Pulling Out the Winter Garden If you live in south Florida, February is the time to plant the summer garden. One hitch, though… the winter plants have to be removed first. Besides the herbs, which, for the most part, are perennials… in October, my gardening partner Bill and I planted snow peas, poblanos, jalapenos, green […]
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Going from Winter to Summer Garden
February 27th, 2014 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · broccoli · compost · eggplant · Fafard 3B soil · jalapenos · Okra · Poblano Peppers · Raised Garden · Tomatoes · Vegetables
October Gardening Season
October 25th, 2013 3 Comments
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 […]
Tags: above ground garden · arugula · Cilantro · eggplant · Green Beans · jalapeno · Jobes feritlizer · lettuce · Okra · Raised Garden · rosemary · soil solarization · spinach · Tomatoes · Vegetables
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