Well, it’s quite simple. All you have to do is live in Central Florida, where we can grow vegetables 12 months out of the year. The best time to plant your fall garden is in September or the beginning of October. When the rest of the country is packing up their gardens in November, ours will just be taking off. We can grow fall vegetables all the way through March when we will … [Read more...]
In the Garden: Five Steps to a Successful Fall Vegetable Garden
There will always be challenges in the vegetable garden, but there is a lot we can do to minimize the headaches and issues that arise. Here are five steps to success for a fall vegetable garden. Plan for the Season and Region Understand the hardiness zone. Our region is Zone 9b, so check the seed packet. Due to the heat, it’s best to plant heat-tolerant and pest-resistant … [Read more...]
In the Garden: How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer Garden
We’re in the home stretch as far as the summer gardens go. Anyone who has held out to this point and is still producing vegetables really understands how and what to grow in Central Florida in the summertime. In our Laureate Park Gardening Workshop, we harvested some beautiful petite white eggplants. Eggplants really thrive in the Florida heat, just like okra and peppers. … [Read more...]
In the Garden: How Hot Is Your Summer Garden?
The Summer Heat Is Here, and It’s Time to Transition to a Summer Vegetable Garden The Florida heat is here as we get up into the 90s each day. The lettuce, basil and cilantro have all bolted up to the sky and started to flower. Not to mention the havoc it wreaks on cucumbers, squash and zucchini plants. The bolting of heat-sensitive plants can cause low yield for the … [Read more...]
In The Garden: It’s Time to Tackle Tomatoes
Why is it so difficult to grow tomatoes in Central Florida? Every time I try to grow tomatoes, the leaves turn brown and shrivel up, or the tomato splits or turns brown. There are several common tomato diseases and issues that can cause either a single tomato plant or an entire group of plants to die. It can certainly seem overwhelming to overcome the numerous challenges we … [Read more...]
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