Thank you soooooo much. I felt so defeated last year ( my first year of Florida gardening) I made so many of the same mistakes and was so discouraged. But after watching this video I'm encouraged to accept that Florida gardening is a different "animal" and I must treat it different. Thanks again. Love your videos. They are all so informative!!!
You’re welcome! I’m glad I could offer a little encouragement. There are challenges for sure, but you can still have a successful garden. Good luck with your next season! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your tips! I am gardening during my first year here in the Florida panhandle, and I'm trying to plant all heat-tolerant plant varieties. Fingers crossed some of the plants survive through June 🤞
You’re welcome! There are definitely a lot of heat-loving plants that will survive the summer, but most of them are not the traditional vegetable garden plants that we usually think of. Late summer-early fall is a great time to start planting more of the traditional garden vegetables again. Good luck! 😊
I’m in my third year of gardening here in Florida across the Bay from you. After hearing how you experienced Murphy’s Law I admire you more. My losses made me cry and want to give up but I’m not a quitter! I’m smarter than insects and bugs…always learning in gardening. Still love it immensely. Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks. Yes, I've cried a time or two over the losses, but I'm determined, so I just have to learn from the mistakes and plant again. I really have a lot of respect for farmers. Gardening isn't nearly as easy as it seems, but it does get easier with experience. I agree, I still love it immensely too!🙂
What an excellent and extremely helpful video chock full of great information! I've tried briefly to grow veggies in the past and made some really awful mistakes, so as I tip toe back into this hobby, I've been doing a ton of research. I must admit it is very overwhelming on all the aspects to learn. Your video really cuts out a lot of the learning curve. New sub here, look forward to following along on your journey as I live on the west coast as well.
You’re welcome. We don’t live too far apart. I’m a little Northeast of you. Sorry to hear about your worm invasion. The ones that go after plants in the squash and melon family are my worst foes. You may have already seen this, but I did a video (link below) on what I do to control those types of worms. They come every year so it is a constant battle. Good luck! th-cam.com/video/9eEwFmxjh64/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fggyepCL87MDtXb8
Hi! Thank you 🙂. Sorry to hear about your tomato plants. Do you know why they died? It’s always frustrating to lose plants you have started from seed and nurtured but it happens to all gardeners at some point. We just have to try again and learn from the experience. Good luck to you. I hope things work out better for you in the next tomato season.
@floridavegetablegardening I I think the sun was too hot and burned them, also maybe not enough nutrients.. I'm not real sure, but it is very discouraging.. But the 5 that I have left seem to be doing good. Thanks for asking 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm new Gardner in florida and it seems like every video out there are for northern climates. I live in Central Florida and have had trouble figuring out what to plant and how much direct sun to give them because of how hot it can get here. Hopefully this season is somewhat successful! Thank u for the tips!
👍Great channel. Check your Audio. when you're recording your audio indoors, theres a very deep bass note that plays as you're talking.Maybe thr fan or the outside Air conditioner.
There is a failure I did that took me two years to discover,: I was using locally sourced horse manure and everything I planted would die or at best look very sad and not produce anything. One day a nursery owner told me that many gardeners are having problems with horse manure: some hay farmers are spraying their hay fields with herbicides to kill weeds, hay absorbs the herbicide without damage, horses eating the hay don't absorb the herbicide but return it in the manure... And you end up planting your peppers and tomatoes in herbicides. I was told it takes at least 3 years composting to get rid of the herbicide in the manure... David the Good has videos about it, and many AG extensions published articles about it but you have to know to look for it! This can also be a problem with cow manure... Ready to give up growing vegetables I reluctantly started another raised bed with commercial soil and was able to eat my first tomato in two years right before the freeze hit.
Oh wow. That must have been so frustrating! I'm glad you figured it out and were finally able to get a harvest from your garden. It's good that you didn't give up, but I can see why you would want to. I have heard about the herbicides in horse manure so I've always been afraid to use it. My Mom has a horse, but I'm even afraid to use her manure because we don't know if the hay has been treated. I do use her horse manure sometimes now, after we had tested it out in an area that didn't have important plants growing in it, and it's been ok. Yet I still don't know if the hay supplier could change their practices and start spraying the hay and then we could suddenly have problems. I'm sure there is plenty of horse manure that is not affected, but it's a shame that there isn't an easy way to know. Thank you for sharing your story because people do need to know about that issue. 🙂
Hi! I subscribed to your channel. You’re in Ocala right? I like seeing what the forest and natural landscape is like up there in Ocala. I noticed you had some Moringa growing and I was surprised that it can live that far north. Does it just freeze down to the ground and come back from the roots every spring? Do you give it any special care (like covering the base of it maybe) during cold weather?
@@floridavegetablegardening thank you! And yes I love it here. The Moringa comes back every year after the last frost, my trees are only 3 years old but I have a neighbor that her trees are over 10 years old and the branches freeze off but the trunk stays intact, they must be 20 feet tall in the summer I also don’t mulch the trees or anything they are extremely resilient.
@@FloridamanForager Awesome! I have been wanting to move slightly further north from where I am now, but one of the things I've been worried about is not being able to grow moringa. I feel much better knowing that they grow that well further north. Thanks for the reply! :)
I really like your channel especially this video. We are new to Florida and last year we started pepper plants in July. Safe to say none of them did well. This year we start them in February but I think it’s still not a good time. Hopefully we will see how far our plants will go and cut our losses. Also regarding diseased plant I have last year’s pepper plant which is always infested. Somehow that pepper plant is still producing. I’m thinking of throwing it away because of the diseases. Also it is away from all my other plants so that it doesn’t spread the disease
Aww thanks! I'm so glad you liked the video. As for your peppers, February should be a good time to start them (depending on what part of FL you're in). I usually start peppers in both the spring and fall. I start some indoors in January and then often start a second batch in February. Then I start another round of them in mid/late August. Yes, sometimes it's tough to decide if a plant is too diseased to keep or not. Since your plant is still producing well and you're keeping it far from the other plants then I think I would keep it until it stops producing in the summer. I wouldn't try to keep it through the summer though, since the humid/rainy summer weather promotes the spread of diseases. Good luck with your peppers! :)
Great video im in florida as well 9b. I think the most important things for new growers to understand are microbes! All that fertilizer people use does you no good unless there are micro organism present in your soil for them to break down into a form that plants can more easily uptake. You get more microbes by adding organic material (compost) and after a while you wont need anymore fertilizer for your garden, only more compost!
What a lovely and kind woman you are!. Most appreciated
@@antonioeizagirre2309 thank you 😊
Great information...I did the same things when I first started....you will help a lot of others from the same mistakes.
Thanks! Yes, I hope so 🙂
Thanks for the great info. Love your garden helper.😻
You’re welcome! 😊😸
Thank you!!! Great video, this was very helpful❤
You’re welcome! I’m glad it was helpful 😊
Great info thanks so much
You’re welcome! 😊
Thank you soooooo much. I felt so defeated last year ( my first year of Florida gardening) I made so many of the same mistakes and was so discouraged. But after watching this video I'm encouraged to accept that Florida gardening is a different "animal" and I must treat it different. Thanks again. Love your videos. They are all so informative!!!
You’re welcome! I’m glad I could offer a little encouragement. There are challenges for sure, but you can still have a successful garden. Good luck with your next season! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your tips! I am gardening during my first year here in the Florida panhandle, and I'm trying to plant all heat-tolerant plant varieties. Fingers crossed some of the plants survive through June 🤞
You’re welcome! There are definitely a lot of heat-loving plants that will survive the summer, but most of them are not the traditional vegetable garden plants that we usually think of. Late summer-early fall is a great time to start planting more of the traditional garden vegetables again. Good luck! 😊
I’m in my third year of gardening here in Florida across the Bay from you. After hearing how you experienced Murphy’s Law I admire you more. My losses made me cry and want to give up but I’m not a quitter! I’m smarter than insects and bugs…always learning in gardening. Still love it immensely. Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks. Yes, I've cried a time or two over the losses, but I'm determined, so I just have to learn from the mistakes and plant again. I really have a lot of respect for farmers. Gardening isn't nearly as easy as it seems, but it does get easier with experience. I agree, I still love it immensely too!🙂
Hello friend
What an excellent and extremely helpful video chock full of great information! I've tried briefly to grow veggies in the past and made some really awful mistakes, so as I tip toe back into this hobby, I've been doing a ton of research. I must admit it is very overwhelming on all the aspects to learn. Your video really cuts out a lot of the learning curve. New sub here, look forward to following along on your journey as I live on the west coast as well.
Thank you I live in Safety Harbor / Tampa Florida 🙏 and I found warm on my melons leaves 🍃 like you said I cried
You’re welcome. We don’t live too far apart. I’m a little Northeast of you. Sorry to hear about your worm invasion. The ones that go after plants in the squash and melon family are my worst foes. You may have already seen this, but I did a video (link below) on what I do to control those types of worms. They come every year so it is a constant battle. Good luck!
th-cam.com/video/9eEwFmxjh64/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fggyepCL87MDtXb8
Awesome video! I'm a new gardner in north Fl. And just lost most of my tomatoes plants I started from seed after putting them in the ground..
Hi! Thank you 🙂. Sorry to hear about your tomato plants. Do you know why they died? It’s always frustrating to lose plants you have started from seed and nurtured but it happens to all gardeners at some point. We just have to try again and learn from the experience. Good luck to you. I hope things work out better for you in the next tomato season.
@floridavegetablegardening I I think the sun was too hot and burned them, also maybe not enough nutrients.. I'm not real sure, but it is very discouraging.. But the 5 that I have left seem to be doing good. Thanks for asking 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm new Gardner in florida and it seems like every video out there are for northern climates. I live in Central Florida and have had trouble figuring out what to plant and how much direct sun to give them because of how hot it can get here. Hopefully this season is somewhat successful! Thank u for the tips!
You’re welcome! I hope you have a very successful garden this season 😊
I wish I watched your TH-cam before. I went trough this spring and early summer. Thank you for all great info.
You’re welcome! We live and we learn, right? Hopefully the next time around will be better. 🙂
👍Great channel. Check your Audio. when you're recording your audio indoors, theres a very deep bass note that plays as you're talking.Maybe thr fan or the outside Air conditioner.
Thank you
I finally found a channel i love. I live in west central also. Thank you!!!
I’m so glad you are enjoying the channel. You’re welcome! And thank you! 😊
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Thank you 😊
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Great video 👍👌
Thank you! :)
There is a failure I did that took me two years to discover,: I was using locally sourced horse manure and everything I planted would die or at best look very sad and not produce anything. One day a nursery owner told me that many gardeners are having problems with horse manure: some hay farmers are spraying their hay fields with herbicides to kill weeds, hay absorbs the herbicide without damage, horses eating the hay don't absorb the herbicide but return it in the manure... And you end up planting your peppers and tomatoes in herbicides. I was told it takes at least 3 years composting to get rid of the herbicide in the manure... David the Good has videos about it, and many AG extensions published articles about it but you have to know to look for it! This can also be a problem with cow manure... Ready to give up growing vegetables I reluctantly started another raised bed with commercial soil and was able to eat my first tomato in two years right before the freeze hit.
Oh wow. That must have been so frustrating! I'm glad you figured it out and were finally able to get a harvest from your garden. It's good that you didn't give up, but I can see why you would want to. I have heard about the herbicides in horse manure so I've always been afraid to use it. My Mom has a horse, but I'm even afraid to use her manure because we don't know if the hay has been treated. I do use her horse manure sometimes now, after we had tested it out in an area that didn't have important plants growing in it, and it's been ok. Yet I still don't know if the hay supplier could change their practices and start spraying the hay and then we could suddenly have problems. I'm sure there is plenty of horse manure that is not affected, but it's a shame that there isn't an easy way to know. Thank you for sharing your story because people do need to know about that issue. 🙂
Thanks for sharing! Appreciate your gardening wisdom and encouragement 🙂 I know how discouraging all of the gardening failures can be!
You're Welcome! 🙂
Love this channel! She must put a lot of work into these videos.
Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying the channel. Yes I do put a lot of work into the videos, and it is always nice to hear positive feedback 😊
@@floridavegetablegardening This is my first year of gardening (in Tampa) and I find your videos to be very useful. Thanks!
Fellow Florida gardener here , im sharing my experience on my channel as well!
Hi! I subscribed to your channel. You’re in Ocala right? I like seeing what the forest and natural landscape is like up there in Ocala. I noticed you had some Moringa growing and I was surprised that it can live that far north. Does it just freeze down to the ground and come back from the roots every spring? Do you give it any special care (like covering the base of it maybe) during cold weather?
@@floridavegetablegardening thank you! And yes I love it here. The Moringa comes back every year after the last frost, my trees are only 3 years old but I have a neighbor that her trees are over 10 years old and the branches freeze off but the trunk stays intact, they must be 20 feet tall in the summer I also don’t mulch the trees or anything they are extremely resilient.
@@FloridamanForager Awesome! I have been wanting to move slightly further north from where I am now, but one of the things I've been worried about is not being able to grow moringa. I feel much better knowing that they grow that well further north. Thanks for the reply! :)
@@floridavegetablegardening no problem! Thank you :)
I really like your channel especially this video. We are new to Florida and last year we started pepper plants in July. Safe to say none of them did well. This year we start them in February but I think it’s still not a good time. Hopefully we will see how far our plants will go and cut our losses. Also regarding diseased plant I have last year’s pepper plant which is always infested. Somehow that pepper plant is still producing. I’m thinking of throwing it away because of the diseases. Also it is away from all my other plants so that it doesn’t spread the disease
Aww thanks! I'm so glad you liked the video. As for your peppers, February should be a good time to start them (depending on what part of FL you're in). I usually start peppers in both the spring and fall. I start some indoors in January and then often start a second batch in February. Then I start another round of them in mid/late August. Yes, sometimes it's tough to decide if a plant is too diseased to keep or not. Since your plant is still producing well and you're keeping it far from the other plants then I think I would keep it until it stops producing in the summer. I wouldn't try to keep it through the summer though, since the humid/rainy summer weather promotes the spread of diseases. Good luck with your peppers! :)
Great video im in florida as well 9b. I think the most important things for new growers to understand are microbes! All that fertilizer people use does you no good unless there are micro organism present in your soil for them to break down into a form that plants can more easily uptake. You get more microbes by adding organic material (compost) and after a while you wont need anymore fertilizer for your garden, only more compost!