Gardening in Central Florida

The woodpeckers are out there now, squabbling over the still-unripe figs left on the tree... I thought they were insectivores? 

This spring, I've added a banana plant, passionfruit vine, Peruvian Apple Cactus ( Cereus repandus ), an avocado of unknown b...

I've been really impressed by the vigor of CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES FNT HYBRID which I bought from (of course) Tomato Growers Supply Company...

I'm still gardening, and this coronavirus pandemic has meant I'm spending more time in the garden than usual. Plums, nectarines, fi...

It's that time already in Central Florida! The aim is to have seedlings large enough to transplant by March 1... I'm usually late,...

It was a great cucumber season. But I noticed a couple worms today... If you search this site, you'll see the various ways I've tr...

Again, the first fruit I would recommend in Central Florida is the plum. The Gulf Series isn't large (I think there are four kinds), bu...

I've been harvesting cucumbers for a couple weeks now, and plums for about a week. The generic pickling cucumbers in the picture are...

I wish I remembered what kind... Suyo? Probably Southern Delight... in any case, this "style" of cucumber (Asian long) is the bes...

I'm out of Rattlesnake pole beans. Don't feel like spending the money for a packet with shipping and handling... I just forgot to s...

First beans of the season. These are Fortex, a hybrid I think. Anyway HUGE beans (8" isn't uncommon) that stay tender. Very prolif...

I really love Chioggia beets in the Florida garden... I've grown several kinds, including the standard Detroit. In the end, Chioggia do...

Winterbore Kale If I had to choose one winter crop to plant, it would be kale. Prolific, tough, cheap seeds, grows fast, repeat harve...

Well, it's that time of year. A friend dropped off four gallons of loquats, just a small part of the harvest from one tree... Loquats a...

I found this snake entangled in a castnet that i keep in a lidded bucket... it had gotten in the bucket somehow, tangled with the net, cra...

Gardeners! Lowe's has onion sets in right now... For their ease, and given how expensive sweet onions are, onions are among the best th...

Never tried this in Florida, but seems appropriate: A way to avoid our poor soils & nematodes. (HOO-gul-culture) meaning hill cultu...