Very very true, here in CA too! I randomly began to do wild flower planting for winter. And I'm still waiting on the winter tomatos, and the cabbage -mainly for the butterflies, and the Mexican sunflowers!!
Sadly true. I've had raised beds for 26 years. My tallest were 18". Rabbits, squirrels, opossums, raccoons were not deterred, but it was easier to net or cover in raised beds with hoops.
@@WildFloridian have you tried row covers and/or clotches? Just curious how that might work here, because I'm moving from raised boxes in Oregon, to planting in ground in Florida. Lol pretty much opposite in every way!
Oh yeah!!!! The wonderful birds have gifted me with some PineApple sage too. They get giant, and the red is sooo beautiful especially with a Passiflora vine behind it.
I totally get what you mean about the cold this year! Here in south FL we’ve been waking up to 60 degrees on the morning and in the 70s late afternoon. So strange! Last year December we didn’t have any cold. The winter for us was for a week in February 🤣🤣🤣
Exactly!!! That is what I'm talking about. I don't usually wear double socks and sweatshirts all day and night in early December, let alone November. (I'm big wimp when it come to cold). LOL
I love your beautiful garden. Just wanted to mention that goldenrod is such a great plant that has so many uses. I dry it for making tea and I make a tincture with the fresh leaves that can be used for medicinal purposes.
I am new to your channel and I am loving what I am seeing. I never really put much thought into growing plants native to my area in Florida. The information that you give is very helpful. Thank you.
That flower at 24:30 !!!what's the name, pleaseeee? I think it starts with an S. Does it bloom year round? . It's so beautiful!!!. Thank you very much 🙏❤☺👍🌻 Lovely yard❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰
I would love for my mulberry to look like yours! It is so lovely! I kept seeing yours from your mulberry video and suspected something else was wrong with mine. Not sure if it was nematodes, virus (according to my father in law) or some kind of soil deficiency. I removed and disposed of all the dead leaves, amended the soil with Biotone, and planted some Marigolds (there have been several experimental studies showing their use as deterrents for nematodes). Finally this week I saw new growth! I hope we are on the mend.
I've never been able to grow Seminole pumpkin in the winter. They always die. They do better for me when I direct start them in March and grow them through the spring and summer. I'm in 10b (West Palm Beach).
With how warm it normally it gets... I thought I would experiment... but this year, I'll be surprised if they make it. I saved some seeds from next year. But thank you for sharing... if they die, I'll remember what you said :D
I love your videos, and just subscribed today. Quick question... I live in NW Florida, is it a bad idea to try and grow Okra this time of the year? Thanks, and hope to see lots more videos from you!
I started a second set of them in the end of Sept. They got about a foot n half high and made some tiny okra but then they got stunted and quit in mid Nov because of the cold. They love heat. I just pulled then it and put then in the compost.
LOL! Sometimes I think... it would be nice to have a break from gardening (usually happens sometime in summer), but then the garden gets too crazy and I jump back in. :D Florida Gardening is definetly the marathon versus the northern sprint.
Great video update! Have you ever used the dwarf yaupon hedge that your dune sunflowers are growing on (or another yaupon) to make yaupon tea at home? I've made it before and the process is pretty easy, just want to see if anyone else has had success. I've also been buying some from a company in Florida already prepped and bagged (Yaupon Brothers). Also, the philodendrons you were pointing out are 'Xanadu' philodendrons.
Hoping by next year wife and I wont ever put our gardens to bed. Every fall so sad we can grow minamal inside. I bet the neighbors wonder what the grow lights are growing LOL Hope to be rerooted next year in Central Florida
I can not get seminole pumpkins to grow for anything, doesn't matter what method i use they just die... actually all my squash family plants do. i'm in okeechobee now and they just seem to hate it. when i lived in psl they grew like crazy. ugh! lol
Oh boy... I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Goldenrod is a very risky plant to introduce to any ecosystem. I grew it for many years and was delighted by how many insects it attracted, how long it bloomed, how eye-catching they were from across the garden, etc. I gave a bunch of "babies" away praising it's benefits, I sold some at my plant sales, and I composted some due to how prolific they are at multiplying and spreading near and far. It was lovely watching the one plant turn into three that first year. Then a dozen. Then it started to look like a patch. Then thinning them out became an ongoing chore. Then... I researched and to my dismay, I discovered that I was contributing to a potential global problem stemming from this lovely perennial herb. The thing that struck me back then were reports of Goldenrod decimating wetlands and destroying entire ecosystems. 😳 When I learned of this I was furious. Why would 'they' sell these at the nursery? Why are they even ALLOWED to be sold at all if they're so risky? How is the average gardener supposed to know they're about to unleash a monster in their own backyard? Think I'm exaggerating? Read it and weep along with me, because Goldenrod is good for many things but the risk of destruction following it's path from my garden b d out into the world is shocking and unacceptable. And I don't think in this case, that we should take this great a risk. Risk peppermint taking over your beds and creeping into the neighbor's lawn, risk the poppies spreading around the neighborhood, but this one cannot be loosed. Powerful plant. blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/goldenrod/
I so appreciate you sharing your experience and article. This article is speaking of Europe. Please know that the Goldenrod I grow is native to my state and region of my state. Golden rod is native from Eastern Canada down to Florida over to Texas and up to the Great Lakes. It does not decimate our ecosystems. It is part of it. Please know that goldenrod is vital to the monarch migration and the host plant of multiple species. Here is an excerpt from the article, "Tallamy’s studies show that golden- rods provide food and shelter for 115 butterfly and moth species in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic alone. More than 11 native bee species feed specifically on the plants, and in fall, monarch butterflies depend on them for nectar to fuel their long migrations. Even in winter, songbirds find nourishment from goldenrod seed heads long after the blossoms have faded." We are all learning and on a journey. Stay curious :D www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2017/Aug-Sept/Gardening/Goldenrods
@@WildFloridian thank you for this information. I am always curious! Lol I will research some more, but I did look on the Florida invasive plants list and Goldenrod was not on it. I do recognize there are various species and the article I shared refers to Canadian Goldenrod, but even native species can become invasive and have negative impacts. I have read repeatedly that ALL goldenrods are "rapid spreaders" and they all caution to keep them in check. 👍 Speaking of invasive natives, that pretty tall purple flower that you pointed out caught my attention because it looks like I just bought six of them. Ruellia simplex, commonly known as Mexican Petunia. They're everywhere. They bloom constantly, attract butterflies, and they sway and bob their little heads around in the breeze. And wouldn't you know... It is on the invasive plants list! Ughhh First the Lantana, now my pretty Ruellia. Money down the drain. Another hard lesson to STOP and check before you buy, because clearly we cannot trust the sellers, distributors, or growers to inform us. In fact, they knowingly mislabel things and mislead us on a regular basis. Pete Kanaris of Green Dreams in Springhill did a rant about it on TH-cam. He has pled with his suppliers and local growers to have more integrity, bit to no avail. So it's up to us to know what we're buying. And we cannot trust the labels. Sad. And maddening, really. gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/weeds-and-invasive-plants/mexican-petunia.html
After watching your video, I feel the urge to jump out of bed and tell my garden good morning. Have a great day from Merritt Island.
Good morning Garden!
Very very true, here in CA too! I randomly began to do wild flower planting for winter. And I'm still waiting on the winter tomatos, and the cabbage -mainly for the butterflies, and the Mexican sunflowers!!
Bunnies also love raised beds, they eat my brassicas from raised beds and bypass red lettuce grown on the ground
Sadly true. I've had raised beds for 26 years. My tallest were 18". Rabbits, squirrels, opossums, raccoons were not deterred, but it was easier to net or cover in raised beds with hoops.
OH NO!!!! I'll still give it a try. How tall were your raised beds?
@Manja Warner That is a good tip. I will definitely think about getting some. Mr. Bunny can't eat all of my new little plants :_(
I experienced the same with my raised beds (mines are only 12" tall). The bunny family 🐇 tears up all the herbs and the peppers
@@WildFloridian have you tried row covers and/or clotches? Just curious how that might work here, because I'm moving from raised boxes in Oregon, to planting in ground in Florida. Lol pretty much opposite in every way!
Oh yeah!!!! The wonderful birds have gifted me with some PineApple sage too. They get giant, and the red is sooo beautiful especially with a Passiflora vine behind it.
I totally get what you mean about the cold this year! Here in south FL we’ve been waking up to 60 degrees on the morning and in the 70s late afternoon. So strange! Last year December we didn’t have any cold. The winter for us was for a week in February 🤣🤣🤣
Exactly!!! That is what I'm talking about. I don't usually wear double socks and sweatshirts all day and night in early December, let alone November. (I'm big wimp when it come to cold). LOL
I love your beautiful garden. Just wanted to mention that goldenrod is such a great plant that has so many uses. I dry it for making tea and I make a tincture with the fresh leaves that can be used for medicinal purposes.
Thanks for sharing!!
I am new to your channel and I am loving what I am seeing. I never really put much thought into growing plants native to my area in Florida. The information that you give is very helpful. Thank you.
Looking forward to your canning channel.. I love canning! Hello from southern Florida zone 10b. 👋
Hello there! Yay! I'm going to start working on it really soon!
That flower at 24:30 !!!what's the name, pleaseeee? I think it starts with an S. Does it bloom year round? . It's so beautiful!!!. Thank you very much 🙏❤☺👍🌻 Lovely yard❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰
That is our native Tropical Sage. It can come in red, pink or white. It blooms the majority of the year! 😊
You are ONE early riser!
We’re enjoying some fresh satsuma juice this morning.
Sounds yummy! I wake up at 4:30am... so I've been up for awhile :P :D
I would love for my mulberry to look like yours! It is so lovely!
I kept seeing yours from your mulberry video and suspected something else was wrong with mine. Not sure if it was nematodes, virus (according to my father in law) or some kind of soil deficiency. I removed and disposed of all the dead leaves, amended the soil with Biotone, and planted some Marigolds (there have been several experimental studies showing their use as deterrents for nematodes). Finally this week I saw new growth! I hope we are on the mend.
Enjoyed the tour you gave me new ideas for my garden. Chuckled at the snake comment I've been there before. 🌱🌱🌱
Glad you enjoyed it
I just bought some dune sunflowers, excited to get them planted 🌻
Wonderful!
I've never been able to grow Seminole pumpkin in the winter. They always die. They do better for me when I direct start them in March and grow them through the spring and summer. I'm in 10b (West Palm Beach).
With how warm it normally it gets... I thought I would experiment... but this year, I'll be surprised if they make it. I saved some seeds from next year. But thank you for sharing... if they die, I'll remember what you said :D
I love your videos, and just subscribed today.
Quick question... I live in NW Florida, is it a bad idea to try and grow Okra this time of the year?
Thanks, and hope to see lots more videos from you!
I started a second set of them in the end of Sept. They got about a foot n half high and made some tiny okra but then they got stunted and quit in mid Nov because of the cold. They love heat. I just pulled then it and put then in the compost.
Yay! I would wait until late spring to early summer to plant Okra.
I have a question .Can you grow mulberries in the Florida keys?
great video
I would think so.
Its nice in the north. Sometimes we need a break. Lol
LOL! Sometimes I think... it would be nice to have a break from gardening (usually happens sometime in summer), but then the garden gets too crazy and I jump back in. :D Florida Gardening is definetly the marathon versus the northern sprint.
Great video update! Have you ever used the dwarf yaupon hedge that your dune sunflowers are growing on (or another yaupon) to make yaupon tea at home? I've made it before and the process is pretty easy, just want to see if anyone else has had success. I've also been buying some from a company in Florida already prepped and bagged (Yaupon Brothers). Also, the philodendrons you were pointing out are 'Xanadu' philodendrons.
Yes! I got myself a Xanadu philodendron a couple of months ago. Too hard to resist.
Hoping by next year wife and I wont ever put our gardens to bed. Every fall so sad we can grow minamal inside. I bet the neighbors wonder what the grow lights are growing LOL Hope to be rerooted next year in Central Florida
Well howdy howdy soon to be neighbor!
How do you propagate "firebush" aka "hummingbird plant" aka "hamelia patens"
Check out the video below. Get a green stick... and put it in the ground... just that easy. :D
th-cam.com/video/lxJUnfA1CZA/w-d-xo.html
Sluggo? -for the pumpkin
I can not get seminole pumpkins to grow for anything, doesn't matter what method i use they just die... actually all my squash family plants do. i'm in okeechobee now and they just seem to hate it. when i lived in psl they grew like crazy. ugh! lol
Is it too early to ask for Spring vegetables to got in soil/containers?
I’m in north Florida…do you know if I can sow the dune sunflower seeds directly in the ground now or is it too cold here? Zone 8B
Good question. I would think they would be ok. They'll probably just linger until it warms up.
Oh boy... I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Goldenrod is a very risky plant to introduce to any ecosystem.
I grew it for many years and was delighted by how many insects it attracted, how long it bloomed, how eye-catching they were from across the garden, etc. I gave a bunch of "babies" away praising it's benefits, I sold some at my plant sales, and I composted some due to how prolific they are at multiplying and spreading near and far.
It was lovely watching the one plant turn into three that first year. Then a dozen. Then it started to look like a patch. Then thinning them out became an ongoing chore. Then... I researched and to my dismay, I discovered that I was contributing to a potential global problem stemming from this lovely perennial herb.
The thing that struck me back then were reports of Goldenrod decimating wetlands and destroying entire ecosystems. 😳 When I learned of this I was furious. Why would 'they' sell these at the nursery? Why are they even ALLOWED to be sold at all if they're so risky? How is the average gardener supposed to know they're about to unleash a monster in their own backyard?
Think I'm exaggerating? Read it and weep along with me, because Goldenrod is good for many things but the risk of destruction following it's path from my garden b d out into the world is shocking and unacceptable. And I don't think in this case, that we should take this great a risk.
Risk peppermint taking over your beds and creeping into the neighbor's lawn, risk the poppies spreading around the neighborhood, but this one cannot be loosed.
Powerful plant.
blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/goldenrod/
I so appreciate you sharing your experience and article. This article is speaking of Europe. Please know that the Goldenrod I grow is native to my state and region of my state. Golden rod is native from Eastern Canada down to Florida over to Texas and up to the Great Lakes.
It does not decimate our ecosystems. It is part of it. Please know that goldenrod is vital to the monarch migration and the host plant of multiple species.
Here is an excerpt from the article, "Tallamy’s studies show that golden- rods provide food and shelter for 115 butterfly and moth species in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic alone. More than 11 native bee species feed specifically on the plants, and in fall, monarch butterflies depend on them for nectar to fuel their long migrations. Even in winter, songbirds find nourishment from goldenrod seed heads long after the blossoms have faded."
We are all learning and on a journey. Stay curious :D
www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2017/Aug-Sept/Gardening/Goldenrods
@@WildFloridian thank you for this information. I am always curious! Lol
I will research some more, but I did look on the Florida invasive plants list and Goldenrod was not on it. I do recognize there are various species and the article I shared refers to Canadian Goldenrod, but even native species can become invasive and have negative impacts. I have read repeatedly that ALL goldenrods are "rapid spreaders" and they all caution to keep them in check. 👍
Speaking of invasive natives, that pretty tall purple flower that you pointed out caught my attention because it looks like I just bought six of them. Ruellia simplex, commonly known as Mexican Petunia. They're everywhere. They bloom constantly, attract butterflies, and they sway and bob their little heads around in the breeze. And wouldn't you know... It is on the invasive plants list! Ughhh
First the Lantana, now my pretty Ruellia. Money down the drain. Another hard lesson to STOP and check before you buy, because clearly we cannot trust the sellers, distributors, or growers to inform us. In fact, they knowingly mislabel things and mislead us on a regular basis.
Pete Kanaris of Green Dreams in Springhill did a rant about it on TH-cam. He has pled with his suppliers and local growers to have more integrity, bit to no avail. So it's up to us to know what we're buying. And we cannot trust the labels. Sad. And maddening, really.
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/weeds-and-invasive-plants/mexican-petunia.html
1st comment again!!!
Way to go Nick!
Nick 👏👏👏👏🏆🎖🎉🎊
looks like your tree is infected with citrus greening
Its nice in the north. Sometimes we need a break. Lol