Covered with Flowers Bottlebrush trees grow where it is hot and sunny. Florida meets that criteria. They are small and branchy with long dark green leaves. No matter the season, the tree looks good. Crimson Bottlebrush Tree Florida in February is THE place to be for flowers, and this is a good winter for my […]
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Crimson Bottlebrush Tree
February 12th, 2013 3 Comments
Tags: Crimson Bottlebrush Tree · Florida · Flowering Trees
Raised Garden From Scratch
January 26th, 2013 No Comments
Starting Over Because of the plague of pestilence that invaded my garden last season, I am starting over with my raised garden. Boxes Moved to Expose Soil First order of business was to remove the soil contaminated with a fungus called Phytophthora Root Rot and disinfect the remaining boxes. Contaminated Soil Even though I can […]
Tags: above ground garden · Phytophthora Root Rot · Raised Garden
Farm Your Backyard in South Florida
January 24th, 2013 1 Comment
2011-2012 Garden Plague If you remember last season, my garden suffered from all sorts of pestilence. The most destructive was a fungus called Phytophthora Root Rot. It is a soil-borne, anaerobic fungus that is unrelenting and terminal. There is no treatment available to home gardeners. Phytophthora is naturally occurring in the soil. The weather conditions […]
Tags: jalapeno plant · marigolds · Palm Beach County Cooperative Extensive Service · Phytophthora Root Rot · University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences
