Gardening in Central Florida

Today in the garden, I picked the first cucumber, and the first head of broccoli that I planted in my new front bed at the end of January. I...

A couple feet of one row of Sweet Treat carrots that I planted on October 24.

The welter of activity preparing for the spring garden has mostly passed. I've got beans, cukes, melons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, s...

I've got more dirty hippie credentials than anyone I know. But when it comes to seeds, almost without exception, I plant hybrids. The Ti...

The floriferous side of the garden.  St. David blooming under Earligrande peach.  I love  the red Knockout roses. But I hate  the pin...

Tomatoes are a bit smaller than I'd like, but they're growing quickly.  Borage With all the cold this winter, my Lady Banks yellow...

Here's a better picture of my new, front bed. I've already started doing what I swore I wouldn't--tearing out brassicas and sala...

What isn't in this slideshow? Apples, blueberries, peaches, onions, lettuce, cabbage, collards, chard, broccoli, peas... The slideshow i...

My new, front bed today. This half of the garden has onions, mache, turnips, carrots, lettuce, and cabbage. The garden one month ag o, af...

My pole beans are up, my tomatoes are in the ground, and my peppers are up to bat. Apple, peach, plum and blueberries are all blooming. 

A couple weeks early, I've planted squash, tomatoes, melons, pole beans, & cucumbers in the garden. I need to get my peppers in the ...

A warm week ahead, so, several weeks earlier than in the past, I planted two short rows of pole beans (McCaslan and Fortex). I had to harves...

A great beet season.