Organic Gardening
Be kind to the environment by using natural fertilizers and pesticides. You can even find uses for yard waste left over from pruning.
For more information about composting, organic gardening, and other topics, see Sustainable Living: Lawn & Garden.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Composting
- Strategies to Help You Reach the Goal of a Florida Friendly Yard
- Vacuum Sampler for Removing Arthropods from Foliage
UF/IFAS Publications
- Composting
- Fertilize Appropriately
- Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- Manure as Fertilizer
- Natural Products for Insect Pest Management
- Organic Gardening Topics
- Organic Lawn Care
- Organic Vegetable Gardening
- Producing Garden Vegetables with Organic Soil Amendments
- Recycle Yard Waste
- Reduce Stormwater Runoff
Other Sites & Publications
- Composting--Cornell University
- Composting--NRCS/USDA
- How to Maintain a Chemical-free Lawn--National Wildlife Federation
- Organic Pesticides and Biopesticides--Clemson University
- Return to Types of Gardens
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- Gardening in a Minute
- Home Lawn Care--Turfgrass Science
- Horticultural Sciences Department
- IPM Florida
- Landscape Plants
- Living Green
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- ProHort
- School Gardens
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Trees and Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FDACS
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- International Society of Arboriculture
- International Society of Arboriculture (en español)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Chapter
- National Garden Clubs
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
Plant Hardiness Zones
