When I lived in OCala (just moved to Auburndale last week) I loved seeing the Migratory Blue birds, all my Pileated Wood peckers, and the Swallow tailed Kites. At one point I had seen over 30 Swallow tailed kites flying around getting ready to migrate.
I added Everglades Tomatoes to my lineup this last summer. They did insanely good. Now their volunteer / self seeds are coming up. Will pot these up for 2025. I also did the other 4 summer crops... okra, Seminole pumpkins, hot peppers & sweet potatoes. All highly productive and successful. One tropical type plant however gets the insane award. Thai soldier beans. I am still harvesting in Dec. I think on 4.5 beds I ended up with over 50 quarts canned.
I'm sad no one mentioned guava. The guava tree is beautiful, the fruit is delicious and the flowers are breath taking. Guava people. Someone please try guava.
Love all the tips from our neighboring gardeners. Going to watch this again with my pen & paper so I can make a list. Love trying new things. I'm a NY gal in a FL world so it took me years to figure out how to make things work. With your help, & others, I'm having success in my garden. Still having failures too but I look at them as learning experiences. Love watching your videos. Thanks again & thanks to all our neighbors for sharing their knowledge and experience.
Along with beans in the summer, I plant Sesame. Black & Tan. they are quite prolific & it love our summers, and I enjoy the process. Just like the beans you have to plant a lot of it to get a hefty harvest. I need to add Sweet Potatoes and Seminole Pumpkin on my lineup!
Sugar Rush Stripey pepper is a beautiful orange and gold striped chili pepper type I am growing in my potted garden this year here in South FL Zone 10.
The crop that is doing best during my first (half) year of gardening is a volunteer roma tomato vine. Second are my Floradade tomatoes. The best performing flower is my very, very short scarlet sage (overcrowded). I am planting around the existing garden my parents half abandoned, so the butterflies coming in are due to that, but can't choose a fave among the many swallowtails. Fave garden birds are cardinals, especially since they visit with their babies. But I can't ignore the Red Shouldered Hawk, they were just so unexpected (to me) and they haven't eaten a bird in my presence
I’ve planted muscadine 🍇 seeds in my garden ALL over! (FL zone 9a) and I’m awaiting to see what will happen Maybe it’ll swallow up my fence I planted them by one day 😂 I’ve planted turnips that are doing really well, lettuce 🥬 Kale and Zucchini in the raised garden. Zucchini grew quick from seeds compared to the others. I’ll try my hand at the Everglades tomatoes. I appreciate yall for the advice and motivation 🙏🪴
Is it normal in Florida for veggies to grow so slow in Florida? Where I use to live, a new zuchinni would grow to maturity within a few days, for one example. I’ve had 3 tomatoes, 1 butternut, several zuchinnis cantaloupes and eggplants that have babies for weeks. At least they haven’t died. It’s an organic garden and I do fertilize.
Florida can be tough on crops that do well other places. Tomatoes - cherry varieties are best. Squash is iffy. Seminole pumpkins are fantastic. I gave up on Zuch & Summer Squash. Eggplants are good but I grow in buckets. Best of luck!
When I lived in OCala (just moved to Auburndale last week) I loved seeing the Migratory Blue birds, all my Pileated Wood peckers, and the Swallow tailed Kites. At one point I had seen over 30 Swallow tailed kites flying around getting ready to migrate.
I added Everglades Tomatoes to my lineup this last summer. They did insanely good. Now their volunteer / self seeds are coming up. Will pot these up for 2025. I also did the other 4 summer crops... okra, Seminole pumpkins, hot peppers & sweet potatoes. All highly productive and successful. One tropical type plant however gets the insane award. Thai soldier beans. I am still harvesting in Dec. I think on 4.5 beds I ended up with over 50 quarts canned.
BTW zone 9b on the "Lake Wales Ridge FL"
Hey thanks for the shout out! My subs jumped! Appreciate that. I love all your research and effort to include many opinions.
I'm sad no one mentioned guava. The guava tree is beautiful, the fruit is delicious and the flowers are breath taking. Guava people. Someone please try guava.
Love all the tips from our neighboring gardeners. Going to watch this again with my pen & paper so I can make a list. Love trying new things. I'm a NY gal in a FL world so it took me years to figure out how to make things work. With your help, & others, I'm having success in my garden. Still having failures too but I look at them as learning experiences. Love watching your videos. Thanks again & thanks to all our neighbors for sharing their knowledge and experience.
Along with beans in the summer, I plant Sesame. Black & Tan. they are quite prolific & it love our summers, and I enjoy the process. Just like the beans you have to plant a lot of it to get a hefty harvest. I need to add Sweet Potatoes and Seminole Pumpkin on my lineup!
0:38 I found my first everglades in the vines today!! Little baby everglades! I'm so excited! 🎉
Another good perennial vegetable that you didn't mention is longevity spinach it grows like crazy
Sugar Rush Stripey pepper is a beautiful orange and gold striped chili pepper type I am growing in my potted garden this year here in South FL Zone 10.
Very informative video. Thank you
The crop that is doing best during my first (half) year of gardening is a volunteer roma tomato vine. Second are my Floradade tomatoes. The best performing flower is my very, very short scarlet sage (overcrowded). I am planting around the existing garden my parents half abandoned, so the butterflies coming in are due to that, but can't choose a fave among the many swallowtails. Fave garden birds are cardinals, especially since they visit with their babies. But I can't ignore the Red Shouldered Hawk, they were just so unexpected (to me) and they haven't eaten a bird in my presence
I’ve planted muscadine 🍇 seeds in my garden ALL over! (FL zone 9a) and I’m awaiting to see what will happen
Maybe it’ll swallow up my fence I planted them by one day 😂
I’ve planted turnips that are doing really well, lettuce 🥬 Kale and Zucchini in the raised garden.
Zucchini grew quick from seeds compared to the others.
I’ll try my hand at the Everglades tomatoes.
I appreciate yall for the advice and motivation 🙏🪴
I live in st.pete and have NEVER seen a humming bird how are yall doing it
Sarasota over here. Almost 18 years, I’ve seen 1! ONE! In all this time! Grumble.
I'm still shocked that the caterpillars were eating my parsley. I will make sure to always grow some. Merry Christmas to you and your family ❤
The "Something Else" in the Butterfly Seasons poll were Hurricane and Tourist.
I have two hydroponic small gardens when it gets cold i can still grow springtime veggies 🌱
Girl you did not just read the username at 25:39 that casually 😂😂😂😂
Has anyone had any luck w/ poblano peppers (Sarasota zone 9b)?
Is it normal in Florida for veggies to grow so slow in Florida? Where I use to live, a new zuchinni would grow to maturity within a few days, for one example. I’ve had 3 tomatoes, 1 butternut, several zuchinnis cantaloupes and eggplants that have babies for weeks. At least they haven’t died. It’s an organic garden and I do fertilize.
Florida can be tough on crops that do well other places. Tomatoes - cherry varieties are best. Squash is iffy. Seminole pumpkins are fantastic. I gave up on Zuch & Summer Squash. Eggplants are good but I grow in buckets. Best of luck!