Gardening in Central Florida

Just one this year. My Anna and Dorsett bloomed at different times, so I didn't get much pollination... This is the second year it'...

Mid-April is a beautiful time in Florida, and this season, with its cooler temperatures and regular rainfall, has been particularly nice. We...

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Citrus: Honeybell Tangelo, Hamlin Orange, Owari Satsuma (these all on Flying Dragon), Sambokan Lemon, a Kumquat in a pot, and a kaffir lime ...

Apple blooms, potatoes, beans, blueberries... etc. This didn't come out well, but I'm too beat to do it again. Long day in the garde...

I made this earlier this winter with my mom's "organic" oranges. I used a cheap red boxed wine, not a white, but otherwise, s...

Cukes and melons are up. First blackberry bloom of he season... very late. All winter I stick sprouted potatoes into black nursery pots an...

Despite the rain and relatively cool temperatures, the beans I planted last weekend were up by Friday. I started some Gaucho melon seeds a...

I get this kind of question pretty often... Here's my quick answer... there are probably other things he could start now... feel free to...

Let's see... Planted beans--first week of March is a good time to plant beans, but this year, probably too early. We have a warm week ah...

The cold winter's made it ideal for growing broccoli and greens, but not much else... FlordaPrince Peach blooms... I think I overpruned...

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I need to get back to blogging!

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...