Gardening in Central Florida

It's been a long, very cold couple of weeks... this is what happens to my Russellia when it freezes--the water in the stems freeze and ...

A very busy time of the year for me, so light blogging until after Christmas. The usual cool/dry season things going on in the garden: brocc...

I may never go back to open-pollinated radishes. Quick, perfectly round, appropriately crimson, and not a single split radish in today's...

I'm enjoying my tomato salad (tomatoes, salt, Sherry vinegar, olive oil, chopped Trinidad Yellow Seasoning pepper sprinkled atop), think...

Pretty smart advice here for the apartment-bound and even for those (like me!) with some space but not a lot... I agree completely with his ...

My new potting mix is a 5::2::1 pine fine::perlite::peat mix. It’s really doing the trick for me… I’m in the midst of repotting all my pla...

Funny thing is that these dogwoods NEVER bloom in the spring. I'd always assumed it was the lack of chill hours, but that hypothesis see...

Calendula. Probably my favorite winter flower. It'll bloom its head off all winter and spring. I have ten of these going in undersized ...

Too much going on in life and the garden for a good "garden happenings" post... Cool weather has finally arrived after the hottest...

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...