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Malabar spinach good for Florida garden

  Malabar spinach does best in hot temperatures and trained to climb a trellis or poles. Every season I try at least one new vegetable, and this spring it will be Malabar spinach. I found it at my...

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Garden Chat: New Englander adjusts to Florida gardening

This is the first in a regular series of chats with gardeners about what they are growing, what they have learned, and what tips they want to share. Kathy has personalized her garden with several...

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August garden tip: Prepare soil organically for fall planting

  After solarizing one garden bed for six weeks, I took off the plastic cover and worked on the soil. Most sane Floridians don’t garden in August. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity we’re fond of...

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What to do about Florida fall planting with Isaac looming

This is an important week for Florida gardeners getting ready for fall planting, but tropical storm-potential hurricane Isaac is complicating matters. Typically, you want to have your warm season...

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Edible landscape project: Soil analysis reveals missing ingredients

The front yard’s soil will receive compost and many elements in the soil to sustain an edible landscape.                       My front yard has been stripped of grass for several days now while the...

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Blueberries at home in Florida landscape

Windsor blueberry bushes (foreground) and Palmetto (background) are southern highbush varieties.                     The dream of having a garden landscape in my front yard started with a more simple...

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Turf battle: HOA asserts right to force St. Augustine grass

  St. Augustine grass outlines cobblestone patio.                     In football, when the quarterback is at the line of scrimmage and sees something in the defensive scheme he thinks he can exploit,...

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Fall Garden Tips for Winter Harvest

  Butternut squash is tiny now but will be ready for harvest in two months. October 1 is a milestone date on the Florida gardening calendar. It is the traditional day to plant fall and winter...

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May garden: what’s growing

Blueberries picked fresh from the front yard. I will remember my 2013 May garden for its bumper crop of blueberries. The 17 bushes in the front yard produced enough berries to fill a cup almost every...

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June garden: What’s growing, what’s missing

Rabbits and rain have been the story line of my June garden. If the rabbits didn’t eat my vegetables, the rain nearly drowned them. Still, I managed to grow enough food throughout my yard to keep my...

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