Fantasia of Fruits in This Garden & Grove Tour (North Florida)

We are back again with another incredible food forest to share with you from our visit to the panhandle a couple weekends ago. This time, we are visiting with Charles at his home to personally witness the legacy of a personal fruit tree collection he has acquired. We'll be showing off more bananas, blueberries, citrus, figs, persimmons, muscadine grapes & even avocados that are well adapted to occasional overnight freezing temps.
Since so many of you asked in the comments, we knew it was time to venture out of our growing zone (just north of Tampa, FL). Here is the full North Florida series playlist:
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Charles offers us so much valuable information to selecting the best varieties for a climate that is just a bit different than ours & even if we are not in his specific growing zone (9a) - we can all learn from his experiences.

[@lauriecorley6983]

I’m so excited for this series. Just found this. So grateful. Lifelong gardener who’s from Pensacola and still live in North Florida zone 8b. Thank you for sharing and educating. Fantastic ❤

[@keenkell]

As an 8b North Central Florida resident. I'm LOVING this series.

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

@Felipe Roberto its a scam. Lol

[@JRNurse2013]

Native from Pensacola here and moving back to Panama City Beach soon! What a beautiful property! Thanks for sharing! This is so helpful…can’t wait to start planting!

[@Greenwashedhipppie]

Watched this about 10 times.. can't wait to garden in the Florida Panhandle!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Joseph awesome! The whole north Florida series is pretty epic. I’m do for another trip.

[@mlindsay527]

I like this guy. He's not shy about discussing the challenges. So many people just gloss over them to make a sale.

[@awesomepursuit1840]

Thus is just beautiful he has done an amazing job.. I couldn't imagine walking around his yard what a beautiful retreat

[@palominoshine7838]

Charles lives like a king. I’m grateful he shared his garden and his knowledge.

[@g..n.4700]

Those citrus 🍊 + lemons🍋 on the back looks yummy 🤤. These past few videos are my favourite...amazing yard of people who are willing to show their beautiful gardens to the people.

[@dwm1011]

G. Nash I

[@johnmartin9090]

Im from pace florida and love what you have accomplished! Have started my own editable landscape at my home.

[@reneeperry416]

Fantastic! I'm so glad to have a record of all that he said about each plant. Charles' knowledge is a real asset to NW Florida growers.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Renee Perry yes he is! Thanks for taking me to all this epic spots :)

[@USARMYMEDIC21]

What an awesome guy!

[@mawmawvee]

Hi Charles! Your property is a tropical paradise and I hope to be able to visit with y'all and see things in person. That waterfall is beautiful. Great video, Pete. Thanks for bringing the gardens of a friend to our home.

[@thepincushionman7063]

I love you man! Thank you for these wonderful movies. Better than anything Hollywood ever made.

[@llshamelessll]

Hes done very well. The bad winter cold temps can hit 13f and the rains can hit 21 inches in a single storm like 2017 and then the hurricanes... This guy is a hard working genius to have done this good.

[@cathyrunnels1964]

I'm from Mobile! Amazing to see someone SO knowledgeable from my area! Thank You!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

So nice to see all the citrus up there in north Florida.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Our Florida Garden right?!? I miss growing citrus down here :(

[@PermacultureHomestead]

thanks Pete, this guy seemed super nice and well knowledgeable

[@dwele7852]

love love love that he points out his mistakes so you can learn from them very good information

[@saowsakonkohnAlaska2371]

Great invite 👍

[@jaxxmelton]

Used to live in Pensacola. These videos really entice me to want to go back. Great property and great job on the video Pete. Glad I found your channel.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

jaxxmelton thank you! I appreciate the support

[@bennygeorge5896]

Woww great

[@harleylimassol211]

Bravo Charles! Wow.

[@reneebrown5598]

I have a fig tree that throws pups like crazy. And it produces the most figs for the longest time that I have seen. It has been a really easy rooster and I have given a lot of them away. If Mr Charles wants one I also live in 8b/9a in Silverhill Alabama. One tree has given me a gallon and a half everyother day for several months if you keep it picked off. It starts producing about the beginning of July till you get tired of picking it or it cools off. But I have picked it from June to Sept one year.

[@mwnemo]

21:50 I think he gave the best advice. I love hearing what did not work!

[@user-re7eu9hq6r]

I am from BC, Canada, and I love what you are doing! Amazing! ♥️

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 😊

[@josebenitez3732]

This gentleman is a serious worth of knowledge. I'm afraid his knowledge may be lost. It's incredible the variety and varieties he has! Absolutely remarkable!

[@reneebrown5598]

I so want to plant my food forrest. Slowly I've been sprouting all my trees and bushes. Hopefully soon I will have what I have planted. I live about 35 miles from Pensacola so wish me luck. I got my greenhouse put up in the fall. So now I'm planting. Some in my greenhouse some outside in my yard.

[@Tbak2000]

thanks for this series on north FL Pete, I was looking for ideas along the panhandle and as far west as Mobile

[@tanyadehaven2779]

I was an avid Maryland gardener but am a newby here in FL. Thank you for your advice and knowledge :)

[@maryt8184]

That is very useful info about the Orinoco banana. Mine fell over the same way, and I did not realize that freeze in previous year had weakened it. Thanks.

[@jojohighsprings]

Beautiful, thanks for the tour.

[@TheSampian]

Wow that is a awesome food forest! 40-60 varieties of figs is incredible!

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

Awesome share--thanks for taking the time to make such informative great videos. You're channel is my favorite on youtube right now-inspiring stuff. I really liked this video; amazing yard and loved all of the fig trees he is growing!

[@simonbennett3834]

Really enjoying the information you provide, the quality of your videos I really appreciate that

[@kiwiwriter]

Excellent.

[@valencia81750]

wow i wish i could grow my citrus like this man! thanks for sharing

[@joansmith3492]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@okiedokie99]

Damn man thx for this!! I'm a landscaper and moving to FL. We are starting a family farm 🚜 when we move and am so pumped about all the fruits and veggies we can grow in FL!!!

[@lbdeuce]

awesome.

[@MsFishingdog]

great video. thanks.

[@romyenglish]

Paradise

[@gibbiegibson9302]

This is great

[@eliaun]

Thanks Pete.

[@Blaculo]

Really enjoyed these past few videos.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Blaculo thank you! I was honestly blown away.

[@momof2plusotaku657]

Oh neat! Here i live in pensacola wondering what fruit trees I should try growing and I find a video about from my town! ❤❤❤❤we uses to grow blue berries too

[@hart796]

What a great video series Pete!!! Keep on Keepin' on!!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Roger Hart thanks! 👊

[@RainbowWarriorChris]

Wow

[@laurencline603]

What a beautiful property!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

🙌

[@zacharygalliford4569]

Loving the tour videos man. Keep them coming!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Zachary Galliford thank you! I'm always looking for the next hunt.

[@simmiewyatt]

Great video!

[@troychampion]

This is the first of your videos that I've seen. I live about 45 minutes west of Tallahassee. I relish in the information provided here and would love to meet this guy and a few others you may have met in my area. It would be awesome to get a list of the growers you know in my area (anywhere within 3 hours drive) that have similar climates and see what they have going so that I may learn more about the possibilities and gain potential ideas for my own food forest. .. again. great video.. Subscribed.

[@ancientkid1635]

FLORIDA

[@saowsakonkohnAlaska2371]

Nice 👍

[@Sanchez96d]

Awesome! Love seeing this! I’m trying to figure out what we can put here in the zone 8b/9a areas of North Carolina.

[@orlandogardener]

Pete what's growing on, bro that's a great video👊👊👊

[@guineverependragon9804]

Interesting to hear the "plant deep" concept with avo's, wonder what you thought about that , Pete? Would LOVE to see a follow up on all those fig varieties. First time in any of these videos I've heard the planter say the plants were "'way too tight". It was hard to see all that bare ground from a perma standpoint.

[@kevenskilatonyius2178]

If they can deal with the frost and cold where you are. It may work in Volusia as well. Best one I've seen yet for what I need to know thanks.

[@76TALENA]

Pomegranites love it in the desert of Arizona.

[@louwood6914]

Charles has taken his last trip around the sun. Not sure what will happen with the garden !!!!!!

[@reyn66]

I've enjoyed all of your videos Pete, but this one is in my opinion the best one. Keep them coming! Thanks!

[@tainoeloao3212]

An inspiration always thanks, I have a big farm in Puerto Rico the hurricane destroyed most of my farm wish I could get it to be a portion of what you guys do to these places.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[@monicadabney8471]

Love his place. He reminds me of Walter Brimley? The actor. If I have his name right.

[@raguz9344]

I am in the Gainesville area and I have a neighbor that seems to have figured out pomegranates.

[@queenbeeetta]

Charles place was great, he seemed very knowledgeable on what he was growing, . Love all the bananas i want to try to grow some bananas need to find a reliable place to purchase them from, do you think they would grow well in southern California? i need a banana tree in my life LOL ;) Be well!

[@-jank-willson]

This guy looks and sounds like Wilford Brimley

[@pedroluisIV]

I could have sworn I saw some spanish plum tree there, I wish he would have talked about it.

[@steveabbott6979]

Where do you source all these varieties?

[@zfallon84]

I'm glad that he is having success with bananas that far north. I just moved to Jacksonville from Palm Bay and I was worried that they wouldn't handle winter. Does anyone have any tips on frost covering bananas? I'm currently starting seeds of red bananas.

[@gregoryknight7986]

Hey Pete, I live in zone 8a, DFW Texas area, what would be a good banana variety to plant. I planted Namwa but have never gotten fruit. Thanks and love the videos.

[@mandytotti]

That fig tree18.26 second Turkish Bursa Fig tree best fig in the world!

[@sarahpatton2715]

Love them video! Do you know if he was ever successful growing those mangos? Would love to try - in Pensacola too!

[@kelly51757]

Wow banana grow in 8b? I have property in 8b now im excited im going to plant banana

[@jeff6899]

wow...great video again...I took 2 of my pomegranate varieties out this yr...they don't need many chill hrs at all..they are low chill...the culprit out west here can be the leaf footed bug...I didn't have that issue this yr, but they are only a marginal fruit for me in enjoyment and they were taking up too much space.

[@KayRanze]

Jeff how long you have them before you got rid of them?

[@jeff6899]

a couple yrs...I also wanted to open up some walk space...I like a food forest but also like some minimal pathpay ;) and so does my gal & kids (I think they have "some" say ;) ;)

[@gordonspears6320]

Florida betony (Stachys floridana) has an edible root, which is delicious. Much like an old-world radish, but with a milder flavor that I prefer.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Love me some rattle snake root!

[@steveknight4291]

wow Im Jealous of that guy. What an awesome property

[@lotus....]

How did that Pickering Mango do in the ground? I am in zone 8b North Central Panhandle area. Growing hardier citrus in ground and also have many potted tropical fruit trees that go in the greenhouse during winter.

[@VTECsqznN2O]

Yep. Wonderful grows like a weed here even with just natural rainfall. Can't grow bananas to save our lives though. Ha!

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

I’m working on pushing the edge with mango tree in zone 7b

[@b4roni1]

great video, just moved to Pensacola from the midwest and trying to learn what grows here, have big plans, thanks

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome! Thanks

[@Chris.E.]

Mulch mulch mulch so I've learned fr Pete's videos lol I moved here last year from St Louis area and it's been a learning curve. It's so easy when the soil is black and fertile. I'd love to hear how you've done.

[@reneeperry416]

Sadly, Charles passed away this November. Rest in peace, Charles.

[@lurayme8030]

That’s so sad. RIP Charles

[@julindaborbon7703]

You should cut off the sabha blossom to make the fruite mature and nice size,

[@natrone23]

I wonder if those squirrels are using those banana leaves for nesting material?

[@didequen3339]

I might have a dumb question. Never been to Pensacola but want to know what area has better soil for farming?

[@hcwbw3]

Thanks so much very nice vid. I am from Miami were bananas thrive and am looking foward to finding the types that can grow in Panama City. In regards to a very knowledgeable and large reservoir of variety of bananas in Homestead Fl. south of Miami just North of the Fl. keys is a nursery that specializes in bananas named "Going Banana" the have (back about 10 year ago) around 70 or 80 varieties of bananas. I have contacted them and they don't have the need, so they really don't know about too much as to which variety does well in NW florida. but they might be a resource in regards to getting bananas tress that are geneticaly speaking "such and such" variety. Good luch with that mango :) your a better man than I in trying to grow it up this far north. but a mango rippend on the tree is insanely good.' there is a Miami Dade county park called "fruit and spice park" 60 or 80 acres which has a gift shop full of books I have gotten good info from both. Trying to learn about what grows in this area since hurican gave my 1 acre a buzz cut and have nice open lot for fruit trees... thanks again. Hector. P.S. Fairchild tropical Garden (south Miami fl.) large resource too. Mango festival in mid to late July!!!! Oh also Pine Island nursery in homestead fl.

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

What kind of temperature lows are we talking about here ? Great Video btw. Liked and shared :). Is this 9b ?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Smokeydabee Charles Coleman I’m guessing teens this winter, maybe low 20’s.

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

Thank you.

[@momof2plusotaku657]

We did reach 13 degrees last winter 😬 BUT or coldest bursts are usually only a few nights. My grandma has to wrap her citrus tree in a giant Afghan and has been known to put a light on it for extra heat the few ridiculously cold nights we get

[@TracyVanBrocklin]

Zone 8b

[@marialegaux9007]

From Milton, Fl New to area Where is the best place to purchase fruit trees

[@loragardner7311]

The damage on the bananas looks like panama wilt

[@badarock177]

I live in Brazil and I'm starting my edible garden. I can only grow tropical and subtropical plants. In my city we never get temperatures under 10°C. In full Summer we can get to 42°C (hellish hot).

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Badá Rock awesome! I wish to visit Brazil one day. One of my favorite videos on agroforestry comes from Brazil. I wish we never had freezes kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYSzf4Wrab-DrKc

[@badarock177]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL I just watched the video and it's really life changing. I've read a lot abou Fazenda da Toca and I truly admire Mr. Diniz because he put Itirapina on the map of environment preservation. Also, his organig produce are well known in all the country. My grandma had a small farm. Part of the land was to traditional agriculture, and part was to organic syntropic production (we didn't know this name back then). There were fruit trees, medicinal plants, wood, bamboo, vegetables, cattle, pigs, a stream with fish, chickens, corn and pineapples. Unfortunately she sold the land years ago. I am using my own backyard as a classroom so I can learn something before I can start a homestead in the small land my husband bought last year. This video really opened my eyes. It is possible!

[@lucibelarmino8010]

I'm from Pensacola and would like to plant a SABA banana from Mr. Charles. I don't know his last name nor his home address.

[@Jemmyjo]

Can someone tell me what kind of clementine that is at 10:42? I cannot figure out what he is saying for the life of me!

[@professorwooters2386]

Could you please send me the scientific name of the clementines in the video. We live in the Pensacola area and would love to grow some. Thanks

[@jamerican_usnavy]

where in North Florida is this

[@natrone23]

Pensocola

[@elwood212]

Sorry you lost me at GMO bananas.😌

[@jnthnwllmn6499]

Hey Pete, Do you know if there is anyone in Charlotte, NC area or southwestern NC/ Northwestern SC that you can direct me to their videos?

[@mlindsay527]

Did you ever find much on the area?

[@jnthnwllmn6499]

@@mlindsay527 I’m still looking someone/someone’s

[@mlindsay527]

I haven't found much in the way of videos either, but there are a few from the area on Permies.com Good place for questions, experience.

[@matthewszostek1819]

Unripe bananas are still plantains

[@georgewashington9893]

Give a portobello and some liquor to yard Lee fou the Maryland A Tr

[@creatrix6394]

Borrow a goat to get rid of those invasive and persistent weed plants. Magic!!

[@drpk6514]

Seems he has a weak soil.