[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

From my personal observations all over Florida, it seems St. Augustine is the 'go-to' type of grass...for most homes/neighborhoods down here.

Which makes some sense, given that it is a very hardy...weed.

St Augustine was developed by the University of Florida, Gainesville to be suitable to Florida soil and climate. It's the only grass I ever had till moving to TV 9 years ago. It sure beats Zoysia as far as not needing watering as often and will spread to cover bare spots.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

St Augustine was developed by the University of Florida, Gainesville to be suitable to Florida soil and climate. It's the only grass I ever had till moving to TV 9 years ago. It sure beats Zoysia as far as not needing watering as often and will spread to cover bare spots.

As well as spread and cover your neighbor's "well manicured" newly sodded lawn. It grows, errrr, ummm, like weeds!

[NatureBoy]

Here's the text of the law:

201982er
1
2 An act relating to vegetable gardens; creating s.
3 604.71, F.S.; providing legislative intent;
4 prohibiting local governments from regulating
5 vegetable gardens on residential properties except as
6 otherwise provided by law; specifying that such
7 regulations are void and unenforceable; specifying
8 exceptions; providing applicability; defining the term
9 “vegetable garden”; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Section 604.71, Florida Statutes, is created to
14 read:
15 604.71 Local regulation of vegetable gardens.—
16 (1) The Legislature intends to encourage the development of
17 sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at all levels
18 of production, including for personal consumption, as an
19 important interest of the state.
20 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, a county,
21 municipality, or other political subdivision of this state may
22 not regulate vegetable gardens on residential properties. Any
23 such local ordinance or regulation regulating vegetable gardens
24 on residential properties is void and unenforceable.
25 (3) This section does not preclude the adoption of a local
26 ordinance or regulation of a general nature that does not
27 specifically regulate vegetable gardens, including, but not
28 limited to, regulations and ordinances relating to water use
29 during drought conditions, fertilizer use, or control of
30 invasive species.
31 (4) As used in this section, the term “vegetable garden”
32 means a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or
33 vegetables are cultivated for human ingestion.
34 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.

[427dave]

Oh boy now I can have fresh sweet corn and okra.

[Bogie Shooter]

Why go to all that trouble when we will soon have this?
Life in The Villages

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Why go to all that trouble when we will soon have this?
Life in The Villages

Right in our "Back" yard!

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by karostay

Sativa and Indica ?

I am thinking of hemp plants. No THC, only CBD for the aching joints, and it's legal.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Why go to all that trouble when we will soon have this?
Life in The Villages

Food that never sees soil, but fed water and chemicals to grow? No thanks.
I will pay a few $'s more for organic.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Food that never sees soil, but fed water and chemicals to grow? No thanks.
I will pay a few $'s more for organic.

I guess you don't understand that everything organic - is chemical. Nitrogen, which is the substance you need when you're adding fertilizer - is chemical. You can use chicken poop, horse manure, bag guano, or isolated nitrogen granules. The nitrogen in the natural sources is the exact same nitrogen that's in the granules. Nature doesn't distinguish between the two.

Your body is composed of chemical components. Your spit, your breath, your waste, your blood, your flesh - it's all just a bunch of carbon molecules mixed together to form chemical reactions, which in turn create the finished product you know as your body.

Organic chemistry is fascinating.

As for me, I'd rather grow my own, if practical and cost-efficient. Not because it's cheaper, but because I just absolutely love the idea of grabbing a tomato off the plant right outside my own front door if I feel like eating a tomato.

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Why go to all that trouble when we will soon have this?
Life in The Villages

I haven’t seen any info with respect to how this will affect the Farmers Markets. We’ve gotten to know several of the farmers—hard working, honest folks. I hope this won’t negatively affect their businesses.

[thelegges]

Don’t understand why people think that growing veggies is hard work. I spend maybe 10 minutes a Day with what I grow.

[pauld315]

I will never do it. When my wife and I first got married almost 37 years ago my wife wanted a garden.I told her I would help her get it going but I really didn't want one and after it was planted it was up to her. She agreed whole heartedly. Dutifully, I went out and rented a tiller, tilled the plot of land she wanted, went out and bought plants or seeds depending on what she wanted to plant. Helped her plant it with the understanding it was her baby and then proceeded a few months later to till it all back and plant grass. She wanted it but didn't want to take care of it. It went to weeds pretty quickly. I said I would never plant another one and save our marriage ! We have planted one or two tomato plants off our back deck since then but never another garden.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Villageswimmer

I haven’t seen any info with respect to how this will affect the Farmers Markets. We’ve gotten to know several of the farmers—hard working, honest folks. I hope this won’t negatively affect their businesses.

Do you mean the farmers market that USED TO BE IN SPANISH SPRINGS?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The farmer's market I went to last, in the Villages, was so-so. Some of the stuff wasn't local, and not even grown in the USA at all. The tomatoes were in their original boxes that stated clearly they came from Mexico.

[queasy27]

Originally Posted by 427dave

Oh boy now I can have fresh sweet corn and okra.

The first time I ate corn and beets picked from the garden and put right into boiling water was a revelation!