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...
View ArticleGarden 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...
View ArticleAugust 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleEdible 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...
View ArticleBlueberries 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...
View ArticleTurf 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,...
View ArticleFall 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...
View ArticleMay 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...
View ArticleJune 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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