tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post8870007943008922841..comments2024-01-23T05:22:51.150-05:00Comments on Gardening in Central Florida: Sugar snap peas...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-30049210451254661482018-02-15T16:43:09.810-05:002018-02-15T16:43:09.810-05:00Another thought: Make sure you choose heat resista...Another thought: Make sure you choose heat resistant and drought resistant varieties.<br /><br />We have nematodes...they've always been here and will be here to stay, but they don't have to destroy your root veggies. Try "Danvers" carrots instead of Italian. They're shorter but much thicker. <br /><br />Tomatoes are easy but keep them steadily watered or they'll crack, especially if you grow heirlooms. I find I have the best success when I use an EarthBox or similar, self watering containers...they're more accurate and I'm not taking chances with my Cherokee Purple or Table Talk tomatoes cracking.<br /><br />Shade seedlings from afternoon sun. (I use palmetto fans, they're in abundance and can go into the compost heap)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337066082931621989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-26110573817219185432018-02-15T16:38:22.869-05:002018-02-15T16:38:22.869-05:00@Anonymous Right now (Feb 15) you can plant carrot...@Anonymous Right now (Feb 15) you can plant carrots, beets, beans and peas (including Green Arrow shell peas) southern peas (blackeye, purple hull, crowder, conk, etc) peppers (good time to start seed as they take some time to germinate) tomatoes, corn, pumpkin, squash, melons, kale, celery, asparagus, radish, turnips, chard, cucumbers, peanuts, tomatoes, eggplant and every herb, both culinary and medicinal.<br /><br />I have the same, sandy soil and have dug the soil out of the beds, broke up and evened out the holes (I have about 350 sqft in my amended beds) and lined them with black plastic sheeting (use a pitchfork to make drainage holes). <br /><br />I used the soil I removed and amended it with peat moss and compost (I have my own chickens so I have plenty of well aged fertilizer on hand).<br /><br />I mulch some of the less drought resistant plants with straw or hay (but be careful it's not gone to seed or you'll grow hay).<br /><br />A good guide for people that have moved to Florida (or within the state, like myself) is "Month by Month Gardening in Florida by Tome McCubbin.<br /><br />I found it a ready guide and indispensable I moved up here from Homestead. I was 2 USDA hardiness zones north and it would have taken a lot of trial and error without it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337066082931621989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-17440338851332417452017-11-25T16:23:36.486-05:002017-11-25T16:23:36.486-05:00I am adding a Q. Can i grow in large pots. I would...I am adding a Q. Can i grow in large pots. I would love to plant lettuce, tomatoes, snow peas.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-34935681181456549322017-11-25T16:19:35.505-05:002017-11-25T16:19:35.505-05:00Completely new to Fl.
Have sandy soil dirt.
So if ...Completely new to Fl.<br />Have sandy soil dirt.<br />So if i put down organic soil i can grow them in ft pierce? I am from north. I tried to grow tomatoes. Moldy catastrophy. I had green thumb in north. But here i feel lost. Right time to plant now tomato pea, lettuce? How do i keep rabbit and pest away? MANY THANKS FOR ADVICE. ANY IDEA WHERE TO GET GOOD SEEDS ( PROBABLY ONLINE)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-23566861018645757762017-08-10T05:06:35.616-04:002017-08-10T05:06:35.616-04:00Hello, you said there were pictures below? I can’t...Hello, you said there were pictures below? I can’t see any of them. It sounds like you really love growing crops such as carrots etc.<a href="http://www.australian-writings.org/">australian writings services</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06342998813694527848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-41026132774704059042013-03-28T02:02:32.498-04:002013-03-28T02:02:32.498-04:00Love sugar snap peas. They are simple to grow and ...Love sugar snap peas. They are simple to grow and produce lots of pods.Joehttp://www.noelectricbill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-24004405523110894432013-03-27T11:52:21.183-04:002013-03-27T11:52:21.183-04:00Thank youThank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com