Since September you have been growing warm season vegetables and now it is time to add cool season vegetables to the garden. Temperatures are starting to drop and the production of the warm season vegetables is slowing for the same reason. You ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES
It’s hot out. Sweltering. Rainy. But it’s also time to plan for cooler temperatures and relief from the daily downpour. It’s time to plan the fall garden. In Florida, we have two vegetable planting seasons. The warm weather season starts ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
I love the cool weather vegetable season, because there are so many greens - ruffled red and green kales, a rainbow of chard, lettuces, broccoli (the leaves are delicious), and lots of Asian vegetables that cry out for stir fry. But when the ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Fall has arrived. Hurricane Irma caused a lot of damage to "warm season" vegetables. There is not enough time left to replant most “warm season” vegetables. The "cool season" vegetable garden season begins soon. But with the warm winters ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES