Summer plants for the Florida garden

I thought I'd share some of what is going on in my zone 9B, East coast central Florida food not lawns garden.  I have salt spray so that may be the reason for some of the strugglers.

What is growing and thriving: Seminole pumpkins, everglades tomatoes, sweet potatoes, chives, basil, sage, mints, fennel, moringa, burr gherkins, and my Barbados cherries are pumping out buckets of fruit daily.

What is still alive but struggling:  lemon balm, bush beans, collards, cabbage, hot peppers

What died:  dill, soon to be lemon balm.

Tell us, what are you growing in your garden this summer?

-Tamara

the backyard farm, rainbarrels, mulched path and 4 raised beds on this side

Sweet Potatoes

 

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

                                                                                                                                                 Audrey Hepburn

Sometimes the stars align and you decide to jump right in, without a clue what you are going to do next. We want to change our neighborhood. We love everything that is right with it but we can do better. Growing food in our yards, sharing it with friends, talking about ways to slow down and enjoy the great community we live in, showing our children that a tomato picked right off the plant tastes like it has sunshine in it--these are the simple things that make life so special.


 We can do this--this thing that is bigger than ourselves. No debate, no doubt. It is time to do what is right--right for our families, our community, our planet. It's time to grow food not lawns!