Gardening in Central Florida

Jujubes. This is an Indian Jujube, which would not grow here, in my zone (9a), but it grows very well in North Fort Myers, at ECHO Farm. Y...

Ah, for want of a punctuation mark... (EPCOT, end of February 2008)

Taken at EPCOT on February 29, 2008.

Agina Cutting Celery (Pinetree).... Like celery, minus the crunch. Upland Cress. Mmmmm... Prolific. Crunchy. Nicely bitter. Red Sails lettuc...

Oh, for the record, my pear tree (a Hood from Wilson) broke dormancy last week. All the figs have new growth, as do the pomegranates, mulber...

I was given this bushy little tree, and told that it was a Chickasaw plum... but I've long suspected that it was misidentified, mostl...

Pot Marigold ( Calendula officinalis ) from saved seeds. What a happy, trouble-free flower. A perennial or hardy geranium (G. oxonianum ...

I've been growing a geraniums from seeds the past few seasons. They seem to be far hardier than the ones I buy at the bigboxstores -- m...

Considering it's a La Nina winter, we've had quite a lot of rain. But it looks like our luck's run out.

I built this espalier frame during December, using three-quarter inch electrical conduit and fittings from chainlink fences. I've plant...

This method is my current favorite for starting seeds -- three ounce plastic cups and shredded coir. It doesn't solve the problem of da...

I love the drama of these roses -- all gold and satin. They are pinkish when in bid, and white when blown. This bush is about four years ol...

A very thoughtful and economical article on why we need to eat less meat, by Mark Bittman, the Times' food writer. I'm not a doctri...

Broccoli di Rapa, strawberries My herbs and lettuce garden.

A warm day today, though that's predicted to change early this week, with temperatures dipping back into the upper thirties. I spent a c...

Notes to self... Got my Kadota Fig and Sunred Nectarine from Willis last night. Very impressed -- both much larger than advertised and they ...

My roses fared all right. The same cannot be said of my bananas, brugs, and daturas. And there was a bit of damage to my tomatoes, but nothi...

Between the freeze and the Brazilians, my garden's a mess. But I love the new patio and paths that wind through the flower part of my ga...

With in-laws in town, we spent the a warm day at Epcot. I took the "Behind the Seeds" tour, a tour of the "Living with the La...

I'm going to grow a few more tomatoes this spring than last... #5859 - SunSugar FT Hybrid - 30 seeds. #5532 ...