If you’re new to this area, you might be thinking ah, fall, time for harvest. Not! The growing seasons are upside down this far south. During the long, hot summer, most growers take a break. They start preparing the soil and planting in September and October. This time of year is their “spring.” The first crops are harvested around November, maybe earlier, depending on what you’re planting. So if you’ve had a garden when you lived in northern latitudes, and you want to have one here, you have to adjust for the location and climate and soil.
Farmer Margie was interviewed for a recently published article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel called How to plant a fall vegetable garden in South Florida. In it she discusses all-important soil preparation and how to grow heirloom tomatoes (one of her specialties). You can read the article online. (Hopefully they will keep it in the online archives for a while!)
Redland Rambles 