My Edible Yard: South Florida Planting Guide for August
August
- Sow watermelon seeds (2-4) by the 10th. Wait until mid-month to plant beans (lima: bush 40, pole 20; snap: bush 50, pole 20), broccoli (3-5), celery (8-10), collards (8-10), corn (15-20), cucumbers (3-4), eggplant (2-3), onions (fresh 15; storing 20), peppers (3-5), squash (4-6) and tomatoes (fresh 3-5; storing 5-10).
- Plant basil, chives, dill, mint, oregano and sweet marjoram.
- Pears should be ripening - pick early to avoid rot and browning.
- Harvest winter-chilled pineapples.
- Sow vegetable and herb seeds for fall transplants.
by Tom MacCubbin.**I'm planning on doubling the amount of collards so that I have enough for the chickens.
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Yum, herbs!
Yay! I plan to buy okra, eggplant, bell pepper, and maybe serrano pepper if I can find some. I already have in the garden pattypan squash, cucumber, cherry/grape tomatoes, lots of basil, chives, green onions, rosemary, dill (which I kept covered and it did great all summer!), oregano, peppermint, my cilantro is coming up, parsley and some tomatillos. Of course I have a little of everything.
I'm looking forward to planting this week. I just hope we get some more rain. It has been really dry in Central Florida these past few weeks.
I love Tom McCubbin's 'Edible Landscaping.'
Do you plant transplants of tomatoes or do you directly sow?
Janice - I usually do transplants. I tried doing my own seeds a couple years ago but failed miserably. I think I didn't pay enough attention, though. I will one of these days try from seeds again. I actually bought some this year and may try to direct sow some just to see what happens.
Love your blog. I'm north of you in 9b/10a, and can't wait to start my fall garden! I already have all the seeds, and my bell peppers and a couple of tomatoes survived the summer in the shade. I'll be starting seeds soon.
it seems so odd that your in the planting mode and I'm in the harvesting. This is of course what attracted me to your site. getting the mind ready for spring..seeing a few of the pictures you posted.
I just got a grin with you saying you were going to plant watermelon when I just picked one.
My kitchen counter is covered with tomatoes, zuchinni, onions, carrots. Strawberries have been almost a daily picking to eat for the last month.
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