Gardening in Central Florida

It's been a tremendously busy time of the year for me. I've had time enough to water, but that's about it. Today, though, was ab...

From the Climate Prediction Center at the National Weather Service. The charts show the probabilty for two scenarios: hotter than normal/an...

Ranunculus Freesia. Delphiniums.

One of our native irises, Blue-Eyed Grass ( Sisyrinchium atlanticum ). Very tough, very perennial, very cheery. From the comments: Given whe...

I noticed yesterday that my freesia has begun to bloom -- a cherry-red stalk from the freesia that I planted a year ago December. The new bl...

Pea vines ('Tall Telephone') have reached the top of my seven-foot frame. Fava bean ('Windsor) blossoms. Blueberries ('Emera...

I've been very happy with the 'Apollo' cultivar of Arugula that's been growing in my garden all winter. I can harvest a coup...

From a gardening standpoint, we have three seasons here in Florida: We have an extended fall, which runs from the first cold, dry airmass th...

In Niger, Trees and Crops Turn Back the Desert - New York Times : "Better conservation and improved rainfall have led to at least 7.4 m...

I received in the mail today hardwood cuttings of five blueberry cultivars from the National Clonal Germplasm Repository: Beckyblue Bluegem...

I'm always trying out new bulbs in my garden. I read somewhere on Dave's Garden that you can grow Alstroemeria here in FLA as a pere...

Even for a Tomato, Looks Aren’t Everything - New York Times Even for a Tomato, Looks Aren’t Everything By FLORENCE FABRICANT FO...

I started the seeds for this Winter Density (from Pinetree) at the very end of November, so six weeks from sowing. You can see Red Sails nex...

It's been pretty nice, more or less seasonable the last week. School's back in session, and I had the flu earlier this week, so I d...

Our neighbor's mother, Linda, surprised us with this Christmas card, her excellent water-color painting of our beloved pink house. We l...

Today, I planted: Four each of Tiffany (VFNT Hybrid), Matina (very early, good flavor), Sun Gold (the folks over at GW rave about it) Two e...

A good source for Vermiculite. One and a half bushels (quite a lot!) for $20, delivered to your door. Horticultural Perlite and Vermiculite ...

Florida Weave questions - Growing Tomatoes Forum - GardenWeb : "I used 2x4s, 2x2s, and lots of chainlink fence toprail. I got the topra...

The Barefoot Gardener: No, You Don't Need A Loom : "How Do I Use Florida Weave? How Do I Use Florida Weave? Florida Weave is wi...