Watch My Food Grow ~ A South Florida Raised Vegetable Garden

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Ladybug Desire

July 17th, 2014 2 Comments

Aphids Made Me Do It Last year, the okra in my garden was covered with aphids. I wanted to use natural pest control, and ladybugs were the answer. I ordered live ladybugs from an online vendor. I released my mail order ladybugs into the garden and the aphids were controlled in three days and for the […]

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Okra: Garden Finger Food

June 30th, 2014 3 Comments

Still Growing It is the first of July, and the garden is nearly done for the season. The days are in the 90s,  the sun is unrelenting and the remaining plants are losing their leaves and getting spindly. It is just about time to pull up everything and prepare the boxes for the summer. .. except the okra. […]

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Attack of the Killer Eggplant

June 20th, 2014 5 Comments

Eggplant Injury Many of my friends know that I spent the last couple of weeks preparing for surgery on the middle finger of my right hand. Just today, one  asked how it turned out. A second friend was completely surprised and wanted to know what she had missed. What follows is the story of my eggplant injury experience… […]

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