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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October Gardening Season
October 25th, 2013 3 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · arugula · Cilantro · eggplant · Green Beans · jalapeno · Jobes feritlizer · lettuce · Okra · Raised Garden · rosemary · soil solarization · spinach · Tomatoes · Vegetables
How to Cut a Mango
August 12th, 2013 5 Comments
It’s Mango Season I have two mango trees… a Haden and an Alphonso. The Haden tree’s fruit is about a month later than the Alphonso tree. Alphonso Mangos Alphonsos are beautiful to look at, and they smell and taste so-o-o-o good, but……….. So Many So Fast My Alphonso mango tree has been dropping an unbelievable […]
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly Is Back
August 4th, 2013 No Comments
Back for a Visit Not too long ago, I wrote about a pair of caterpillars that had taken up residence in the parsley section in my herb garden. They made chrysalises and, eventually, became beautiful Black Swallowtail butterflies. Last week, one of them was back visiting the old neighborhood. Black Swallowtail Butterfly More Caterpillars??? I […]
Tags: above ground garden · Black Swallowtail Butterfly · Black Swallowtail Caterpillar · parsley · Raised Garden
