Gardening
Getting down and dirty in Naples
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| | Super frugal gardening tips from my mother. Potatoes, turnips, seeds and more! | Udut, Kenneth | 1 | 549 | commented by Udut, Kenneth on Feb. 19 2010 |
| | Ken Udut's Naples, Florida Garden Dec 7 '09 5 | Udut, Kenneth | 0 | 415 | image uploaded by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 7 2009 |
| | Excessive nutrients in plants and their effect on other nutrients. 5 Too much of nutrient can affect the uptake of other nutrients. See how here. | Udut, Kenneth | 0 | 747 | created by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009 |
| | My Naples FL Tomato Garden Journal I'm still trying to figure out the best way to support my tomatoes. In Gardening | Golden gate estates | NAPLES | Udut, Kenneth | 0 | 798 | created by Udut, Kenneth on Nov. 19 2009 |
| | Many ways to support tomatoes (repost) | Simplify3 | 0 | 1,092 | edited by Udut, Kenneth on Nov. 13 2009 |
| | How do you grow tomatoes in South Florida? 5 To grow tomatoes in South Florida soils, first amend your soil at least 50/50 with organic matter. The easiest way is to layer it. For a tomato plant, dig a hole at least 18 inches wide and at least 12 inches deep, to accomodate root growth. Why so wide? Because of nematodes. When growing tomatoes in South Florida, nematodes are a tomato plant's worst enemy. Nematodes hate organic matter, so the more organic matter added, the better the nematode control. | Udut, Kenneth | 1 | 1,346 | link posted by Udut, Kenneth on Oct. 24 2009 |
| | Ice those Cuban treefrogs, literally 4 In Electrical | Food | Frog | Simplify3 | 1 | 957 | on Oct. 7 2009 |
| | Sober notes on Jatropha potential as biofuel 4 I'm excited about Jatropha as biofuel - but it's good to see some sober ideas to temper excitement before investing money. In Advertising | Agriculture | Animal | Simplify3 | 1 | 3,131 | commented by Simplify3 on Apr. 11 2008 |
| | Peppers grow great in Naples! 4 If you want a vegetable that's easy to grow in SWFLA... In Golden gate | Simplify3 | 0 | 645 | created by Simplify3 on June 26 2007 |
| | Purple Martin Society of Collier County Forum 4 For the Purple Martin growers - a link to a forum In Flowers | Gardening | Purple martin | Simplify3 | 0 | 869 | created by Simplify3 on June 5 2007 |
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Want to know what's growing in our gardens? Take a peek inside with our blogs. More... Clever container from Garden Writers conferencePicture Perfect
Photos from our garden explorations, both in our own backyards and further afield, on the photo-sharing site Flickr. More... question markAsk the Experts
Submit your troubling gardening questions to UF horticulture specialists.More... Calendar with pumpkinGardener's Calendar
A monthly guide for what to plant and do in your garden wherever you live in Florida. Includes links to useful gardening Web sites.More...
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Want to know what's growing in our gardens? Take a peek inside with our blogs. More... Clever container from Garden Writers conferencePicture Perfect
Photos from our garden explorations, both in our own backyards and further afield, on the photo-sharing site Flickr. More... question markAsk the Experts
Submit your troubling gardening questions to UF horticulture specialists.More... Calendar with pumpkinGardener's Calendar
A monthly guide for what to plant and do in your garden wherever you live in Florida. Includes links to useful gardening Web sites.More...
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Plant_Spacing_Guide.pdf (application/pdf Object) - great little chart showing square foot gardening spacing for variuous plants.
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Amazon.com: Add-It Proportional Fertilizer Injector: Patio, Lawn & Garden - Product Features
* 1 pint capacity 3/4" FHT x MHT * Use any water-soluble fertilizer. * A minimum of 10 PSI and a maximum of 60 PSI * Attaches to hose bib * Distributes fertilizer evenly!
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
* 1 pint capacity 3/4" FHT x MHT * Use any water-soluble fertilizer. * A minimum of 10 PSI and a maximum of 60 PSI * Attaches to hose bib * Distributes fertilizer evenly!
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Drip Irrigation - Square Foot Victory Garden
Introduction
Benefits Typical Layout Plant Spacing Guide Garden Planting Guide Drip Irrigation Kit
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Benefits Typical Layout Plant Spacing Guide Garden Planting Guide Drip Irrigation Kit
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Circle Planting - Plant cucumber seeds four inches apart around each circle (18 seeds per each six foot circle). Lay out ring beds one foot apart. Don%u2019t thin out healthy plants, but do remove any unhealthy ones. In a very short time, the vines will have attained over a foot of vine growth; that is sufficient to give a complete ground cover. Vines will overlap as they continue growing, producing an even thicker protection. When the first frost arrives the double-thick vines protects the fruits beneath from early frost damage.
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
When do you need to start feeding tomato plants? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers - I feed ours when I plant them. Use Miracle Gro For Tomatoes. It's like Viagra for them. You can also use it on peppers and eggplants, which are also in the nightshade family. When I plant them, I mix up the Miracle Gro, then pour 1 cup of it in the dirt after I plant the tomato plant. I plant a lot, so I plant under black plastic, too. I anchor down a sheet of the plastic to keep it from blowing, then cut X's in it every 3'. I then plant a tomato in each X (anchor the plastic at the site of each tomato plant, too). Then add the Miracle Gro and watch them go to town (you should probably stake them once they get a little larger, too. The black plastic blocks weeds and holds in heat and moisture, so you don't have to water as often.
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I planted 96 tomato plants last year and had a bumper crop, even with the drought in late summer.
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Dec. 5 2009
Tomatoes: Farm and Garden - Great tips on nitrogen, ammonia and other things needed for good tomato plants.
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Oct. 31 2009
Edited by Udut, Kenneth on Oct. 31 2009
Extension Service: Ice those Cuban treefrogs, literally - You may have wondered what that squawky, creaky shoe noise was outside your window at night. Or what was causing all of the unsightly fecal deposits and droppings at the top of your window casements. Most likely it is a foreign invader, the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). This large species has dispersed throughout southern Florida during the mid-1970s.
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
At Home: Weed spray alternatives: vinegar, muscle, even flames for the tough ones - So how do you know if that plant you are looking at is really a weed? Pull it up. If it comes out easily, it wasn’t a weed! Although that’s not really the true definition, it seems to be the case, more often than not. So just what is a weed anyway? The most widely accepted definition is simply "a plant out of place."
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
At Home: Extension Service: From the ground up - What takes 12 months to plan and six hours to install? Give up? It’s a garden "owned" by the Federal government. Well actually, the garden is located at the Oasis Visitors Center in the Big Cypress National Preserve, and as such, belongs to all of us.
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
Edited by Simplify3 on Aug. 2 2007
