Watch My Food Grow ~ A South Florida Raised Vegetable Garden

Florida Backyard Raised Vegetable Garden

Expanding My Garden for Strawberries, Cucumber and Watermelon

February 20th, 2009 12 Comments

The moment I finished my initial raised vegetable garden and got the plants in, I knew its 4’x8′ size was too small. I needed more space. What I Did Not Get Planted I wanted watermelon, ripe by the fourth of July. I wanted cucumbers and snap beans. Jan Norris surprised me with two strawberry plants […]

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Today’s Hater: Garden More Boring Than Watching Water Boil

February 18th, 2009 5 Comments

Sister-in-Law Dani writes in part: That is seriously the most boring stuff you have ever sent me. I’d rather be watching water boil. Sometimes the Joy is in the Journey Sometimes is it how we get to a place that makes the place so special. Yes, the end goal is vegetables. Everything up to that […]

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Florida Sunset Over My Backyard Vegetable Garden

February 18th, 2009 2 Comments

Look at this you freezing Yankees… That’s the sun setting on my garden. It was in the low-80s all day, cooling off to around 76 when I finally headed inside. —Farmer Matt

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