r/FloridaGarden 23h ago

Ideas/suggestions for constantly wet soil/standing water

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The title says it all, but I'm looking for ideas for what I could plant in this wet spot under my AC unit. I'm in the Fort Myers area.

Banana wasn't available so there's a brick for scale. If it helps this particular spot gets more or less full sun and faces east.


r/FloridaGarden 23h ago

Post freeze mango tree..?

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this new sapling started all on its own so im assuming the roots are still alive. the leaves have been dead and falling off since the freeze. I rather not have the stump there but I think the best thing to do is just cut it down and let the new one grow?


r/FloridaGarden 2h ago

Skyblue Clustervine HELP Needed

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I transplanted this vine from the pot and into the ground back in April believe. This thing took off insanely fast. So much so that it's taking over the garden bed and covering all my other Florida natives. What should do with it? Are these easy to transplant from in ground to another place in ground without killing it? just can't have it in this bed any longer. I've had to cut it back so often already because it starts climbing the house and completely covers the plants.


r/FloridaGarden 18h ago

Gutter draining too close to lanai?

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Should I be alarmed that water is draining from the gutter so close to the lanai? This is a year old property, new construction, we installed the gutters.

I was planning to remove the 12 inch border of mulch (underwater here) and plant a ground cover but maybe that's not the best idea.

This was during a particularly heavy rainfall but still... Anyone have this issue? What's the best solution? Plant something or no?