Gardening in Central Florida

I thought this article in yesterday's Times was modestly provocative. The problem and its solution are not, I think, clearly identified...

My poor winter crops! They'll make it through, but it's been tough going for brassicas, lettuces, etc. Surprisingly good tomato set,...

It's HOT and DRY out there. I wartered my lawn for the first time since, well... probably May. My brassicas and chard are all doing OK, ...

I agree... why are people so prickly when you suggest that, maybe, you know, eating too much meat is bad all around... It's bad for YOU,...

Getting my winter and spring seeds in order... I've decided to try a bunch of hybrids-beets, carrots and radishes this year. Radish Cher...

Still working on understanding how to grow malanga (above). It's so tasty, so easy, but wow does it have a long season. I've decide...

Some random notes... It's fall. We have a beautiful week on tap. I will never again plant cukes in the fall. The stinkbugs did them in, ...

Valley View Vineyards . A really lovely area--"The Alps of Florida"! Located in the hills and valleys that make up the spine of F...

I bought from Just Fruits and Exotics ... EARLIGRANDE (peach) New for 2009! Yellow fleshed, small to medium clingstone peach that ripens be...

My order from Swallowtail... Winter is the only time I sow annuals and perennials (which I usually grow as annuals). My friend Bill has p...

Your Japanese cuke... has that been going all summer? nope, i got it from a friend as a seedling about a month ago. but... it's very ...

I needed the space, so I harvested my batatas a little earlier than maybe I should have. There were some real lunkers in the mix, but plen...

Let's see... The color of September is... PURPLE. Flowering artemesia, Duranta erecta, Achimenes, Alternanthera, yarrow, and some cool ...

Special Japanese cuke... seems to be invisible to pickleworm radar... Pretty exciting, eh? I'll post the results and seeds if my luck h...

My super-rare, super-cool Ele Ele Banana has decided to finally set fruit... a bummer, since there's probably not enough energy left in ...

Goings on in the garden... Click for a larger slideshow.