South Florida’s Wilting Summer Florida summers are ‘off time’ for gardeners, and I am no exception. What the plague of worms, six-legged pests, fungus and nematodes didn’t get last spring, the Florida heat and oppressive humidity of the summer would wilt. Start up for the garden will be sometime in October. In the meantime, a […]
Gardeners in the Family Tree
September 8th, 2012 1 Comment
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The Vegetable Hatt in Haines City, Florida
February 25th, 2010 17 Comments
Laura and David Hatt of Haines City were kind enough to send me some pictures and information about their Florida vegetable garden. Haines City (Florida) Raised Vegetable Garden The Vegetable Hatt is a small garden located in Haines City, Florida. We grow many different types of vegetables and fruit year round. Our gardening area is […]
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Where to Find Vermiculite in South Florida
February 2nd, 2010 15 Comments
A few months back, I wrote about Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. In order to be successful in his method of gardening, a key element is vermiculite. Unfortunately, vermiculite is hard to fine. Vermiculite Found at Atlantic-FEC in Miami Lawrence, a Watch My Food Grow reader, mentioned Atlantic-FEC as a potential vermiculite supplier in […]
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