Gardening in Central Florida

Delta Charlie knows what he's talking about, and he recommended two cherry tomatoes for fall planting: Hi all, the first of the fall to...

From a post over on the Florida Forum of GardenWeb... my thoughts on salad greens in FLA: i direct-sowed a bunch of lettuce in september but...

I grew up in a household that canned: Every fall, my mom dragged out the pressure cooker and canning kettle, and went to work on the tomatoe...

Let's see... What to say about my gardens. First, my flower gardens are in disarray. My Prosperity rose suddenly up and died. This rose ...

I did some horticultural penance for all the fishing I've been doing lately. Spent a HOT October morning and afternoon (it had to have...

Over the past couple of weeks, I've direct seeded chard ("French" Swiss Chard (!!) and my old standby, "Sea Foam"), ...

Finally, I've identified the stinkbugs on my tomatoes... The leaffooted bug Leptoglossus phyllopus (L.). On this useful IFAS site.

Tragic. And not just for the destruction of the wholeness of community and health. As the world gets flatter and smaller, it also gets more ...

I planted some sweet potato slips and raw peanuts (from Publix ) along the edges of my main bed, in some sunny spots where the last bit of ...

So, I wouldn't go quite so far as to say that the dry season is upon us... but, for the first time in months, this evening was quite ple...

A pretty pleasant day, all things considered. It was around ninety, but the relative humidity was lower and there was a nice breeze out of t...

Spent the afternoon yesterday ripping out all my tired, old summer crops, excepting some Cuban oregano, fennel, and scallions. I hoed the b...

The rain was just starting to let up for the first time in three days when I took these videos: Here's what that second area looks like ...

My friend Mary dropped me this perceptive note... A little rain with your coffee ? I miss the sun too . I have not been out of the house ...

This news is very, very good. It won't solve our water problems for the long term, but it does reset conditions back to normal. Since 20...

Well, I've emptied my rain gauge three times now, each time it was overflowing at six and a half inches. That's more than the local ...

It's still blasted hot out, but already the quality of the sun's light has changed and the days are growing noticeably shorter. My f...

From a post I did on the Florida Forum of GardenWeb: it's a tough time for herbs in the garden. here's what's coping with the he...

The trend deepens and broadens... Supermarket Chains Narrow Their Sights - NYTimes.com : "Some independently owned, small-to-medium-siz...

This article on expensive oil's affect on global trade tells the story of profligate waste and chasing pennies. A great lesson in extern...