Putting the Garden to Bed July is the end of the growing season in South Florida. It just gets too hot. This is the time to take care of the soil that will be used for the season beginning in October. In April, the garden was at its peak. The vegetables were deep green and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Raised Garden'
Soil Solarization for Raised Gardens
August 3rd, 2013 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · Raised Garden · soil solarization
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
