Yes You Can Grow Asparagus in Florida
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Comments (6)I am currently growing the UC157 variety,as that was the only heat tolerant variety I could find seed for.I started it from seed late last year & planted it out in January.I have not harvested any spears & won't for another couple of Years,but some of the spears are already 3/8" in diameter,so this variety definately seems to be doing well in my zone.I'm not sure how well it will do further south,but it was not even phased by the summer heat & we hit 100+ for a couple of weeks this year.It is just now starting to die back & hopefully go dormant.I will then cut all the old growth down,shred it & apply it as a mulch for the winter.Hope this info helps & good luck...See MoreCan You grow under Lights......Yes!!
Comments (6)For sure, I will. The flowers are the bright white with yellow centers. I'm curious to see if the Plumeria will go dormant in the fall since it's living under lights. I do let that area get down in the high 50's in winter so the winter blooming orchids know it's time to flower. Will have to wait and see if the Plumeria goes to sleep for the winter. The plants on the far table are some of my bigger Cattleya Orchids that can't fit in the stand any more. They got too tall....See MoreGrowing in shade, yes you can. (pic heavy)
Comments (10)For the last 12 years, my plants have had NO early morning direct sun, and NO late afternoon direct sun. My window for direct full sun has been from about 9 AM to 2 PM. My production is not as good as some who have more sunlight, but the taste is just as great. The areas that get less sunlight are where I plant early varieties like Siberian, SubArctic Plenty, Celebrity, etc. They seem to thrive and set fruit all summer long if they can get some shade. I put others like Giant Tree, Big Rainbow, Cherokee Purple, Supersteak, and such in the areas that get MY maximum direct sunlight time. I put others like Golden Jubilee and Better Boy in the middle ground. I found that if I limit the size of the container, it seems that the plants don't get so spindly as full sun depraved plants tend to do. I think we should not gripe or complain about shade, we should manage it. The experts out there may be able add facts such as sugar-conversions, disease susceptability, etc. Personally, I haven't had anything worse than an occasional hornworm for more than a decade. Of course, I got rid of most of the other wilts, and leaf diseases, and underground critters when I went to containers. I've recently opened up an area that will get about 8 hours of direct sun each day. That's why I've been looking for Heat-tolerant varieties. Here in Zone 7b northeast of HOT-LANTA, GA, heat, humidity, and temperatures are a huge problem. I fully appreciate that there are many areas that don't have this problem. My point is that when I started managing my shade (or my full sun time), raising tomatoes became fun again and less disappointing. So, I say write it down, SHADE IS GOOD!!!...See MoreYes, you can grow Dwarf Orinocos in containers...
Comments (0)This is my little plantation of Orinocos on my patio. Yes, I get fruit from them. I grew them all from pups from a mother plant I found at the flea market for $10.00, 5 years ago. :)...See More- 5 years ago
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