I choose the worst time of year to start gardening as a hobby lol I do have sweet potatoes in containers, two papaya trees, 3 different types of sweet peppers, banana peppers, jalapeño peppers, a moringa tree and three Roselle. My lettuce turned out bitter 😭 green papaya can be made into a candy, in the Caribbean they call it paw paw candy. I’ve had it and it was delicious

I agree about the heat. If I can't get in the garden by 7ish to about 10 or 11, I'm not that day. Southern Cowpeas did great for me last year. South Marion County here.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

🥵 🌸 🌴

Malabar Spinach thrives in the heat and direct sun. It will grow up a wall or fence if it has something to wrap around while climbing.

Sweet Taters! Eventually some pretty morning blooms, can clip them up over a trellis, AND... if you have a dehydrator they are great healthy chip snacks for the doggies. Ours love them, and I know where they came from!

@spearageddon3279

Ай бұрын

Great tip re the pups, thanks! 😊

I know I said I was letting everything rest this summer but I think I will do a section of sweet potatoes and see how that goes.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Our conversation definitely inspired me to dig up some information. I can't wait to hear how it works. See you at the next Members Meet Up.

I am brand new to gardening. Thankfully, I found your channel when doing my research. You have inspired me. I have planted several summer fruits & vegetables. I ordered my guide and am waiting patiently for it to arrive. I even ordered a couple t-shirts. I also live in Pinellas County (North). Thank you for all the knowledge you have shared!!!

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Howdy Neighbor!!! I'm so glad you were able to find me early on your journey! I hope you enjoy the planner and the shirts! I wish you all the success in your garden! Can't wait to hear how your garden grows!

Still adjusting to the heat since moving back to Florida after being gone 13 years. I put mulch down in my front flower bed yesterday from 8 - 9:15 and when I came in my husband said, "night gardening?" Now I will be calling it that, LOL. Glad to find your channel and help me get reacquainted with Central Florida gardening! Thanks!

My sweet potatoes volunteered themselves back in April. My okra is already producing, my Roselle is going and so is my Seminole pumpkin. I also have Puerto Rican black beans and Everglades tomatoes going this summer. Tropical perennial greens are going as well. My garden is on its own after June. Too hot to be outside more than an hr.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

You are a rock star!!!!

@user-gh8sl7iu3y

Ай бұрын

Would you share any tips you have for feeding okra plants? I have a couple from last summer that are producing again but only a little. This year I’ve added Clemson spineless okra and so far so good but they are small and haven’t produced - yet. Any feeding tips would be appreciated.

@champagnegardening5182

Ай бұрын

@@user-gh8sl7iu3y worm castings/tea and rabbit poop

Good morning, I am so stunned and emotional about your garden. It is my first time on your channel and I just subscribed. keep up the good good work.

@WildFloridian

26 күн бұрын

Thank you

"Golden Shower" has a different connotation in certain circles.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

I know... that's why I call it by its scientific name. LOL

@spearageddon3279

Ай бұрын

😂

Im esthetician thank you for mentioning sun protecting it’s so important! Sunscreen prevents wrinkles yall!!!!

Excellent video!!

Every week I'm feeling more and more confident I'm gonna take it easier this summer compared to fighting it like I did last year. With how hot and humid it's been ,the leaf footed bugs, stink bugs and cabbage loopers have moved in hard.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Yes! You've done amazing work this veggie season. Take it easy this summer :)

@TouchDirt

Ай бұрын

@WildFloridian I'm still gonna let the seminole pumpkins , black eyed peas and cuban black beans run wild. Just gotta keep em from climbing up into the power lines

This is so what I've been thinking this week! Lol😂 I’m in 10b and thank you for confirming my thoughts.

Great info.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great tips!!

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Your desert rose is absolutely beautiful! Mine is under the overhang of the house Some are struggling but trying to bloom. I'm just learning about them. Thanks for sharing.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

You can do it!

I have found it to be better get into the heavy labor yard work around 6pm, which with the summer hours means I get another 3-4 hours of daylight. Even if we get our standard 2-3pm thunderstorm, the humidity usually isn't as bad as it is in the morning hours. If I mow at 8am, I will be drenched by 9am. If I mow at 6pm, I will still be sweaty, but not nearly as soaked. Plus the rains from the 2-3pm thunderstorm make it easier to pull weeds. That said, I am in central Florida. West coast gets the storms earlier and east coast gets them later.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Great advice! That is so interesting what you said about 8am vs 6pm. I'll have to test that too! Because I noticed filming in the evening was a lot easier (temperature wise) than my usual morning. Appreciate you for sharing!

@tammy6816

Ай бұрын

I’m also finding it more bearable and productive at 6pm v 8am. When I do a lot in the morning, I find that I don’t stop until 10:30-11am. Even if I take a shower to cool down, the heat has tanked my energy for the day. Whereas when I do my gardening at 6pm, I can easily go right up until 8:30pm when it’s starting to get dark and the mosquitoes come out. I’m more productive and it’s enjoyable getting the bulk of my outdoor work done at night. Zone 9b, Central FL on the east coast.

@PARoth2011

23 күн бұрын

That is very insightful. I wondered what was wrong with me that the heat was bothering me at 10:30am and blamed it on my age and it’s just getting hotter each year. I’m going to try the 6ish time slot. Thanks for the advice!

@PARoth2011

23 күн бұрын

Enjoyed this so much. I’m a northern (Maine) gardener for 40+years and recently moved to Gainesville. There used to be a garden in the backyard which is now all weeds but I’m slowly clearing it one square foot at a time. Everything is so different I didn’t know where to start or what to plant or even if anything grew in this heat! Thanks for the advice. Subscribed. One small request, for those of us who have never heard of some of these vegetables if you could write them on a board behind you so we could copy them while you’re talking it would be appreciated. I was having a hard time catching the names and appreciated the comments that mentioned different varieties 😂

@Leekle2ManE

22 күн бұрын

@@PARoth2011 Two suggestions: First is beware of the garden departments of Big Box stores. They love keep temperate plants in stock for those who have transplanted from the north. Just the other day I saw Hostas at one of mine. Another had Foxgloves. Hostas and Foxgloves s in Florida during the summer just won't last long. Second is check UF's IFAS office near you. A lot of them will have some sort of demonstration garden where they show what will grow in your particular area.

My garden is doing amazing, thanks 🙏🏻 ❤

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

That's great! :D

Perfect advice as usual! SE Polk Co (FL) here. Normally love gardening these and some additional items but looks like we are in a once in 8 / 10 year drought this late spring / summer. I love hot peppers in shade as well.

Great content once again!

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Yes, we have a banana tree here in new Port Richey and it does wonderful until winter.

Great video. Thank you :)

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great stuff. Also, Amaranth or callaloo is a great edible for FL summer gardens! Callaloo is very easy to grow even in crummy soil :)

Hello! I will follow! And thanks for addressing the sun intensity in Florida. Also, just put on the sunscreen! Yesss thanks for the reminder.

@WildFloridian

26 күн бұрын

You are welcome :D

I was planning to put in sweet potatoes and some slips

Young sweet potato leaves are great in salads

Another great video!! I was wondering which sweet potatoes you buy from the store to start? I just put some bueregard slips in, and was going to purchase more of different varieties online, but I like your idea better and it’s cheaper. I wanted to try a purple variety, but also one that is more similar to a white potato, but I don’t know what to look for in the store. I was also wondering if you have any experience with mangoes? I was gifted a baby mango, no idea what variety, she just said golden. It’s super small right now, and I need to keep it as a smaller tree, but I haven’t planted it yet because I can’t seem to find much info on mango trees. And I guess I really need to get my banana in the ground too, so I’m going to watch your banana video again 🤣 Also, I really hope you are right about monsoon season this year! For the last 2-3 years we have had so little rain over here where I am in Seminole. It is so crazy dry here and every time a storm comes in it just seems to dissipate all around us! Only rain though, no hurricanes, I’m a little freaked out by the predictions this year 😬 Anyway, I digress. Thank you again!

@spearageddon3279

Ай бұрын

Georgina, "Korean Gold" is a sweet potato that is similar to white potatoes, though you will probably need to get it online.

Okra, southern peas and cucumbers seem to do well in Louisiana. I`m trying Ground Cherries this year and I`m hoping my melons and winter squash produce something. No figs on my 2nd year tree but the sun hasn`t shined much in months. I planted over a dozen more fruit trees this year and I hope one of my dwarf mulberry trees makes some fruits to try but this lot seems cursed. I may never get figs unless I plant trees in another area because this lot only gets 6 hours of direct sun at best. I hope turnips & rutabaga and other tubers grow right next fall/winter since I`ve brought in forest soil and added bone meal.

Ive got 5 20 gallon grow bags with sweet potatoes. 2 Seminole pumpkins. Cow peas. My peppers & eggplants, cukes producing. A box of tomatoes 🍅. We already 90s this week. Also when you said what a minute Jacqueline....wait she is talking to me. 😂

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

LOL!

Hello new to the channel and gardening but any suggestions on keeping critters & deers away from the garden.

I plant my butt on the couch in June

@WildFloridian

26 күн бұрын

You are wise

Have you had sweet potato pie It's delicious

@tammy6816

Ай бұрын

You are so right! Two Thanksgiving’s ago The Fresh Market I went to was out of pumpkin pie. I reluctantly got a sweet potato pie. Since then it’s been sweet potato pie! Now I’ll be growing my own sweet potatoes. I can’t wait to make one with my harvest!

@stanleystone49

Ай бұрын

My mom made the best God rest her soul.

I live in Pasco nice to get local info

If I plant sun hemp in my raised bed, it's it difficult to pull out when it is time for fall garden.😊

Thanks so much for all the info! Quick question. I started a garden for my daughter last January. I'd like to put in a good cover crop this summer. You mentioned Sunn Hemp. My question is, what to do with it in the fall? Pull it up, til it in??

Where are you getting Seminole pumpkin seeds? Where are you getting your roselle seeds? Will they grow in north central?

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Check out Southern Seed Exchange online. I get most of my seeds from there and they work great here in Florida

@jennyeh

Ай бұрын

@@WildFloridianyou’re amazing!! I went to your other videos to learn more from you and you absolutely made my MONTH because I was convinced I couldn’t grow rosella here but I am going to give it a hearty try now that you shared your seed source. God bless you and thanks for your incredible content!❤

@10Krirey

Ай бұрын

I took seeds out of a roselle pod from the farmers market. Now I have 4 bushes.

@jennyeh

Ай бұрын

@@10Krireythat’s amazing! I’ve never seen them on sale in their whole format.

Have you tried snake bean gourds?

Zone 10a central Florida, is June a good time to transplant Muscadine grapes plants?

What do you do against root knot nematodes?

I also have a question about shade cloth and hurricane preparation. I have several greenstalks and heavy planters on my sputh facing lanai. They are full of peppers, eggplant, herbs. Soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Other than the sweet potatos, do i need to protect them with shade cloth? Also do i need to move heavy planters andy greenstalks inside during a hurricane? Sue at greenstalk suggested watering the greenstalks befor the hurricane and if needed remove a couple of the tiers and place them on the ground. Im new to Florida and want to make sure I preparo correctly Thank you!

Does the Roselle die in winter, or can it grow as a perennial in Florida?

@littlegreen5845

29 күн бұрын

Perhaps it depends on variety and care but all mine died. They don’t seem to be at all cold tolerant. That’s why a northern variety or daylight indeterminate variety is better for those in northern or even upper central Florida.

Do these recommendations apply to tropical regions?

If I was to grow sun hemp in my raised beds, and I did chop and drop, would they reseed and continue to take over my beds?

Was the name of the banana you were talking about called Grand Nain?

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Grand Na’an

Question. I read in your book you use your reclaimed water sprinklers to water the vegetable garden. You use it on all the vegetables? I thought maybe it wasn’t good to use reclaimed on things you eat?

I’m so confused. I thought bananas only fruited once and then the tree was to be cut back because it dies. Is that only certain varieties?

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

I totally understand this! The way people explain it definitely confuses people. I go into this in the banana video but the long and short is… each banana “tree” produces one bunch…. But banana plant isn’t a tree… the plant is a huge rhyzome under ground. So the banana plant sends up many “trees” each year and each of those “trees” makes one bunch. So one plant can have many bunches each year. Hope that clears it up 😅

I'm growing in containers in south Florida and want to plant more okra but most of my brassicas, daikons and kohlrabi still haven't bolted, and I don't have the space. I wanted to pull out my cherry tomatoes weeks ago but they're still producing, even though the plants look really ragged. The Amish pastes are just begining to ripen. My Japanese cucumber and Korean melon plants are vibrant but may not fruit in this 90+ temperature. Peppers and eggplant are still growing strong too. My priority are my fruit trees and I expected to be able to focus on them by now, but the brassicas (collards, kale, brussels sprouts, and cabbage) and nightshades are still taking up a lot of my time (watering, fertilizing, spraying, and pruning).

@Sandy-ch1mi

Ай бұрын

Could you plant the okra in the same bed. They could provide shade for your other plants, and when it's time to remove the older plants, you could cut them at soil level so you don't disturb the soil

@user-su5du9ln8r

Ай бұрын

@@Sandy-ch1mi I grow my veggies in containers. No room for an okra to grow alongside what's already in them. Maybe an herb or two like basil until it bushes out.

Is the Patreon membership the same as membership? I just joined Patreon but am not able to view the members only video from two weeks ago.

Do you cut the vines back on sweet potatoes so it can focus on tuber growth instead of vine growth?

@WildFloridian

24 күн бұрын

No and yes... mostly I cut the vines back to get them out of the way and prevent them from rooting outside the beds. BUT I have noticed that it seems to encourage bigger potatoes.

Hi where can I get Seminole pumpkin seeds? I’ve been to a couple of places on line so far nothing

Would you consider a 40-50 shade for tomatoes that are still thriving like Better Boys?

@WildFloridian

26 күн бұрын

Yes! It will help and will slow the evaporation. The ground is getting really dry right now.

Does sunshine mimosa grow year round in fl?

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Yes and no. Depends where you live. Even in zone 10 o find they die back in the winter and then come back strong once it warms up. I recommend mixing it with another lawn alternative

@OVHabitats 0 seconds ago I am in SW Florida. (the Fort Myers area ) I love the tropical garden feel but I would like to incorporate Florida native plants to include pollinators, butterflies and birds. What are your suggestions?

@WildFloridian

25 күн бұрын

Check out Scarlet Hibiscus and Privet Senna which both have flowers that give tropical vibes and Shiny Coffee for an evergreen shrub that’s shiny leaves can be pruned into standard hedge shapes. Of course our native Royal Palm is great. And in vines coral honeysuckle. Oh yeah and coral bean and check out and for shady area peperomia. Some say Geiger is native but it isn’t definitive. Also sea grapes can create a lot of texture.

@WildFloridian

25 күн бұрын

Also look up bahama cassia

Thai soldier beans add nitrogen to soil?

The fals sweet potato you warned us about (what's it called?) ... are those leaves edible? I'm unsure which volunteer I have in my flower bed, sure looks like a sweet potato. Letting it grow, but hesitant to snip leaves and eat if it might be the false sw potato?

I've never grown Seminole pumpkins just standard jack o lanterns. Are they better at powdery mildew resistant? I ran into this last year with my pumpkins.

@WildFloridian

19 күн бұрын

Yes! They are overall much more resilient. You can learn a LOT more about them here and see everyones tips and comments. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqWk1Y-nmK7AidY.htmlsi=4gl3m53Cis1jRa1c

Where in central florida cabn you buy these native plants? Like perhaps a young one in a pot already?

@70122riley

Ай бұрын

If you search "Florida Association of Native Nurseries" and go to their retail nursery section of the website, they have a directory/list of all nurseries that focus on native offerings. A lot of plant shops and nurseries will also have a natives section as well though.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Here are the ones I know in central Florida. Sweet Bay in Parrish, Wilcox in Largo, Little Red Wagon in Tampa, the Nectary in Lakeland, and Green Isle in Orlando. There are more and agree with Riley

I was under the impression that you need to cure the sweet potatoes, but I never see anyone talking about this. Any thoughts? Thanks

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

i think I go more in depth in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/pId7uI9rqcfTpbw.html. Curing is a two week process of consolidating sugars by keeping the plant in very warm conditions. In Florida, Just leave them in a closed box in your garage for those two weeks and boom your done.

Can the Seminole pumpkin vines climb a trellis?

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

They can but I they don’t seem to be as resilient to pest pressure and don’t produce as many pumpkins

@heika5589

Ай бұрын

@@WildFloridian I tried to trellis 2 Seminole pumpkin plants; they were doing fine until there were blossoms, then the bugs decimated them, one day they were green the next day the leaves looked like lace, the day after that the leaves were non-existent. I tried 2 other Seminole pumpkin plants on the ground, same story( Zone 10A Fort Myers). This is my 3rd time around trying to start Seminole Pumpkin. So discouraged. Same thing happened to cucumbers, and to zucchini the last 3 years. When I read all the other comments of successful gardens in south Florida, I just want to cry. Any suggestions?

I want a desert rose so bad bit there so expensive

@tammy6816

Ай бұрын

They grow pretty quickly. You could start out with a small one from a garden center for about $20 or less. In a year or two it’ll be as big as one you would buy for triple that.

Do you know where I can get okanowan sweet potatoes? I live on central Florida

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Not that I know of

@Sandy-ch1mi

Ай бұрын

@@WildFloridian I just ordered online. They are really good. Close to a regular potato and are good for you. The people of okanowa are in what is called a blue zone where people live to 100 + 120. This sweet potato is part of the reason why.

Who else is planting sorghum in June

@nonyadamnbusiness9887

Ай бұрын

Only if you count pearl millet.

Do you mean sunscreen? Suntan lotion may not help with protecting skin just make you burn more. lol I’m mostly just working on my butterfly and herb garden but I would like to start a small herb garden so I will use one or a few of your recommendations. Thank you for all your info you share. Always love watching your videos. You inspired me to start my butterfly garden. It’s addicting to see all the butterflies everywhere.

@WildFloridian

Ай бұрын

Yes 😅 Bad habit of mine to say suntan lotion when I mean sunscreen 🧴

I’m wondering if I eventually cut my tomato plants down to soil level should I replant tomatoes in that bed again next year or move tomatoes to another different bed next time and what should I do with that raised bed over the summer after the tomatoes are done? This past year was my first time gardening and with your help I’ve enjoyed many more successes than fails but now I’m feeling kinda stuck as to what/how to plant next and what to rotate 🧩 Thanks

I choose the worst time of year to start gardening as a hobby lol I do have sweet potatoes in containers, two papaya trees, 3 different types of sweet peppers, banana peppers, jalapeño peppers, a moringa tree and three Roselle. My lettuce turned out bitter 😭 green papaya can be made into a candy, in the Caribbean they call it paw paw candy. I’ve had it and it was delicious