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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl.
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.Here bugs do not go away,unless you get something to eat them.Whether be it another bug,a microscopic beneficial,pesticide,sun whatever.All my spent mediums are taken and used in hardier plant growths,citrus mangoes,etc.They can take the beating.Solarizing is good for the folks who reuse medium year after year,amending as you go.For me after every season all tools,pots,tables,etc.gets nuked.reuse of infected/compromised mediums is counterproductive in my book.In 10 b,it is rough on most of your maters,the bugs got bugs,soil is alive all year. .
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl.
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.Here bugs do not go away,unless you get something to eat them.Whether be it another bug,a microscopic beneficial,pesticide,sun whatever.All my spent mediums are taken and used in hardier plant growths,citrus mangoes,etc.They can take the beating.Solarizing is good for the folks who reuse medium year after year,amending as you go.For me after every season all tools,pots,tables,etc.gets nuked.reuse of infected/compromised mediums is counterproductive in my book.In 10 b,it is rough on most of your maters,the bugs got bugs,soil is alive all year.All the plants outside like the gardenias they constantly get thrips,two kinds,long skinny,and mini,large bull ants harvest the honeydew(thrip crap)drag it into thatch,make big nests,.A solid two hour soil drench,add the favorite pesticide miticde,that has been premixed and you will get to the infestation below ground,up to a foot for some enterprising chinch bugs,grubs,palmetto bug( our name for cockroach,flys 4 inch wingspans).Each one of those pinchers,suckers transmit the crud through piercing in most cases.Plus the bugs don’t just die at one application,you might have different stages,above,and below ground.The one I hate are the Scale,armadillo looking little army’s,with the shell as a tent,those suckers crawl out from underneath.They mimic the bark.Below ground is were they hide here. .
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#3184 |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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Some mood lifting pictures from this morning. Nothing like watching bees make food for you.
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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So on my way into Starbucks this morning, I saw a very elderly man who had obvious symptoms of Parkinson's disease hunched over the bushes in the parking lot landscaping. I walked over just to investigate whether he needed help or not. Turns out he was Brazilian and spoke next to no English, but was picking some small red fruits and putting them in his pocket. It took me a minute to figure out the details with the language barrier, but he called them pitanga and had planted the vines inside of the bushes to hide them from birds and so the branches would act as a trellis. He gave me a couple to eat, very interesting flavor. Tasted like a cross between a tomato and a tart cherry. I looked it up and is called a Suriname cherry and is a very healthy superfood. If you ever have a chance to taste one, I recommend it. I saved the pit from one that I ate to try and grow myself.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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#3187 |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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well in that case maybe I'll just sneak into his patch and grab a few if I want some. Last thing I want is another bug problem around my house. They were tasty though.
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#3188 |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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They have a tomato called Pitanga, named after them. Looks just like them. You might want to tear the fruit off the seed and inspect it before eating, if you catch my drift. Blech!
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Central Florida
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After trying for several seasons to find a variety of Brussels Sprouts that would do well here in native soil, I finally found one that did marvelously. It produced lots of nice sprouts and still has many to harvest. The variety is Tasty Nuggets hybrid, and I bought the seeds from Burpees. But, wouldn't you know it, they no longer carry this variety and I can't get another hit on it in Google. Back to the drawing boards.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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How was your broccoli season? I planted a lot fewer this year; they were really good especially took off when I started foliar feeding them., did a few of the cut and come again but didn't think they were worth the water. I had started new seeds by then. They are all under shade cloth now. I sowed a few beans 2 days ago (seeds and inoculant from 2017; inoculant expiration date was Dec 2017). I used the same areas that I had broccoli growing. I will update if they germinate. I put 2 or 3 in each hole to give better odds. What else are you growing? Did you grow any more tomatoes after yours froze in January? |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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That's funny, if you saw how I ate it you'd cringe. Just popped it right in my mouth! Haha
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Southwest Florida
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Central Florida
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What are using for foliar spraying? I have grown to hate hose end sprayers. I'm fertilizing bush beans which are quite large. Somewhat difficult to reach in there and sprinkly fertilizer along to row. I hope to pick some beans in a week or so. Broccoli is coming to an end for me and we didn't freeze any this season. Back to frozen Organic from the big store. Ugh! We are cutting back on the size of our gardening as well. I have approx 40% of the tomato plants that I had in the past. But they are looking fairly good. Arugula looks good and is ready to pick. It should last a good long time. It makes a good salad and is so easy to grow. So glad to hear from you. I haven't communicated with you in a long time. |
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#3194 |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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