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Greens for the New Year

December 31st, 2013 3 Comments

New Year’s Tradition Our family welcomes the New Year with traditional food. We usually have ham, black-eyed peas and greens for good luck and prosperity in the New Year. Broccoli We planted broccoli for the first time this past October. It has come up and is way bigger than I thought it would be. The […]

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Garden Saved by Trellises

November 26th, 2013 No Comments

Damaging Winds Recently, I wrote about the unusually strong winds we have been experiencing in South Florida. The plants in the garden were slammed around for about four days a couple of weeks ago. Wind-blown Green Beans The plants were blown so hard that holes were forming around the stems and roots. Some plants were […]

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Wind Issue in the Garden

November 4th, 2013 4 Comments

Weather Fronts Are Windy There is a cool front moving into south Florida, and it has blown steadily for more than 48 hours. I checked the weather report earlier today to find the wind was 17 mph sustained with gusts to 36 mph. The wind is great for shutting off the A/C and opening windows. […]

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