An Afterthought Back in April, after all the rest of the garden had been planted, neighbor, Jacqie (my partner in gardening) planted one more section. On a whim, he bought three kinds of watermelon and one cantaloupe plant and put them directly into bags of garden soil. Melons Planted in Bagged Soil Ground Cover The […]
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End of the Growing Season in South Florida
June 21st, 2013 3 Comments
End of the Season The growing season in Florida is from October through the end of June. That is enough time for planting some things twice and is plenty of time for the tomatoes, okra and poblanos to provide a substantial amount of produce. However, when it hits 90 + degrees and the sun is […]
Tags: above ground garden · Okra · Pepper Plants · Raised Garden · Tomatoes · Vegetables · yellow pear tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
May 1st, 2013 2 Comments
LOTS of Green Tomatoes This is the fourth year that I have grown tomatoes in a raised garden, but it’s the first year that I have had tomatoes or any other plants that have grown with such gusto. I do believe it is the soil I used this year, but that is a story for […]
Tags: above ground garden · fried green tomatoes · Raised Garden · Tomatoes
