Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Bone Meal

I read that root development is enhanced by bone meal (phosphorus), so I am trying Happy Frog® Bone Meal in the garden. Another line of rain is heading this way, so it should water in tonight.  I also bought some stronger mineral phosphorus soil amendment to try at some point as well.  I'm curious to see if it shows any benefit to my carrots, but I added it to all the plants.

It has been warm and gloomy for too many days to count.  Cold weather and sunlight would be nice.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Still Crazy Hot

Tallahassee had a few record high temperatures in the 80s this week.

Brassicas continue to struggle... Broccoli is flowering. Will the cauliflower do anything?

The pansies are blooming unhappily.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Hot Again

It's been too hot the past few months. The mature lettuce has bolted and bittered.



The same goes for the maturest Cilantro, but I have some young plants that are OK.



Another broccoli plant has formed a single sprig. Not sure what the third plant is doing. The first plant is putting out a side shoot.  They have been pretty plants.




The tatsoi is pretty but still small. Hope it does decide to grow if it ever stays cold long enough.  The container cabbages are kinda sorta starting to head.



The Nasturtiums keep blooming here and there.  All have been the same orange-red blooms so far.



Monday, December 7, 2015

Emilia

Thinking the unidentified volunteer plant in the mixed wetland pot is actually Florida Tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii). It is non-native, despite the name.