The vegetable gardens in Lake Nona are in full bloom for the spring. If you planted your spring vegetable garden back in March, then your seeds have all sprouted and matured, and your starter plants have started to produce. Now is a time for fertilizing, pruning, and dealing with any insect issues in the garden. When the season started, most gardeners amended the soil with … [Read more...]
In the Garden: Who Knew a Properly Planned Spring Vegetable Garden Will Produce for Six Months?
The spring vegetable gardening season begins, for most, after the threat of frost is gone. Planting in the beginning of March is typically a safe bet as the last frost of the year in Central Florida is usually sometime in February. This winter season was quite mild, where we never even got a frost. In comparison, last year we got our first frost in November and a hard freeze in … [Read more...]