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10 Top Plants for a Food Garden in Subtropical Climates- Florida Gardening



Pete Kanaris’s 10 top plants for a food garden in subtropical climates – Florida gardening.

1. Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
2. Moringa (Moringa oleifera)
3. Yuca / cassava (Manihot esculenta)
4. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
5. Sissoo / Miami / Brazilian spinach (Alternanthera sissoo)
6. Katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
7. Papaya (Carica papaya)
8. Edible leaf hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot)
9. Cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
10. Okinawa spinach (Gynura crepioides)

Plants available for purchase from Pete’s nursery by visit or by mail.
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34 Comments

  2. Marlene A.

    Hi, I just love your videos. Where can I buy the Sisso Spinach? Ironically I'm from Miami and don't think I've seen it here. Thank you!

  4. Kat Jones

    I think it’s really cool that these plants don’t even look like food. Say you’re in a survival situation, nobody would come and take your food. People know what tomatoes look like, these things I would have no idea that it wasn’t just a normal tree.

  5. Subba reddy Alla

    hi, I heard that Florida has sulfur in water. Will this cause any problems for your garden or plants? What do you do if that is problematic.

  6. meddy hodzic

    I'm in the flood zone in Tampa where sometimes worse case scenario it gets to half way to my knees any if these food crops can handles that?

  7. Frances Tutt

    Thanks this was amazing. I am new to Sanibel and I am Prepping big time! Would all these be ok in Sanibel? When should I plant sweet potatoes? My papayas are several years old from seed in pots and have never made fruit. They grow great. Can you eat papaya leaves? I have loads of sun. My friend is shady. Will any of these be ok in the shade? What about rabbits eating these? thanks

  11. Shawn Green

    Gross. I was thinking this was gonna be about like tomato trees and like giant okra plants not some obscure barely edible plant matter.

  14. Lena Happy

    Hi, can you spare few branches from your plants for my Florida garden? Iam in Gainesville, or at least guide me in the right direction where to get them. Iam interested in all you mentioned. Sweet potato I know where to get. Ty

  17. A McMillan

    This video is so enlightening!! Thanks so much. I’ve never heard of several of those plants but now I want to try growing them!

  18. Still Waters

    Can I purchase sweet potatoes from my grocery store and let them start to sprout and then plant them? Is that a slip? Thanks in advance this is my first garden

  19. GiGi W.

    New here to FL and sooooo thankful to have found your guys’ channel🫶❣️
    When is the best time of year here in FL to plant sweet potatoes 🍠 or just potatoes?…. Thanks again!☺️

  22. Maggy Graham

    I want to add Malabar spinach, also called Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, or climbing spinach. It thrives in hot weather, and I harvest mine every few days. Extremely prolific–needs a trellis. Extremely nutritious. It has a long list of health benefits, which are easily found on the internet. I'm growing it just west of Tampa, in Dunedin, in a raised bed in a community garden.

  27. melinda Lancaster

    I love this …now to find someone to build for me…i am a disabled woman on a budget who's had NO luck w/seeds although I keep trying….

  31. ragnarmiami

    You forgot yucca/ cassava, which grows extremely huge and fills up the stomach. They grow on their own, just like papaya and sweet potatos…..thanks for the video

  32. Dorothy Maher

    Great video…I started longevity..it grows slower than I wish…
    But..I use it all the time on sandwiches…
    Gotta look at these..THANKS!

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