Grower Jim's Plants and Produce

Grower Jim's Plants and Produce Specializing in edible landscape plants, gingers, bromeliads, and fresh, chemical-free produce. Growing with nature for 35 years in the same location!

This is why you don't rush to pull out "dead" plants after a freeze! After 4 months, this plumeria has just sprouted. Th...
06/12/2026

This is why you don't rush to pull out "dead" plants after a freeze! After 4 months, this plumeria has just sprouted. That makes an 80% plumeria survival rate on plants that had been in the ground less than a year, and had no protection at 24°.

The heat is on, and most of Florida is hoping for a good rainy season this year. It's the perfect time for planting! For...
06/01/2026

The heat is on, and most of Florida is hoping for a good rainy season this year. It's the perfect time for planting! Forget trying to grow temperate-climate vegetables here during the summer – you'll have more success with sub-tropical and tropical crops.

Here's what to put in the ground now (plants or seeds): achira, African blue basil, aibika, amaranth, arrowroot, boniato, cassava, chaya, chayote, cranberry hibiscus, galanga, katuk, long beans, longevity spinach, malabar spinach, malanga, molokhia, moringa, Okinawa spinach, okra, ruby hibiscus, sissoo spinach, southern peas, oregano, papalo, quilquina, roselle, sweet potatoes, taro/dasheen and tindora.

Many of these are perennial crops that can be planted once and harvested for years, or they will self-seed year after year. What are you waiting for?

Follow this page for regular updates on what to plant and harvest each month, as well as growing tips all month long!
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05/31/2026

Lubber ecdysis

Very fragrant sprawling shrub or twining vine. Blooms from May through October, and smells like ripe melons. Flowers ope...
05/29/2026

Very fragrant sprawling shrub or twining vine. Blooms from May through October, and smells like ripe melons. Flowers open white in the evening, turn pink by morning, and stay red for several subsequent days. Quisqualis indica.
See more photos and read all about growing this species here: https://growerjim.blogspot.com/2010/06/quisqualis-indica.html

I will have a couple of small plants (not in bloom) at the Oviedo Farmers Market on June 6.

One of the most spectacular bromeliads when in peak bloom; Bromelia pinguin.
05/26/2026

One of the most spectacular bromeliads when in peak bloom; Bromelia pinguin.

Cascabela thevetia blooms most of the year. It can be trained as a large shrub or small tree.See more photos and read al...
05/23/2026

Cascabela thevetia blooms most of the year. It can be trained as a large shrub or small tree.
See more photos and read all about growing this species here: https://growerjim.blogspot.com/2010/09/thevetia-peruviana.html
I will have a couple of small plants available at the Oviedo Farmers Market on June 6.

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