Do you compost or would you like to learn how to get started? Join us in this episode to learn about composting as an easy way to reduce waste at the curb and to make a free soil amendment for your garden and landscape beds.

Sources for Show Notes:  

• Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office:  
  https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/  

• In Polk County, contact the Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041, polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu  

• Your Central Florida Yard Newsletter: https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/   

• Composting: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/

• Compost tips for the home gardener: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP323

• Trash Talk: Alternatives to Traditional Composting: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/fertilizer/trash-talk-alternative-composting/

Podcast introduction and closing music: "Green Beans" by Big Score Audio.

Are you familiar with milkweed? Join us on this episode to learn why we recommend planting native milkweed and removing non-native milkweed from your yard.

Sources for Show Notes:  

• Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office:  
  https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/  

• In Polk County, contact the Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041, polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu  

• Your Central Florida Yard Newsletter: https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/   

• Monarch and Milkweed: An Important Update: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/polkco/2025/09/25/monarchs-and-milkweed/

• Milkweed: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/milkweed/

• Native milkweeds: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/native-milkweeds/

• Creating a Native Wildflower Garden in Your Central Florida Yard podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creating-a-native-wildflower-garden-in-your-central/id1724213516?i=1000648747914

• Florida Native Wildflower Foundation: https://www.flawildflowers.org/monarchs-and-milkweed/

Podcast introduction and closing music: "Green Beans" by Big Score Audio.

After February 2026’s cold snap reminded Central Florida gardeners that frost and freeze damage can happen even here, many are wondering what to do next. In this bonus episode, we cover when to begin plant recovery and the best steps to help your landscape safely bounce back.

Sources for Show Notes:  

• Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office:  
  https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/  

• In Polk County, contact the Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041, polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu  

• Your Central Florida Yard page https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/   

• Winter Is Coming: Protect Your Plants from the Cold: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/orangeco/2025/01/06/winter-is-coming-protect-your-plants-from-the-cold/

• Cold Damage on Palms: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/MG318

• USDA Hardiness Zone Map: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/

• Palm recovery (this video shows Lantan palms, but this applies to all types of palms recovering from the cold): https://youtu.be/BWyDzmyO1e4?si=XVZiPsfzTBSS_Sgn

Podcast introduction and closing music: "Green Beans" by Big Score Audio.