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Recycling Organic Materials to Improve Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

Terra Freeman, Tiare Saracino, Lynn Barber, Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis , , , Tina McIntyre , andJennifer Marvin

Release Date: 10/7/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep599-2021

Water Resources

Abstract

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.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1335, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2021. Revised June 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Freeman, T., Saracino, T., Barber, L., Wichman, T., Momol, E., McIntyre, K., Rivas, J., & Marvin, J. (2021). Recycling Organic Materials to Improve Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape. EDIS, 2021(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep599-2021

Authors

Terra Freeman

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.A., Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program and commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County

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Tiare Saracino

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, residential horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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Lynn Barber

County agent

University of Florida

program county Extension agent II, Florida Friendly Landscaping™, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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Tom Wichman

staff

University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Claire Lewis

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Jacqlyn Rivas

former microirrigation program coordinator, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

Esen Momol

former director, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program; UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE)

Tina McIntyre

Contact

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent and Extension agent II, M.S., Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, Sanford, FL

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Jennifer Marvin

staff

University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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