Its almost Garden time

[SumDumGuy]

winter time growing...

https://goo.gl/photos/MQswKwest2v9dyFX9
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https://goo.gl/photos/9fRkfowqXABJdSw4A
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[lovedr79]

by gholly that is awesome!

 

[Johnny]

Central Florida, as well as the rest of the nation, is having one HOT winter.
My wife wanted to plant some cold weather beans and they think it is June.
Spanish Peanuts are a summer crop but they are doing well also.
One watermelon sprouted up from last summer's crop and I put it in a pot
so we can move it into the garage when and IF it ever gets cold here.
So, the garden has - - - -
Broad Beans
Sweet Peas
Peanuts
Chinese Lettuce
and one Georgia Giant watermelon.

 

[JMichael]

Never heard of it much less seen any, so what is Chinese lettuce like? How does it compare to say iceberg or romaine? I'm surprised you can grow lettuce down there, seems like it would be too warm for it. Or am I wrong in thinking lettuce prefers a cooler climate?

Central Florida, as well as the rest of the nation, is having one HOT winter.
My wife wanted to plant some cold weather beans and they think it is June.
Spanish Peanuts are a summer crop but they are doing well also.
One watermelon sprouted up from last summer's crop and I put it in a pot
so we can move it into the garage when and IF it ever gets cold here.
So, the garden has - - - -
Broad Beans
Sweet Peas
Peanuts
Chinese Lettuce
and one Georgia Giant watermelon.

 

[Johnny]

The Chinese Lettuce is the same as Romaine, IMO - but the wife says differently. :roll:
Not sure, but I think there are many Iceburg lettuce farms in South Florida near the Glades.
Also a main crop in Southern California. So it is a warm weather creature.

Iceburg is a form of crisphead Lettuce, Iceberg comes in tight, dense heads similar to Cabbage,
and is generally the most mild of the Lettuces. Ever wonder how it got its name?
Back in the 1920s, Lettuce was transported on train-wagons, which were filled with crushed ice,
making them look like icebergs.

 

[JMichael]

Ever wonder how it got its name?
Back in the 1920s, Lettuce was transported on train-wagons, which were filled with crushed ice,
making them look like icebergs.

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I actually did a LoL when I read this. I don't know that I've ever said it out loud, but several times I've asked myself "I wonder how they came up with the name". Of course I find myself wondering about how people came up with names for some items or even a word in some cases. :?

As for the lettuce growing in cool weather, I guess I just figured it looked like cabbage so it must grow sorta like it too. haha

P.S. I'm down to my last half dozen tomatoes and they're just about ready to unwrap and eat. It sure has been a good year for tomatoes for me. Ate my first one in June and will eat my last one in January.

 

[Hanr3]

I'm really late on the bandwagon, or I'm really early.
I want to plant a garden in 2016, however I know almost nothing about it. Good any recommendations for reading material?

 

[VinTin]

I'm really late on the bandwagon, or I'm really early.
I want to plant a garden in 2016, however I know almost nothing about it. Good any recommendations for reading material?

There is a lot of good gardening info on YouTube.

 

[Hanr3]

I'm really late on the bandwagon, or I'm really early.
I want to plant a garden in 2016, however I know almost nothing about it. Good any recommendations for reading material?

There is a lot of good gardening info on YouTube.

Thanks!!!! 8)

 

[Johnny]

VinTin - next time you are in one of your Big Box Stores, or local farm store,
check out the 2016 Farmers Almanac. You can also order one on line from
numerous sources. Everyone has a Green Thumb. Education and experience
is what makes a good garden. https://www.almanac.com/
It takes very little space to have a nice assortment of vegetables and herbs.

Git down - Git DIRTY !!

 

[fool4fish1226]

Just cleaned up my garden area today will be planting this coming week

 

[Hanr3]

WOW!
We are expecting another round of single digit temps starting this weekend. It'll be another 3 months before I clean up the winter debris. Keep us posted on your progress. I'll read them between ice fishing trips. :mrgreen:

 

[JMichael]

Temps in the 60's for the last 2 days here, but there's no way I can plant for probably 8 more weeks. This weather is doing some strange things and may prove me wrong, but that's the usual time frame for me to start planting.

 

[fool4fish1226]

Got some of my plants in yesterday I will post pics later

 

[fool4fish1226]

Heres a few pics of what I got going right now - I still want a few more plants

 

[JMichael]

Strawberries and some herbs?

 

[lovedr79]

jealous. i just sold my house, forced to rent a place where the landlord about died when i asked about tilling up the yard. so i will have to scale way down this year to a few potted garden plants.

 

[fool4fish1226]

Strawberries and some herbs?

Good eye on the strawberries and herbs - there is also tomatoes, peppers both sweet and hot, onions, radish, and lots of other seeds planted

 

[JMichael]

Strawberries and some herbs?

Good eye on the strawberries and herbs - there is also tomatoes, peppers both sweet and hot, onions, radish, and lots of other seeds planted

Ah I see the tomatoes now once I zoomed in. I didn't zoom on any of them originally. But now I'm seeing what looks like 4 tomato plants and a butt load of what looks like scallions/onions. Nice variety.

I'm curious now though, so what's that draping down over your berry plants? Pampas grass maybe?

 

[fool4fish1226]

It is a ponytail palm tree