Vegetable and fruit garden
 

We are moving to the Villages in a couple of weeks and would like to know what types of vegetables and fruit we can grow at our house in the Villages?

Thanks-
Julie

I have good luck with peppers in large pots. Tried tomatoes not good result for me? The start off good but rarely last long enough to produce anything.

The critters will thank you.

Be sure to make your garden Rabbit proof. Those hungry little devils will find your veggies.

Love my herb garden.
Rosemary needs to be kept trimmed. It loves Florida and will overtake everything after a couple years.
I have been harvesting dill for several weeks. Plant some more after several weeks.
The chive that grows here is different than the chive that grows up north.
Basil does well. Keep pinching it back.

Put a little fence around the herbs, or use containers. Otherwise the landscapers will think they are weeds.

Had good luck with tomatoes, they grew all year, I plant in 5 gallon pails with stones in the bottom of the pail. Drill 4 small holes in pail. Place the pails in aluminum pans to hold extra water. I keep the plants in my car port. Very difficult to grow out doors. Soil is not good, too much rain during the summer and hot during the summer months. Only down sized with this method is you HAVE to water every day. This year I'm going with a hydroponics system, peppers, tomatoes and cukes. Good luck!

I also grow tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. I discovered a product while searching YouTube videos on how to grow tomatoes in containers. I am not trying to sell anyone anything and have no interest in this company or it's products. BUT, This is the bees knees when it comes to growing tomatoes in a container. I love being able to bring them into carport sometimes. They are GroBucket Garden Kit (3PK) Self Watering sub-irrigated Planter Inserts. I got mine from Amazon, not sure where else you can find them. You might search YouTube and find out for yourself. These watering devices are INCREDIBLE. I hope this doesn't violate any posting rules.

I have seen pineapple, bananas, oranges, grapefruit, papaya grown here, and hardy veges such as kale, broccoli, cauliflower, green onions, carrots, cabbages. Enjoy experimenting!

What’s PH level in the buckets? I can not get ph below 7.5. In my pots.

So as of last year you can put your garden right in the front yard and no approval is needed and no one can complain. I believe it was a law change that over rode what the Villages say.

Where can you find the documentation for this? I'd hate to plant something then find it gone! Thx

As an aside:

We have a potable water line on a sprinkler timer which mists the pots in the birdcage. All the water lines are underground. It is not unsightly. The timer is in the garage.

No bugs, no critters.

Best bet...farmers markets, brownwood on Saturday..plenty of others in town.. not worth it to try and grow your own.. growing season is different in the south then the north...

No way...fake news

Great idea. Thanks. We have a birdcage too in the house we are moving to. What do you grow? And when do you plant? We are moving a little south of the 466 in the village of Belvedere and not sure when and what to plant.