Hey Fellow Floridians - Year 2 - Page 206

Barb_FL · December 23, 2017

Weather has been dynamite; My daughter is in from LA (moved there from Hawaii in August) and has had unbelievable weather in Florida. First thing she said was how much she loved the humidity.

Tomato plants are loving the cool nights and warm days. My plants are drenched with dew in the AM too. It is dried off by about 9 AM. Haven't seen anything bad from it.

If things continue, it is definitely going to be a banner season.

efisakov · December 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by Barb_FL

Weather has been dynamite; My daughter is in from LA (moved there from Hawaii in August) and has had unbelievable weather in Florida. First thing she said was how much she loved the humidity.

Tomato plants are loving the cool nights and warm days. My plants are drenched with dew in the AM too. It is dried off by about 9 AM. Haven't seen anything bad from it.

If things continue, it is definitely going to be a banner season.

I hope it will. All of you working so hard, it just has to be.

efisakov · December 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Let me tempt you......Low is 64F, high is 82F. And if you come to my house I will send you home with a box of fresh tomatoes, muahaha!

It is very tempting. We are looking for a house. Having hard time to choose area. My DH really likes Marathon. Even hurricane did not scare him. The prices are higher there.

ginger2778 · December 24, 2017

Ella I don't suggest it, too hot, and too expensive. Plus only 1- 2 lane road to evacuate from, makes hurricane prep a nightmare.
Have you tried Sannibel, or Marco Island?

ginger2778 · December 24, 2017

Maybe go there in July to see if you can stand the heat?

maxjohnson · December 25, 2017

Got ten 7-gallon growbags for free from my neighbor. No handles, but the fabric is sturdy.

Also found these bed's head frames (?) on the curbside and made them into trellises or shades for my seedlings.

And a couple compost bags for half price.

Overall not a bad Christmas day.

Zone9b · December 27, 2017

Something in one evening appears to have eaten many small heads of Broccoli in a Raised Bed with my latest plantings. My first guess is a rabbit. Any other guesses?
I can't imagine what to bait a trap with given that he has a whole RB of Broccoli to eat.
Any ideas would be helpful.
Larry

BigVanVader · December 27, 2017

Row cover fabric would be my suggestion, or a thin cotton sheet.

efisakov · December 28, 2017

Larry, sorry you got intruder. If it is a rabbit, carrots will be the best...
The other possible culprit is deer.

ginger2778 · December 28, 2017

Larry, do they have deer in central Florida?

Zone9b · December 29, 2017

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Originally Posted by efisakov

Larry, sorry you got intruder. If it is a rabbit, carrots will be the best...
The other possible culprit is deer.

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Larry, do they have deer in central Florida?

Yes there are quite a few deer in Central Florida, but not where I live. I live in a urban area.
Thanks,
Larry

Zone9b · December 30, 2017

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Originally Posted by Zone9b

Yes there are quite a few deer in Central Florida, but not where I live. I live in a urban area.
Thanks,
Larry

I'm now more convinced it is a rabbit. I see where I think he is digging under the chain link fence in the back. I placed a have a heart trap there, maybe I will get lucky. If nothing else I may be able to close off his entry points and maybe he will just go away. He may not show up for a few nights. It is getting pretty cold here.
Below is a picture of a little owl setting outside one of my windows tonight. Poor thing. He sure looks cold.
Larry

efisakov · December 30, 2017

Larry, that owl probably targeting your intruder.

maxjohnson · January 11, 2018

So it's pretty much massive disease outbreak in my garden, and it come so quick, just after all the rain. Overall pretty horrible season. Except some plants are simply immune in a specific section of the garden.

On the other hand, getting great success with corn in containers. 2-3 cobs every stalks. They're so fun and easy to grow. Sometimes I wonder why I put so much effort into tomatoes.

Zone9b · January 12, 2018

For a while I was starting to think I was living in a Frostproof, FL, but no it seems as I am still here in Orlando, where heavy frosts and hard freezes are all too possible.
Pictures taken on Jan 6th, after 2 or 3 early mornings at 32.
Larry

December 28, 2017	#3084
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Larry, sorry you got intruder. If it is a rabbit, carrots will be the best... The other possible culprit is deer. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

December 30, 2017	#3088
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Larry, that owl probably targeting your intruder. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

December 23, 2017	#3076
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Weather has been dynamite; My daughter is in from LA (moved there from Hawaii in August) and has had unbelievable weather in Florida. First thing she said was how much she loved the humidity. Tomato plants are loving the cool nights and warm days. My plants are drenched with dew in the AM too. It is dried off by about 9 AM. Haven't seen anything bad from it. If things continue, it is definitely going to be a banner season.

December 24, 2017	#3079
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Ella I don't suggest it, too hot, and too expensive. Plus only 1- 2 lane road to evacuate from, makes hurricane prep a nightmare. Have you tried Sannibel, or Marco Island?

December 24, 2017	#3080
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Maybe go there in July to see if you can stand the heat?

December 27, 2017	#3083
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Row cover fabric would be my suggestion, or a thin cotton sheet.

December 28, 2017	#3085
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Larry, do they have deer in central Florida?

January 11, 2018	#3089
maxjohnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: OH 6a Posts: 592	So it's pretty much massive disease outbreak in my garden, and it come so quick, just after all the rain. Overall pretty horrible season. Except some plants are simply immune in a specific section of the garden. On the other hand, getting great success with corn in containers. 2-3 cobs every stalks. They're so fun and easy to grow. Sometimes I wonder why I put so much effort into tomatoes.