Home garden guides in Puerto Rico

Ideas, science and practice for harvesting as a family: what to grow in the island's climate, irrigation, composting, gardening with kids and how to keep an edible garden at home without the hassle.

Newly installed wooden raised beds in a Puerto Rico backyard with fresh seedlings planted

Fundamentals

How to start an edible garden at your Puerto Rico home, step by step

What to assess before planting, which structure works best in a tropical climate, and how to get a first harvest without the frustration.

Read time: 4 min read

Tropical garden in wooden raised beds with tomatoes, peppers, culantro, lettuce, and plantains in a Puerto Rico backyard

Planting

What to grow in your Puerto Rico backyard: a guide by climate and season

From culantro to plantains: the crops that thrive in a tropical climate and how to plan them for year-round harvests.

Read time: 4 min read

Caribbean balcony with a vertical garden and terracotta pots of basil, mint, and herbs, warm lighting

Spaces

Small-space gardening: balconies, patios, and carports

You don't need a big yard: with vertical gardens and the right containers, a balcony can produce herbs and vegetables all year long.

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Children watering plants with small watering cans alongside their grandmother in their backyard garden

Family

Family gardening with kids: the best class outside of screens

Kids who grow their own food eat better, move more, and learn science without even realizing it. How to make gardening a family routine.

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Drip irrigation system with timer watering a home garden in wooden raised beds at sunset

Care

Effortless watering and maintenance for your garden: the key is the system

90% of a garden's daily work is watering. Automating it and scheduling the rest means the garden almost takes care of itself.

Read time: 4 min read

Puerto Rican kitchen table full of freshly harvested vegetables from the home garden, baskets with root vegetables and produce

Resilience

Household food security: your garden as a real backup plan

The island imports the vast majority of what it consumes. Growing your own food at home doesn't solve everything, but it does bring freshness, savings, and backup.

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Hands trimming fresh culantro, cilantro, and basil with scissors in terracotta pots in a Caribbean garden

Kitchen

Fresh herbs all year: culantro, cilantro, and basil steps from your kitchen

Sofrito starts in the garden: how to keep your kitchen herbs producing nonstop, with pruning and staggered planting.

Read time: 4 min read

Hands working dark, rich compost in a raised bed in a tropical backyard

Sustainability

Home composting: turn kitchen scraps into living soil

About a third of household trash is compostable. Turning it into living soil closes the loop on your garden.

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Frequently asked questions