East Hill Edible Gardening

East Hill Edible Gardening East Hill Edible Gardening specializes in helping you to garden better. We offer naturally grown plants weekly at local markets, especially Palafox Market.
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Gardening is fun and it shouldn't be a lot of work. Come learn how to grow your own vegetables, fruits and herbs naturally and safely without having to till the soil, pull weeds, or deal with unpleasant chemicals. Our one class per week four class series covers everything you need to know to get started gardening. Tom and Renee of East Hill Edible Gardening want to show you how to grow your own fr

esh vegetables, fruits and herbs without the hard work and hassle of conventional gardening. Check our Events for upcoming classes. We'll see you there!

We're looking forward to today's market! 11:30-3:30 in Downtown PensacolaOur booth is near 107 N. Palafox St. Booth # 6...
09/06/2026

We're looking forward to today's market!
11:30-3:30 in Downtown Pensacola
Our booth is near 107 N. Palafox St. Booth # 64.

We have a ton of new Zucchini squash, cucumber, and pumpkin plants! So many choices including Acorn squash, true Pumpkin...
09/05/2026

We have a ton of new Zucchini squash, cucumber, and pumpkin plants! So many choices including Acorn squash, true Pumpkins, Zucchinis. Yellow Squash, Kabocha squash, Butternuts, Pattypan, Pickling Cucumbers, bush Cucumbers, slicing Cucumbers.

Plus many other vegetable and herb plants ready to plant now!

Come see us here!

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the in . Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Sunday Market on Palafox
Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Saturday's Plant Inventory:

Squashes, Pumpkins, & Zucchinis
•Sunshine Kabocha
•Rocket Pumpkin
•Honey Bear Acorn
•Butternut, Chieftain
•Seminole Pumpkin
•Burpee's Butterbush
•Crookneck Yellow Squash
•Straightneck Yellow Squash
•Dark Green Zucchini
•Black Beauty Zucchini
•Tatume Mexican Squash
•Coosa White Lebanese Squash
•Sunburst Pattypan

Cucumbers
•Arkansas Little Leaf
•Beit Alpha
•Roseland Small White
•Poona Kheera
•Straight 8
•Sumter Pickling
•Spacemaster

Tropical Greens
•Moringa
•Sissoo/Brazilian Spinach
•Kenaf Hibiscus/ Gongura
•Melokhiya/ Egyptian Spinach
•Malabar Spinach
•Okinawan Spinach
•Cranberry Hibiscus

Peppers
•California Wonder
•Lemon Drop
•Jalapeño Gigantia
•Habanero
•Shish*to

Arrowroot
Sugarcane

Roselle

Edible Flowers
•Katuray, pink
•Katuray, white
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Ginger Family
•Shampoo Ginger
•Turmeric

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•African Blue Basil
•Lalot/ Paan / Betel Leaf
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Curry Leaf Tree
•Red Holy Basil
•Culantro
•Pandan





Pumpkins for Thanksgiving (and maybe Halloween)!There is enough time to grow some varieties of pumpkins and winter squas...
08/22/2026

Pumpkins for Thanksgiving (and maybe Halloween)!
There is enough time to grow some varieties of pumpkins and winter squash in time for Thanksgiving and possibly even Halloween. This weekend we have 3 varieties of pumpkin-shaped squashes. They were all chosen for their resistance to Squash Vine Borers and their shorter time to mature.

In addition, we have two other Solid-Stemmed Squashes that are shaped different from pumpkins. These can be grown to a mature orange color, but are typically eaten at an immature green color as a substitute for zucchini and yellow squash. In fact, all pumpkins and winter squashes can be eaten this same way.

Our plants can be found here:

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola . Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Saturday's Plant Inventory:

New:
•Wax Melon
•Cucumbers
•Curry Leaf Tree
•Sissoo/Brazilian Spinach

Solid-Stemmed Squashes
•Teot Bat Put Squash
•Butternut, metro
•Doran Round butternut
•Musquée de Provence
•Tromboncino

Cucumbers
•Ashley
•China Jade
•National Pickling
•Suyo Long
•Straight 8

Ginger Family
•Shampoo Ginger
•Turmeric
•Galangal
•Ginger

Tropical Greens
•Moringa
•Sissoo/Brazilian Spinach
•Kenaf Hibiscus/ Gongura
•Melokhiya/ Egyptian Spinach
•Okinawan Spinach
•Cranberry Hibiscus

Peas and Beans
•Yardlong
•Pigeon Peas
•Florida Conch Peas

Peppers
•Guero Chile/ Santa Fe Grande
•Datil
•Biquinho beak pepper
•Habanero
•Habanada
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Shish*to

Arrowroot
Sugarcane

Roselle

Okra (BOGO!)
•Louisiana Green Velvet
•Alabama Red
•Okinawa Pink
•Burmese
•Clemson

Eggplant
•Florida High Bush
•Thai Long Green
•Morden Mini
•Black Beauty

Misc. Cucurbits
•Wax Melon, Ganges
•Bitter Melons
•Luffa

Edible Flowers
•Katuray, pink
•Katuray, white
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•African Blue Basil
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Curry Leaf Tree
•Lalot/ Paan / Betel Leaf
•Mountain Mint
•Culantro
•Pandan
•Stevia





Time for Fall CucumbersWe have 5 varieties of Cucumbers this Saturday! Though Cucumbers don't produce well in the heat o...
08/15/2026

Time for Fall Cucumbers
We have 5 varieties of Cucumbers this Saturday! Though Cucumbers don't produce well in the heat of the summer they will produce well once it cools down in September which is when these plants will be big enough to start producing.

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

*Due to the intense heat index forecast, we will not be setting up this Sunday*

Saturday's Plant Inventory:

New:
•Cucumbers
•Curry Leaf Tree
•Lalot/ Paan / Betel Leaf
•Sissoo/Brazilian Spinach

Cucumbers
•Ashley
•China Jade
•National Pickling
•Suyo Long
•Straight 8

Solid-Stemmed Squashes
•Teot Bat Put Squash
•Butternut, metro

Ginger Family
•Shampoo Ginger
•Turmeric
•Galangal
•Ginger

Tropical Greens
•Moringa
•Sissoo/Brazilian Spinach
•Kenaf Hibiscus/ Gongura
•Melokhiya, Egyptian Spinach
•Okinawan Spinach
•Cranberry Hibiscus

Peas and Beans
•Yardlong
•Pigeon Peas
•Big Red Ripper Peas
•Florida Conch Peas

Peppers
•Guero Chile/ Santa Fe Grande
•Greek Pepperoncini
•Biquinho beak pepper
•Thai Hot
•Habanero
•Habanada
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Shish*to

Arrowroot
Sugarcane

Roselle

Okra
•Louisiana Green Velvet
•Alabama Red
•Okinawa Pink
•Burmese
•Clemson

Eggplant
•Florida High Bush
•Louisiana Long Green
•Thai Round
•Morden Mini
•Black Beauty

Misc. Cucurbits
•Bitter Melons
•Luffa

Edible Flowers
•Katuray
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•African Blue Basil
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Curry Leaf Tree
•Lalot/ Paan / Betel Leaf
•Mountain Mint
•Culantro
•Pandan
•Stevia





Here is Renée on our very first day at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola . We had just a smattering of really coo...
08/08/2026

Here is Renée on our very first day at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola . We had just a smattering of really cool plants to start with. We had not yet thought of having photos marking each type of plant for people to read on their own. I talked all day long answering questions and all that talking was exhausting. I finally learned to do vocal warm-up exercises before the market - that's how much I talked!

But I absolutely loved it! I really like talking about plants and helping other people be better gardeners. I feel very lucky to be able to earn a living this way.





Melokhiya is an ancient leafy green grown all over the tropics. With good reason as it does extremely well in those cond...
08/08/2026

Melokhiya is an ancient leafy green grown all over the tropics. With good reason as it does extremely well in those conditions being able to tolerate high heat plus too much rain or too little. That is pretty close to the weather we typically get for the next few months as we enter Late Gulf Coast Summer which is generally dry & hot with maybe a tropical storm.

Melokhiya has been used for eons and has traveled far and wide. It thus goes by many names. It is beloved by Nigerians who call it Ewedu, Filipinos who call it Saluyot, English speakers call it Jute, and in Egypt it is called Melokhiya (which, for real, has at least 10 different spellings).

Melokhiya is related to Roselle, Cranberry Hibiscus, Mallow, and Okra. Being related to all these means it's leaves have a bit of a mucilaginous feel, particularly when cooked with water. I don't have proof, but I suspect that this quality is what gives the plant its ability to withstand drought and high heat. When I lived in the equatorial Central African Republic vegetables like Okra and Melokhiya were much loved making me wonder if they don't pass on the ability to better tolerate heat to the person eating them.

The leaves can be eaten raw, but are usually cooked into a thick "sauce" and eaten with rice or other starch or it is made into a stew. The immature seed pods are also edible when they are still tender.

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the in . Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Sunday Market on Palafox
Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Plant Inventory:

Peas & Beans
•Yardlong
•Pigeon Peas
•Red Ripper
•FL Conch

Peppers
•Santa Fe Grande
•Pepperoncini
•Biquinho
•Anaheim
•Thai Hot
•Habanero
•Habanada
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Shish*to

Greens
•Moringa
•Melokhiya
•Mushroom Plant
•Okinawan Spinach
•Cranberry Hibiscus
•Kenaf

Sesame
Arrowroot
Roselle
Okras
Eggplants

Ginger Family
•Shampoo Ginger
•Turmeric
•Galangal
•Ginger

Edible Flowers
•Katuray
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•African Blue Basil
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Culantro
•Stevia





This weekend we'll have lots of fascinating plants such as Katuray which is pictured here. Katuray (aka Agati) is a stri...
07/31/2026

This weekend we'll have lots of fascinating plants such as Katuray which is pictured here. Katuray (aka Agati) is a striking Southeast Asian plant that looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book. Katuray produces gorgeous edible flowers which are used as a vegetable in many recipes such as Ensaladang Katuray. We have plants with pinkish flowers.

This a very tropical plant and must be protected below 40F. We once planted one in the ground in the spring after keeping it indoors all winter as a houseplant. Although it did die the following winter, it first grew a 10' tall tree loaded with gorgeous flowers! It was quite impressive! Katuray may also be grown in a container where it can last for years if protected from the cold.

Get your Katuray plants here:

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Saturday's Plant Inventory:

New:
•Sesame
•Katuray
•Florida Conch peas

Peas and Beans
•Yardlong
•Pigeon Peas
•Big Red Ripper Peas
•Florida Conch Peas

Tropical Greens
•Moringa
•Mushroom Plant
•Okinawan Spinach
•Cranberry Hibiscus
•Kenaf Hibiscus/ Gongura

Peppers
•Guero Chile/ Santa Fe Grande
•Anaheim
•Thai Hot
•Jalapeño
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Shish*to

Cherry Tomatoes
•Everglades

Arrowroot

Roselle

Okra
•Louisiana Green Velvet
•Alabama Red
•Okinawa Pink
•Burmese
•Clemson

Ginger Family
•Turmeric
•Galangal
•Ginger

Eggplant
•Florida High Bush
•Louisiana Long Green
•Thai Round
•Morden Mini
•Black Beauty

Misc. Cucurbits
•Fuzzy Gourd, New Jang Sin
•Bitter Melon
•Cucuzzi/ Opo
•Cucamelon
•Luffa

Edible Flowers
•Katuray
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•Cuban Oregano, variegated
•African Blue Basil
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Lemon Balm
•Quillquina (Papalo)
•Culantro
•Stevia





Colorful OkraNo, it is not too late to plant okra! Okra is a fast growing vegetable and with our plants you'll be harves...
07/25/2026

Colorful Okra
No, it is not too late to plant okra! Okra is a fast growing vegetable and with our plants you'll be harvesting your own okra pods in about a month. The leaves of okra are also edible and are commonly used as a cooked green throughout Africa. During the Civil War some even roasted the seeds and used them as a coffee substitute!

Okra is related to Hibiscuses like Roselle and Cranberry Hibiscus as well as the ornamental Hibiscuses (and cotton, too!). It is a gorgeous plant and can handle everything our summers throw at it whether that's intense heat and/or excessive rain. And once established it can even handle very little rain!

We'll have several varieties of Okra plants and much more this weekend:

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the in . Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Sunday Market on Palafox
Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Saturday's Plant Inventory:

New:
•Rice Paddy Herb

Peppers
•Guero Chile/ Santa Fe Grande
•California Wonder bell
•Anaheim
•Thai Hot
•Jalapeño
•Pepperoncini
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Shish*to

Cherry Tomatoes
•Everglades

Tropical Greens
•Mushroom Plant
•Cranberry Hibiscus
•Kenaf Hibiscus/ Gongura

Arrowroot

Roselle

Okra
•Louisiana Green Velvet
•Alabama Red
•Okinawa Pink
•Emerald
•Burmese
•Clemson

Ginger Family
•Turmeric
•Galangal

Eggplant
•Florida High Bush
•Louisiana Long Green
•Thai Round
•Morden Mini
•Black Beauty

Misc. Cucurbits
•Fuzzy Gourd, New Jang Sin
•Bitter Melon
•Cucuzzi/ Opo
•Luffa

Edible Flowers
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•African Blue Basil
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Lemon Balm
•Quillquina
•Stevia

Sweet Potatoes for GREENS





Ice-Cold Home-Grown Roselle Tea!(aka Hibiscus)You, too, could be quenching your thirst with Roselle you grew in your own...
07/17/2026

Ice-Cold Home-Grown Roselle Tea!
(aka Hibiscus)
You, too, could be quenching your thirst with Roselle you grew in your own garden. How cool would it be to share it with your friends and family on a day like today! Roselle is amazingly easy to grow. Being a tropical plant Roselle loves the heat and humidity of our summers.

Roselle tea is made from the calyx of a specific species of hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa. Often mistaken for a flower the calyx is a separate part and is the star-shaped thing between the stem and the flower. In most plants it is green and leathery. Roselle is unique in that its calyx is cranberry-colored and fleshy. It's also fruity-tasting and delicious!

With a handful of plants you could grow gallons of the calices (plural of calyx). Best of all, they have many other uses besides tea: jams, pies, fruit salads, cordials, faux cranberry sauce, and more.

Get your Roselle plants from us here:

-Saturdays (9-2)
at the Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola . Our booth is # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

-Sundays (11:30-3:30)

Booth # 64 near 107 N. Palafox St.

Inventory:

New:
•Rice Paddy Herb
•Okinawan Spinach
•Pigeon Peas
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Sugarcane

Tropical Greens
•Mushroom Plant
•Cranberry Hibiscus
•Kenaf Hibiscus

Roots
•Sunchoke
•Arrowroot

Roselle

Okra
•LA Green Velvet
•Alabama Red
•Okinawa Pink
•Emerald
•Burmese
•Clemson

Ginger Family
•Ginger
•Turmeric

Peas & Beans
•Yardlong
•Red Noodle
•Pigeon Peas
•Pink Eye Purple Hulls
•Mississippi Purple

Peppers
•Guero Chile
•California Wonder
•Biquinho, red
•Anaheim
•Thai Hot
•Habanero
•Jalapeño
•Jalapeño Gigantia
•Pepperoncini
•Pimiento Arrugado
•Lemon Drop
•Shish*to

Eggplants

Cherry Tomatoes

Misc. Cucurbits
•Fuzzy Gourd
•Bitter Melon
•Cucuzzi
•Cucamelon
•Luffa

Solid-Stemmed Squash
•Teot Bat Put
•Tromboncino
•Black Futsu

Edible Flowers
•Nematode Control Marigold
•Spanish Brocade
•Marietta
•Turk's Cap Mallow
•Blue Butterfly Pea

Herbs
•Cuban Oregano
•Rice Paddy Herb
•African Blue Basil
•Mexican Tarragon
•Stevia

Sweet Potato for GREENS





Address

107 N. Palafox Street
Pensacola, FL
32502

Opening Hours

10am - 2pm

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