table 1.

Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

Sydney Park-Brown, Tiare Saracino, James M. Stephens, Larry Williams, yDanielle Treadwell

This guide provides research-based recommendations appropriate for home gardens. It covers planning, soil preparation, compost and fertilizing, irrigation and drainage, and pest management with and without pesticides. Includes tables with fertilizer and insect control recommendations, a planting guide with planting dates and spacing information, and a table of varieties recommended for Florida gardens.

Soil Health and Fertility of Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Tina McIntyre, Rachel Gutner, Tiare Saracino, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol
Otros contactos: Claire Lewis

Maintaining an edible landscape using the nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles provides a practical approach to food production for homeowners and landscaping consultants. Integrating practical pest management strategies, addressing nutrient deficiencies, proper pruning techniques, timely harvesting, and mulching are all practices that contribute to a healthy landscape. This publication provides homeowners with key Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ concepts and tips to enhance the health and fertility of soils while protecting the environment. Healthy soils result in improved production yields, beautiful landscapes, and a more resilient environment.

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Romalea microptera (Beauvois) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Tiare Saracino yNorman C. Leppla

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Mulching Herbs, Vegetables and Fruit Trees in the Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Tina McIntyre, Rachel Gutner, Tiare Saracino, Jacqlyn Rivas, Jacqlyn Rivas, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol

Mulching is the practice of spreading material around the base of a plant to protect the plant, conserving moisture or suppressing weeds. This is a guide for homeowners and professionals to reference best practices on mulching and discusses mulch sources, application techniques, and management practices. It will clarify the mulch needs of fruit trees, shrubs, herbs, and vegetables to promote plant health.

Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles

Tiare Saracino, Lynn Barber, Claire Lewis, Tina McIntyre, Tom Wichman, Gail Hansen, Jennifer W. Marvin, Terra Freeman, Joseph Sewards, Joseph Sewards, Wendy Wilber, Jacqlyn Rivas, Jacqlyn Rivas, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol

Maintaining edible landscapes in a way that protects the environment is an important concern for protecting Florida’s water quality. The objective of this new 7-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is to introduce the framework of the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles and apply the principles to guide decisions about Best Management Practices (BMPs) for care of edible landscapes.

Gardening in Raised Beds

Terry Brite DelValle yTiare Saracino

This document is ENH1211, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2013. Revised July 2016.

Efficient Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Jacqlyn Rivas, Jacqlyn Rivas, Tiare Saracino, Luke B. Harlow, Lynn Barber, Jennifer W. Marvin, Esen A. Momol, Esen Momol, Tina McIntyre, yTerra Freeman

This publication is written for Florida gardeners, homesteaders and other horticulturalists interested in planting and establishing edible landscapes and improving those landscapes by conserving water. This publication will provide guidance for choosing the ideal irrigation system for edible cropping systems as well as general tips for conserving water in edible landscapes.

Reclaimed Water in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Terra Freeman, Tiare Saracino, Yilin Zhuang, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol

Reclaimed water plays a significant role in water conservation, a goal of every Florida-Friendly Landscape. However, using reclaimed water on plants harvested and consumed from the home landscape must be approached with caution for vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, and other edible crops due to the risk of contamination from pathogens and salts. Before using reclaimed water in your Florida-Friendly edible garden, it is important to have a clear understanding of what it is and how it can be safely used. The target audience for this publication is Florida residents who irrigate landscapes, including edibles, with reclaimed water.

Recycling Organic Materials to Improve Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Terra Freeman, Tiare Saracino, Lynn Barber, Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis, Jacqlyn Rivas, Esen A. Momol, Jacqlyn Rivas, Tina McIntyre, Jennifer W. Marvin, yEsen Momol

This publication is intended to educate homeowners on environmentally friendly ways to enhance soil fertility for vegetables, herbs, and fruits in the home landscape. It discusses strategies for recycling nutrients in place or via composting systems to create productive edible landscapes with less waste. Adopting these methods into your landscape maintenance routine will build organic matter and add nutrients to the soil naturally.

Central Florida Gardening Calendar

Sydney Park-Brown yTiare Saracino

Apply horticultural oils in January. Plant caladium bulbs in March. Watch for thrips, scale, and mites in May. Plant palms in June and July. Calibrate your sprinklers in September. This calendar tells what to plant and what to do in your central Florida garden in each month of the year.

A Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Approach to Pest Management in Your Edible Landscape

Tina McIntyre, Rachel Gutner, Hamutahl Cohen, Hamutahl Cohen, Tiare Saracino, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol

This new 8-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department defines different types of pests that a home gardener might encounter and encourages diversifying landscapes as a solution to pest problems. It focuses on what is called “the triangle” of IPM, a guide to managing pests using multiple methods, and provides examples of Integrated Pest Management tools that can be applied in the home context to address these pests. Several links to resources relevant to edible Florida-Friendly landscapes are included.

Rethinking Wildlife in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Hamutahl Cohen, Tina McIntyre, Hamutahl Cohen, Rachel Gutner, Tiare Saracino, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol
Otros contactos: Claire Lewis

Considering wildlife in your edible landscape can be a complex challenge. Although wild animals can cause crop damage, this may not be a conflict that has to be addressed. This publication provides a useful decision tree that helps users make choices regarding the species in their managed area. Our goal is to help the gardener become more accepting of wildlife among edible crops and coexist in a shared environment.

Pruning, Harvesting and Maintenance of Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Rachel Gutner, Tina McIntyre, Tiare Saracino, Hamutahl Cohen, Hamutahl Cohen, Esen A. Momol, yEsen Momol
Otros contactos: Claire Lewis

Maintaining an edible landscape using the nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) principles provides a practical approach to food production in the home environment. Integrating pest management strategies, addressing nutrient deficiencies, proper pruning techniques, timely harvesting, and mulching are all practices that contribute to having a healthy edible landscape. The audience for this publication is Floridian homeowners attempting to grow edibles, such as vegetables, fruits and herbs.

Tiare Saracino 0000-0001-9186-4573

County agent

Publications

Plant Propagation Techniques for the Florida Gardener

Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

Soil Health and Fertility of Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Romalea microptera (Beauvois) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Mulching Herbs, Vegetables and Fruit Trees in the Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles

Gardening in Raised Beds

Efficient Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Reclaimed Water in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Recycling Organic Materials to Improve Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Central Florida Gardening Calendar

A Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Approach to Pest Management in Your Edible Landscape

Rethinking Wildlife in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Pruning, Harvesting and Maintenance of Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

Tiare Saracino
0000-0001-9186-4573