Gardening in Central Florida

Holy COW! That was some rainstorm... I've lived here almost ten years, and I've only seen a couple like it in FLA. Flash flood worth...

I've decide to plant plum trees, Gulfbeauty and Gulfblaze in the last remaining sunny spot of my garden. I'll have to plant them cl...

We need several more to make up for the low rainfall this winter, but the inch we got came slow and steady from 4am until around noon. 

Oh, yeah. Have raised probability of precipitation across the north to 80-90% with convective line reaching North Lake and Volusia after mid...

Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn, Im dunkeln Laub die Gold-Orangen glühn, Ein sanfter Wind vom blauen Himmel weht, Die Myrte still ...

Cherokee Rose. Straw Flowers. Don't they look like fried eggs? Pretty flowers... wish I could remember what they're called. I lov...

I did this last year in March. Some stuff died, some stuff I ripped out... Here's my fruit census for 2009: Citrus: Honeybell Tangelo, H...

It's such a beautiful time of the year. It got into the mid- and upper-eighties last week for a couple of days, but now it's turned ...

I've started a Twitter feed (on the right). It seems like a good, low-expectation, easy way to post updates on the garden. The formattin...

The girl-child and I (along with my brother) planted spring and summer flower and veg seeds--Coreopsis, Thunbergia, Cosmos, Torenia, New Ze...

They've finally started producing.

Hopefully this is the last of the season: Check that out--while I was working in the garden this morning, it dropped from 70 to 50... in an ...

Herbs. Parsley, cilantro, chervil, dill, mints all do great this time of year, until summer's rains start. Banana leaf slowly emerging...

Because my peach tree is blooming (lovely!) and I just planted my first row of Rattlesnake Beans (from Southern Exposure). Last year my bean...

My latest order... I'm trying for the first time the Sweet Cayenne and Flexum. The others are proven winners in my garden... #9614 - Swe...

I transplanted most of the peppers, squash and cukes today into larger (quart) containers. I also planted (in small pots) some tomatoes (Yel...