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Summer Cover Crops: Time to Rest the Veggie Beds

June 27, 2021 Fawn Neun

Recent decades have seen an explosion in new discoveries about soil health and its impact on agriculture. On a smaller…

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Posted in: Vegetable Gardening Filed under: Summer Cover Crops, sustainable
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What to Plant in June in Florida

June 25, 2021 Fawn Neun

Nature has such a sense of humor! In my last post, I said (confidently) not to bother with a vegetable…

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Posted in: Vegetable Gardening Filed under: edibles, Plant in June in Florida, summer gardening
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Finding the Best Soil for Raised Beds in Your Garden

February 23, 2020 Fawn Neun

It seems like everyone is using raised beds these days, and they’re more popular with gardeners than ever. Experts from…

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Posted in: Gardening Experiments, Vegetable Gardening Filed under: Best Soil for Raised Beds, container gardening, double dig raised beds, edibles, square foot garden, vegetable gardening
Growing tomatoes in Florida is a labor of love

My Love-Hate Relationship: Growing Tomatoes in Florida

January 7, 2020 Fawn Neun 1 Comment

ow tomatoes, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Growing tomatoes in Florida seems like it’d be a natural, right? After all, it’s sunny nearly all the time and rains quite a bit. Tomatoes love sunshine and water.

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Posted in: Vegetable Gardening Filed under: edibles, growing tomatoes in florida, tomato varieties for florida
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Getting Started on Vegetable Container Gardening in the South

December 28, 2019 Fawn Neun

With our erratic weather and poor soil, some gardeners in the South have all but given up on growing their own vegetables. But whether you live where the soil is red clay or soft sand, you can always focus on container gardening.

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Posted in: Vegetable Gardening Filed under: container gardening, edibles
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Best Greenhouse Kits for Southern Gardens

December 21, 2019 Fawn Neun

Our milder weather may give us extra time for gardening, but even here in Zone 10a, it can get cold enough to chill delicate plants. That’s why I’ve been spending some time looking for the best greenhouse kits.

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Posted in: Gardening Equipment, Vegetable Gardening Filed under: best greenhouse, best greenhouse kits
Growing Strawberry plants in a Southern Garden

Growing Strawberry Plants in Florida as Perennials

December 18, 2019 Fawn Neun

Growing strawberry plants in the South can be confusing. With three different growing and harvesting seasons, knowing which kind to plant can leave you lost. And in Florida, it’s even weirder.

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Posted in: Gardening Experiments, Vegetable Gardening Filed under: edibles, gardening experiments, Strawberries as Perennials, strawberry plants
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How Long Do Seeds Last: Testing Their Viability

November 5, 2019 Fawn Neun

Did you remember to stock up on seeds back in the spring when everyone was selling them? If you did,…

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Posted in: Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardening Filed under: how long do seeds last, how to store seeds, seed germination test, seed viability chart

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