Growing vegetables

[punkpup]

We have fully landscaped our house in Marsh Bend but now we’re thinking about growing herbs and vegetables but have very little experience growing veggies in Florida.

I have some questions and concerns.

1. Since Sprinkler water is Non-Potable/Recycled water is it safe for vegetables & herbs?
2. If Sprinkler water is harmful, what alternatives do we have?
3. How can I find out what grows in Central Florida and when it should be planted?

This is a landscaping question.
1. My Palm trees are looking wimpy and yellow. What should I be feeding them?

Thanx,
punkpup

[Topspinmo]

IMO you can grow vegetables. I have good luck with peppers, not so much with tomatoes. Along about mid July the afternoon sun will reap havoc and by then the white flies will be big problem. I am not on irrigation water, so can’t answer that question. I would just use tap water out of the outdoor faucet, you’re irrigation water is separate system. I’ll stay away from the palm problem.

[GrnThumb]

Club Meeting

Monday, April 19 from 2:30-3:50pm
in the Madison Room at Laurel Manor.


GROWING VEGTABLES

Our speaker will be Susan League. Susan is a Florida Certified Horticulture Professional and a former UF/IFAS Educational Training Specialist in Horticulture.

She will give a presentation on Growing Vegetables in Zone 9A



As always, bring your plants to share. For additional information/questions, contact Connie. 402-672-4872.

[Jima64]

With a limited area raised beds work well. Tomatoes need plenty of room for ventilation. Don't overcrowd them. July is the death month in Florida for tender veggies. Use fish fertilizer once a week. Water daily if needed. Peppers, squash and cucumbers are okay also.

[Bogie Shooter]

Palm trees. We use
LESCO Palm & Tropical Ornamental Fertilizer 8-2-12 CRNPK Kieserite Micros 50 lb.
Available at Site One in Leesburg.
www.siteone.com

[DAVES]

We have fully landscaped our house in Marsh Bend but now we’re thinking about growing herbs and vegetables but have very little experience growing veggies in Florida.

I have some questions and concerns.

1. Since Sprinkler water is Non-Potable/Recycled water is it safe for vegetables & herbs?
2. If Sprinkler water is harmful, what alternatives do we have?
3. How can I find out what grows in Central Florida and when it should be planted?

This is a landscaping question.
1. My Palm trees are looking wimpy and yellow. What should I be feeding them?

Thanx,
punkpup

Vegetables that will grow here that is easy, all you need do is look it up on the internet complete with planting time. An important thing to do is to have a soil test done. Most of the Villages is sandy, clay with a ph of 7-8. First thing you need do is improve the soil.
Translates to adding organic matter. It takes far more organic matter than many people think to make a proper soil. Three to six inches stirred in is about right.

Wildlife? You may not see rabbits now. Not to worry they will find your garden as soon as you put it in.

I am growing blueberries in large pots. They need acidic soil ph 4.5-5. So you need pots and big ones. I regularly get a huge crop. I've used nets, a pain in the neck to set up and take down. I wouldn't mind cutting the birds in for say 10%. Last year they allowed me to eat like ten berries. They are not yet ripe. This year if they stop at you home tell em I don't live here.

[DAVES]

We have fully landscaped our house in Marsh Bend but now we’re thinking about growing herbs and vegetables but have very little experience growing veggies in Florida.

I have some questions and concerns.

1. Since Sprinkler water is Non-Potable/Recycled water is it safe for vegetables & herbs?
2. If Sprinkler water is harmful, what alternatives do we have?
3. How can I find out what grows in Central Florida and when it should be planted?

This is a landscaping question.
1. My Palm trees are looking wimpy and yellow. What should I be feeding them?

Thanx,
punkpup

Re: the recycled water.
My opinion, I would ask the water company if it is safe for using on vegetables. I expect that it is not always the same. Insecticides? Fertilizer run off? Unless your system is different than mine. the recycled water is hooked to your sprinkler system. Your hoses
hooked to the valves on the sides of your home supply the same water that you drink.

Re: Palms
Most of our palms are on the lawn so they get lawn fertilizer, wrong for palms. You can
apply palm fertilizer to your lawn and both will be happy. The other way around, your palm will not be happy.