Central Florida Food Forest Update - Garden Walkthrough

[@MikesInTheGarden]

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[@Thejasonrogers]

Idk why but it’s funny how he’s just straight up eating his garden 😂 I’m just now starting mine I’m excited !!!!

[@MikesInTheGarden]

It brings joy to my day! 🤣🤣

[@HeavyJuicedPicks]

Came for garden ended up watching dude eating leafs lol

[@FloridaHappyHarvestGarden]

You’re the GOAT man literally!!

[@miggy9260]

He is. My dream. I acquired a raw acre of land in Hawthorn, Florida. Food Forest is next.

[@StonerBro_Flex]

This was like watching a show from HGTV lol. It looks so different from when I was there last time, which wasn’t that long ago. Love the new additions, one of the BEST gardens out of anyone that I know. Always enjoy your content Mike!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🔥

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Aye! Thank you my friend 👊👊

[@Andre-qo5ek]

i'm glad you mention that a "weed" is useful to bring in pollinators. we need to change our ideas of what a "weed " is and their importance. thank you.

[@sandyanderson7973]

I’ve heard Florida Prince Peaches grow well in Florida weather.

[@karibbeanglow]

I have a lot of plants from seeds too, it mazing to see them grow. Waiting for fruits. Love your Garden.

[@user-dc6tr3qe3w]

Nice work!! 👍

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Thank you!

[@Joan-j1e]

Love to see your beautiful garden. I planted 2 banana trees and now, 2 years later I have over 8 banana trees and that is with me giving over 6 away and tossing 3. So think about how many you plant. Basils are the best pollinators for bees. Love that you grow from seeds. Your Cuban oregano will take over but great for teas and seasoning meats

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@Joan-j1e Thank you. Haven’t used the Cuban oregano yet. Hoping my bananas come next year. Will be into my third year of bananas.

[@bucballzy]

Love how u just be grubn on the leaves 🌞🙌🏾 appreciate ya sharing ya knowledge and experience 🕺🏽🏁

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Thanks Buc! 🙌🙌

[@oxennguyen3148]

Gardening is so much fun, stress relief and keeping your self useful and healthy. I also add a dove cage to my yard for collecting waste to the plants. ❤❤❤❤

[@bendaro2447]

Very impressive!

[@StevenJones-ws5bw]

Great video. I may be moving to Central Florida, and I’m looking forward to doing a food forest as we have one up here in Maryland, but of course it will require total change in the types of crops we will grow

[@miggy9260]

Look into Putnam County. I picked up an entire raw acre of land back in 2022. Living on it now semi off grid.

[@MarthaPerez-xx8qs]

Thank you for what you do. I am the same way. I propagate my seeds. It makes me happy.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@MarthaPerez-xx8qs Thank you!! Glad to hear!

[@kayceb4503]

The plant you found by the side of the road looks like my leaf of life. It's quick to spread.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

That’s exactly what it is. Thank you! 🙌🙌

[@royceroller7095]

Cool pool

[@kb6530]

Super cool garden bro , probably would wash stuff before I eat it tho, birds poop on plants , vultures are birds..

[@scottburgle2169]

Peaches….UF Best, UF Sun, Floridaglo, tropic beauty, tropic snow and Florida prince are good producers for central Florida. Figs….there are definitely varieties that do better in central Florida (even though you’re unsure of your variety) but for the most part the first crop or 2 of figs is not very good tasting. Once they establish themselves you’ll know what you have. Also, planting figs in Florida soil is not the greatest thing. They are really susceptible to too knot nematodes. I’ve had zero luck in Florida soil. Of course your soil may be and most likely is better than mine. I don’t like potting any trees/plants but figs are a must for me. Great video. Love to see the garden again in the summer!

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Awesome!! Thank you Scott 🙌🙌

[@mariap.894]

Figs in Florida...that's the only thing that are growing well for me. They are easy to care for❤

[@scottburgle2169]

@@mariap.894let us know…what kinds of figs are you planting? Do you use and fertilizers or companion plants? How long have your figs been in the ground?

[@salexxavier]

Hahhahahah!!! The thing literally "Blue" UP! As fast as it moves, you could make it into some kind of "Porter" for your garden items. Wow, what a "Weed" that thing is! 🤠👍

[@LisaBaker-cb7bg]

I’m in Orlando too and find it very challenging to figure out what can tolerate our intense heat that I actually want to eat. My pineapples are doing great (though were better last year) and I’ve harvested a few this year. Thanks for your tips. I especially like your compost bins. Might look into getting one.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@LisaBaker-cb7bg longevity spinach and mornings thrive for me

[@TaysGardenEra]

I met a guy who had a small orchard and kept all his trees 5 ft tall, it was beautiful and produced a lot of fruit.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@TaysGardenEra love that!! I’m experimenting. Will have more updates soon

[@joshuaelder5803]

awesome garden and vid!

[@MikesInTheGarden]

🙌🙌🙌

[@wormwood8191]

You'll want to cut back that moringa before hurricane season as they are brittle and will snap in strong winds. Recommended height 4-5' or short enough to where you can easily cut it off.

[@1234lynjoy]

Moringa is very good to put it in chicken soup.😋

[@soniasteckert6988]

The blue plant is porter weed it reseeds, definitely attracts bees and pollinators.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@soniasteckert6988 it’s a major source of pollinators in my garden

[@davidjslack]

I didn’t think kiwi grew in zone 9/10. Looking forward to your success.

[@NettasNest]

Love the shirt 😂that is exactly right.tfs.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

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[@TheSuspira]

Try coffee grounds for your pineapple plants.

[@charlotteking8123]

I checked the comments first but don't see this experience mentioned. With a tiny lot, it's better over the long run to choose a few really well-loved tree varieties and situate them carefully. Careful with planting close to fences, house etc. You might benefit from the work of YT Fruitful Trees. He's more to the South but started with lots of tress and has had to eliminate. I know it's hard to leave any out. Dwarf varieties can work but also can turn out to be full-sized.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

I love Fruitful Trees! Have learned much from him. I’m kind of working with what I have and plan on keeping these “dwarf” size as best I can. My goal is to get stuff planted and growing!! Thanks for stopping by Charlotte! 🙌🙌

[@stacieransom5677]

I watch tons of videos from people growing things in FL and not one of them has mentioned the Japanese cherry tree. We have 2 and it fruits like crazy all summer. The only down side is that once they're ripe, you have to pick and eat them in the same day because they don't last. They're not sustainable but they're good. My hubby is diabetic and he can eat them.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

That’s awesome! Never heard of the Japanese variety. Had a Jamaican cherry tree but it blew into the pool before I was able to get it in the ground and it never flourished after that. Thanks for sharing!

[@stacieransom5677]

@@MikesInTheGarden that was supposed to say Jamaican, not Japanese. Lol sorry. Phone has a mind of it's own.

[@stacieransom5677]

@@MikesInTheGarden ours took 2 years to produce. We got them when they were only about 2 feet tall but they grew fast. 2 years later they're 8 ft tall and both produced for several months. They're just starting to flower again so I'm hoping they produce again this year.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@stacieransom5677 that’s awesome! I will get another one soon. They taste so good!

[@orlandogardener]

👍🏾🌿🌾🥬🍑🍉

[@stacieransom5677]

I tried a hybrid peach tree specifically created for FL climate and it failed.

[@mariap.894]

Same! I'm thinking about just using it as a perch to grow dragon fruit😢

[@MarieLagu]

Initially, pineapples take 2 years to fruit, then they fruit annually.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Thank you. Hopefully soon! Some are just over 2 years old and the plants are ginormous!!

[@lauracostello5460]

Hey! I’m not an expert, but I think you need to graft the mango trees. Are you have to graft your babies with some branches from trees that are already bearing delicious fruit. I found out that not all pits produce trees that make fruit that we can eat. Some of the fruits are not edible.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@lauracostello5460 you are correct. Mangoes, avocados, mamey and many others require grafting to produce like fruit. Like my shirt says “I’m Fkng Around and Finding Out!”

[@LisaBaker-cb7bg]

Oh I meant to ask, do you periodically “stir up” your compost or just keep adding new stuff in?

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@LisaBaker-cb7bg I try to stir our main compost a couple times a month. It’s heavy with leaves and grass clippings so not easily stirred. When I move them to more long term locations around the garden those I don’t stir. Occasionally add weeds/dead plants on top but most of those sit for months once full. 6-12 months.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

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[@mariap.894]

The animals don't wreck havoc on those compost bins at night??? Do they have covers? 😮🤔

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@mariap.894 no covers. Fenced in yard. Squirrels cause some trouble but other than that lots of bugs, lizards eat the bugs, birds eat the lizards! Win win

[@mariap.894]

@@MikesInTheGarden Wow! I also have a fenced in yard but the racoons and the possums come in despite the fence, but only at night💔

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@mariap.894 had an armadillo sneak under the fence once but that’s it

[@roughgrousse247]

The purple bloom is “Blue Poterweed and is medicinal.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Thank you!

[@wormwood8191]

I had no idea it was medicinal! Butterflies definitely like it.

[@fourjourney7823]

How do you start your fruit trees from seeds

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@fourjourney7823 depends on the fruit but mainly moist paper towel in a zip lock bag to germinate then into a small pot until it has several leaves. Then up pot until strong enough to survive in the ground

[@fourjourney7823]

@@MikesInTheGarden Thank you for the onfo

[@Sandra-cq3nf]

Trim that moringa to make it bushy

[@jrramoutar]

Nice garden, but when you plant an ataulfo mango seed, you don't get ataulfo mango tree. The mango you get once the tree fruits will most likely taste nothing like ataulfo.

[@MikesInTheGarden]

Damnit! I did learn later that I’ll need to graft on to get the variety I want. Hopefully soon I’ll have at least one or two varieties to graft. Thanks for sharing.

[@joshuaelder5803]

wow that's crazy, can you please explain why this is pls

[@trinidiana]

Can anyone tell me why a re hibiscus I got a couple years ago will never flower. It had flowers, got eaten I assume by deer, grew back and is fine and huge but will not flower. It’s in sun. I just don’t understand it

[@MikesInTheGarden]

@@trinidiana that’s bizarre. Could’ve been disease or something that stunted it’s growth from the deer possibly

[@ukulelegoldnuggets1466]

Can't hear you

[@freemanjones7507]

Turn up the volume!

[@RizkanSpecific]

Hi Baldy Sir, Can you improve your audio volume please. & Dress up a little bit if you can

[@toddrebic777]

I cant hear you

[@solace7030]

Clchewing food in my ear. Worse than people eating chips on online game chats.

[@elfuturomio]

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