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First Harvest of the Spring Season

April 24th, 2014 6 Comments

Spring Garden In South Florida, there are two growing seasons… the first begins in October and ends in February; the second begins toward the end of February and goes until about mid-June.  Planted Raised Garden Boxes B-I-G Bunch of Green Beans The first of the produce has just come in. In the last two days, I […]

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Vegetables Are Peeking Out of the Ground

November 3rd, 2013 No Comments

Veggies from Seed It has been about a month since the plastic was pulled off the garden boxes, and they were fertilized, raked level and watered. Right after, seeds were planted at various depths. Seed packets always have planting times, depths and distances on the backs of the packages. For the  lettuce, spinach and radishes, […]

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October Gardening Season

October 25th, 2013 3 Comments

Time to Plant It is October in Florida, and that means the solarization covers on the garden boxes come off and the prep work for the winter season begins. Removing Solarization Plastic Sheeting Once the plastic is removed, fertilizer is added to the soil and is raked in to a depth of four to six […]

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