Sulcata Grove

02/16/2026

We have an updated video on our YouTube channel showing the damage to our fruit trees from the recent cold temperatures. Our farm hit 25° at ground level.
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The trees in with our chickens handled the weather much better thanks to the protection of two buildings and a massive live oak tree. The mangos and jackfruits in this area are untouched. The caimitos, starfruit, sapodillas, dwarf Fiji coconut, Inga edulis, and guanabana trees are still very green as well.
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My planting strategy will be different moving forward. It is too exhausting to continue to replant so often between hurricanes and cold snaps. I really enjoy change, but admit I am frustrated not being able to do as much as I would like due to healing from a tibia stress fracture. Grateful for help from my family and to be walking better each day💕

You can see the damage to fruit trees not planted under the oaks at the link below.
https://youtu.be/OjPLniHTVRM?si=bu2AyozuetDzVmPo

02/11/2026

We are selling eggs from our backyard, pastured hens! The only supplemental feed they receive is certified organic.
Full availability list of fruit, eggs, and honey can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6BRshIdYkQtfx6NM9n8JUdzGGYVSikOJEPz4Vn8ndU

Pickup in North Sarasota near University Pkwy and Tuttle Ave, 7 days a week.

01/22/2026

My paver garden with many of my favorite plants had become so overgrown. Brooke removed every unwanted plant, repaired the pavers, and is beginning to remulch the area.

No one weeds better than Brooke, and all while attending graduate school. She knows what every plant is and never removes an intentional planting, which was quite challenging with how weedy and overgrown the area was before starting.

Thank you Brooke🌺

The before and after pictures are taken from the same angle.

12/26/2025

Hoping for a good mango season, despite the early blooms. For our location, I prefer for mangos to start blooming later to lessen issues with powdery mildew. So far, all is looking good. Nam Doc Mai in the foreground and Po Pyu Kalay in the background.

12/23/2025

We offer fruit tree pickup 7 days a week from 8am-7pm along with raw honey from our hives and fresh and freeze dried fruit. Perfect for any last minute Christmas gifts. We have mango trees, avocado, ice cream bean, cinnamon, all spice, bay leaf, Jaboticaba, sapodilla trees, and much more.
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Availability lists can be found on our website https://www.sulcatagrove.com . Just email or message to let us know what you would like and what day you will be picking up.
We are conveniently located in North Sarasota near University Pkwy and Tuttle Ave.

12/18/2025

The squirrels still haven’t found our Dana White macadamia nuts. I have started harvesting some off the tree green instead of letting them fall, and they are drying nicely within a couple of days inside.

12/16/2025

Raw honey from our hives available in glass jars - 12oz and 24oz available. This batch is very dark. Darker honey is reported to contain more minerals, flavonoids, and phenolic acids when compared to lighter honey.
Pickup in North Sarasota near University and Tuttle from 8am-7pm daily.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6BRshIdYkQtfx6NM9n8JUdzGGYVSikOJEPz4Vn8ndU

12/11/2025

Out front porch fruit stand is open 8am-7pm daily. We currently have Day Avocados, Starfruit (2/$1), and freeze dried Celeste Figs, Ice Cream Mangos, and Cheena Jackfruit.

I also have Montrose Peruvian Apple cactus cuttings.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6BRshIdYkQtfx6NM9n8JUdzGGYVSikOJEPz4Vn8ndU

12/08/2025

Avocados from our Day and Hass avocado trees. Day normally ripens much earlier. I think the late ripening was due to limited irrigation in the trees.
Avocado trees will not do well in areas that flood, but they do like a good about of water, with excellent drainage.
I have grafted Day, Thompson Red, Hawaiian Red, Pura Vida, and Victoria avocado trees available for purchase in Sarasota. Any avocado tree purchased today or tomorrow will include a free Day avocado🥑.
Full nursery availability linked below
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hj75JAo5SG9hOPmniWyDMBxR1vUlrAgc4BBcUFoPpb4

11/30/2025

Craig grafted these citrus trees in the 1990s, before our four daughters were born. Our girls loved picking from the trees when they were little.
The new owner has allowed us to visit and pick from the trees over the years. There is a Hamlin, Navel, and several Satsuma trees on the property (along with figs and many loquats). All trees have been naturally grown for around three decades.
🍊🌳Thank you Lauren 🌳🍊

This is a great time of year to gift yourself, a friend, or loved one a fruit tree, that will produce fruit for decades to come. We have a large variety of wonderful fruit trees available at our nursery in Sarasota, Florida.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hj75JAo5SG9hOPmniWyDMBxR1vUlrAgc4BBcUFoPpb4

11/17/2025

If you live in Sarasota County, applications are open for storm water mitigation projects for home owners. These include down spout gardens, rain gardens, bioswales, and other projects. The picture is part of the last project we completed which includes two rain gardens, bioswales, and a pond. This is a great way to receive financial help in adding native plants to your property along with projects to help prevent flooding and runoff.
scgov.net/raincheck

Sarasota County is accepting Raincheck applications Oct. 1 through June 1💧

If you’ve been considering outfitting your home with projects that improve water quality and increase stormwater filtration, now is the time! Small-scale, easy, DIY projects, like rain gardens and downspout planters, increase water absorption and offer natural filtration, while also creating a beautiful new habitat that you can enjoy. The best part? Sarasota County offers a rebate for installing these projects!

Pictured below is a recent RainCheck project. The applicant constructed a bioswale, which helps filter stormwater and slow the velocity of water as it flows, giving it a chance to naturally percolate into the ground instead of rushing into drains.

Visit scgov.net/raincheck for more information.