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May Veggies in West Palm

14 years ago

It is a little overdue. Just didnt get a chance to post the pics.

Some say this hyacinth bean is poisonous. I guess I am dead but just dont know it

Luffa Sponge and bitter melons

Just had to show off this pommegranate. it was only planted last year

The pommegranate

The passion fruit is actuall full of fruits - dont know the variety.

I just stuck this hog plum stick in the ground last summer - leafless all winter - still no leaves but has fruits!!!

Just couldnt throw away the excess white lady guava seedlings!

Everyone should have a mulberry tree - constantly fruiting

THese tomato trees should have been dead by now - I guess they did not get the memo.

Just had to experiment with potatoes. Nothing underground!!

Small cherry looking hot peppers known to me as weri weri

These egg plants seem to love the heat.

Cherry tomatoes, hardly cared for. Harvested once in a while to give to kids teachers at school.

Cold snap victims - apple bananas

Acorn squash avoiding the rats!!

It is really cool to swing under a passion fruit canopy.

Still did not get rid of this whatchmaycallit

Struggling but still alive - onions

The itchy okra plant

The slimy okra

Yuca

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Bitter melons - the medicinal vegetable

Sad Sad cabbage

More hot peppers - just cant have too much!

Asparagus bean - yard long - very productive all summer

Vining Veggies

More Hot peppers

Corn

Bakchoy - Harvested last Sunday

Sugar Snap

Luffa Sponge - a zucchini like vegetable for me anyway

Luffa sponge

Bitter melon

Bitter melon

Butternut, melon and celery

Melons - (they have been cracking open recently - too much water?

Corn reaped last Sunday 5/10

butternut

Entire garden

The nursery

Seminole squash/pumpkin - seeds from Ricky's swap

Hot Peppers and papaya seedlings

The Famed Moringa Plants

Edible gourds

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Comments (7)

whgille
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Hi Jay

You have a great garden! And so well supplied. I love all the varieties. You are an inspiration!

Silvia
butterflygardener
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Jay, very impressive! When are we going to air layer the lychee?
Kat
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happy_fl_gardener; 9a, near DeLand
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Jay---I really enjoyed your garden tour. I bet it keeps you plenty busy. Looking forward to more pictures.

Christine
FlowerLady6
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Oh my gosh! Zone 10 with a veggie garden that looks like that!!! Such a variety. Do you live out of town? It looks like you have a great piece of property. How do you keep the nocturnal critters from eating everything? Very inspiring for sure.

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katkin_gw
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Jay, thanks for posting the pictures, I see you really meant it when you said the entire back garden is for veggies.

Do you eat the luffa? I've grown them to use as sponges and heard you could eat them when they are small. I see you put pots under the butternut squash, does that keep the bugs away or what? Do you grow the butternut all summer? My bok choy did terrible this year, I'm guessing not enough water.

Thanks again for posting, it's very inspirational. :o)
shellfreak
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Holy Canoli!! Jay where are you located? I'm in Royal Palm & the only thing I have any luck with is maters & peppers, lettuce & radish (when its cooler). I'm in the MG class now & wish we could have spent more time on veggie growing.

Beverly
jay-wpb
Original Author
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Kat
As soon as the rains arrive, we will do the air layering thing.
Flower Lady
I live in the suburbs - The Acreage on a 1 acre plot. The nocturnal creatures have learnt not to bother me. I have an ongoing battle with the rats. I SHALL OVERCOME!!!
Katkin
I only plant what I can eat. The luffas are great eating. They sort of taste like zucchini and do well in the summer. You need to know when to pick them. If it has semi hardened seeds - it is too late.
The squash is on the pots to prevent those crawling insects from attacking in the night - caterpillars especially. I have grown butternut all summer in a shaded area before. I have enough for this year.
Bak Choy does not like the heat, they bolt very quickly. Compound that with less water and they are a disaster.
Beverly
I am in the acreage and did the MG course also. THe MG course did help but like you I was disappointed with the time spent on vegetables. I even had a MG graduate ask me if an egg plant was a cabbage plant - scary.
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If you would ever like to see my garden, feel free to email me. ( I dont go in front of a computer on weekends). I am always willing to share ideas and point out how I do things on a low budget.

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