Florida Gardening
Wendy Fries
just outside of Tampa? Please, advice needed!
Wendy, Wendamatica XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX myth...@cts.com
Robert Harriman
: Any hints on how to successfully grow *anything* in central Florida,
: Wendy, Wendamatica XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX myth...@cts.com
If your soil is as sandy as ours down here in Ft Lauderdale you need to
add as much organic stuff as you can. Compost, manure, petemoss, what
ever you can get. I just finished building a raised bed in one area of
our yard where nothing would grow. Now I have to fill it. :( I'm buying
top soil, manure and moss and mixing it with the soil <sand> that is
there.
aesop
kit + they can give you suggestions on starter plants.
I lived in Tampa for over 20 years & loved the almost year-round gardening
season. I had everything from exotic flowers to vegetables. You didn't say how
much gardening area you have...
I always added compose/manure to my soil after tilling. Then, if I was planting
roses, I would add some Epson salts to the soil. There's alot of different
things you can do, it just depends on how much time you can put into it & what
types of plants you like the best. Peppers seem to grow rather well, but you
have to be careful with tomatoes due to the extreme summer heat. I hope this
helps you out a little.
I could use some help in knowing when it's safe to start planting in
Atlanta???!!!
Gretchen Vroom
In Article<4euv7t$r...@news3.cts.com>, <myth...@sd.cts.com> wrote:
> Any hints on how to successfully grow *anything* in central Florida,
> just outside of Tampa? Please, advice needed!
>
> Wendy, Wendamatica XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX myth...@cts.com
Wendy, I strongly suggest going with native plants for most of your yard.
I use mostly natives and add a few annual flowers for color...it makes
for a low maintenance yard.
Read the book _Florida, My Eden_, too. I cannot remember the author just
now, but I will look it up tonight and send it. (Be sure to read the
forward/introduction before you purchase the book so that you understand
the direction of the book.)
I will also send a list of my favorite plants. I know the common names,
but I will get accurate names tonight.
Gretchen Vroom
central Florida, USA (USDA Zone 9)
Kate Wrightson
Gretchen Vroom <gvr...@falkor1.orl.mmc.com> wrote:
>Read the book _Florida, My Eden_, too. I cannot remember the author just
>now, but I will look it up tonight and send it. (Be sure to read the
>forward/introduction before you purchase the book so that you understand
>the direction of the book.)
_Commonsense Vegetable Gardening for the South_ is another book which I
couldn't live without (I'm a transplant and often am totally confused by
Southern weather). It's new to the market this year, and I don't have
any of the info here at work, but I got it at Waldenbooks.
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