Many gardeners in Zone 9 wait for winter to grow some cool weather vegetables. This winter, many gardeners planted their cool weather crops anticipating a cool down that has yet to arrive!
Crops such as lettuce, spinach and many other leafy greens quickly bolted to seed and ruined the crops!…
Well, it has been a month and a half since I posted. My day job had me on the road for quite a while and my gardening had to suffer. Right after I set up my new raised bed garden I had to leave, so I planted very light for…
A few days ago I did a post about how the last average frost date has come and past, well this year is going to skew the averages a little bit! Here it is February 10th and it is going to be 28 degrees out tonight!
For most parts of…
Here in Central Florida (Zone 9) the average last frost date is January 31st. With that date approaching it is time to get the spring garden ready!
So today I plan to go buy the wood and other supplies needed to start my newest raised bed garden. I plan on…
Today I took a quick walk around the garden and the back yard to see what was going on now that it is starting to warm up. Here are some of the pictures that I took today!
Broccoli - Seemed to like a little bit of cold!
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This winter has been one of the coldest winters that Central Florida has ever seen. We had 8 days in a row in my area that saw temperatures in the 20’s over night. Here are a few things I have noticed!
Observations
All of my hibiscus look decimated
All of…
The record cold here in Central Florida has not stopped yet! This picture was taken at 4:45pm in my front yard.
It is rare for use to ever see ice here, much less see it in the middle of the day!
How is your garden being affected?…
Central Florida will be experiencing frost and freeze conditions tonight all the way through Wednesday January 6.
Here are the highs and lows for the upcoming days:
Saturday 1/02: 54/31
Sunday 1/03: 52/30
Monday 1/04: 53/28
Tuesday 1/05: 49/28
Wednesday 1/06: 53/31
Be sure to take the appropriate precautions for…
