I love reading old horticultural and agricultural literature. Mainly it is for low-tech methods or simply as social history, though there are their notable passages, as above. One of the most famous horticulturists of the first half of the 20th Century once enriched the soil at the bottom of a new planting of grapes with the bodies of starving feral cats he had euthanized (at a newly acquired property I believe). Almost Indian style as with fish. It seemed a bit shocking but he claimed they were in miserable shape. I could tell from his other writings that he was not at all a "cat hater" and instead liked them and appreciated their usefulness on farms with barns and feed around and had reasonable suggestions for their protection and comfort and care.

No problem growing in Hillsborough county, Florida: Mustards, daikon radishes, pak choi joi choi, yardlong beans, broccolis, onions, leeks, hot peppers, jicama, la lot, lemongrass, ginger, peas, and winter melon. Paul.

Hi Everyone always forgets that Florida has 3 climate zones 8 9 and 10 and a sliver of 11. Sarracenia require a cool rest period of at least several weeks. They will waste away in 10. There are however many tropical species that love it here but are really tough to find. I would suggest a marsh or water garden rather than bog in 10. Really fantastic choices of plants It is possible to grow them here but not worth the effort for a "garden" gary

I've used asiatic jasmine as a great ground cover. The winter creeper is sometimes mis named- what you want is barleria repens - lots of google images - I have it in purple and orange (which is the native version) and the purple grows like crazy. Flowers off and on and in one summer, two plants covered 20 square feet at least. It's hardy and will flower best in full sun. I really like this plant. Mimosa is also good - the former owners of my house put it in, and despite covering it with cardboard for lasagna gardening, it is all over the place! I wish creeping thyme worked here, but I've never had luck.