Skye's Cottage Garden

Located in Ocoee, FL, United States (Zone 9b)

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Farm Facts

Established in 2009
0.50 acres in production
51 varieties for sale
Grows and Sells: Beans, Canna, Fruits, Gourds, Iris, Okra, Other Flowers, Perennials, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, Trees

Elise Skye D

About the Farm

I run a small family-owned backyard garden in beautiful Central Florida (Zone 9b). All my flora is grown without the use of commercial pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers.

Only natural biomass fertilizers and vermicompost, which I make myself, are good enough for my plants. I strive to copy nature as much as possible in all my planting and harvesting practices.

All of my plants and trees are open-pollinated.



Our Commitment to Quality Seed

I only offer items that I would plant and grow in my own garden. It is that simple.

My gardening landscape is a Certified Natural Wildlife Habitat. I believe if we care about the land and the wildlife first our gardens will flourish.

Our Growing Practices

Because my garden grows within the guidelines of the cottage industry, I can personally tend to all of my plants on a regular basis and grow them as naturally as possible. For example, I allow helpful insects to remove harmful bugs from the plants so there is never a need for pesticides, as nature intended.

My fertilizers are green biomass or teas made from my own worm bins. No commercial products are used on my plants.

I grow natural wildflowers and plants that attract pollinators of all types such as bees, which is vital for any open-pollinated garden.

Also, I grow perennials, ornamentals, and trees, which need not worry about cross-pollination. I let nature have her own way with my garden (with just a wee bit of friendly help once in a while).

Our Seed Farming Experience

I come from a long line of farmers, gardeners, and horticulturists. In my youth, I collected seeds with my family and helped cultivate plants via cuttings and root division. I planted my first garden when I was 6 years old and I have been growing plants ever since.

I harvest seeds like the gardeners of old. I allow them to stay on the plant until mature, pick them by hand, clean and dry them, then store them safely for you.

Regional Adaptation

The plants and trees I grow are very happy in planting zone 9b. But many of them can flourish in other planting zones.

Just remember to emulate nature. Grow a plant that naturally lives in a given area. Or be prepared to provide an environment to support it such as a greenhouse for tropical plants if you live in a colder state.

Seed Listings


Beans

Canna

Fruits

Gourds

Iris

Okra

Other Flowers

Perennials

Heirloom Open Pollinated
Heirloom Open Pollinated
Heirloom Open Pollinated
Heirloom Open Pollinated
Open Pollinated
Heirloom Open Pollinated

Pumpkins

Tomatoes

Trees

Heirloom Open Pollinated
Open Pollinated
Open Pollinated