Gator Tales

July 5, 2008

Gardening Journal July 2008

For the last two days, Dean and I have been breaking our backs working in the yard and garden. Below are photos of some plants that I just planted. With any luck I will be able to keep a journal running on the progress of these specimins for the next few months.

This photo is a mature Vinca plant along with several little new ones I planted today. I removed all the weeds and grass from the bed and turned the soil. The white spots are from the potting soil that the Vinca’s came in.. it was extra so I scattered it around the plants.

With all the todo about tomatos and e-coli or whatever, I’ve decided to grow my own. I used to grow tons of tomatos and other veggies up north in Indiana, but since I’ve moved to Southwest Florida I haven’t grown a single vegetable so here goes!

This is a photo of the green bell pepper plant that I planted today. I decided to grow it in a container due to the various creatures that may find it attractive in the back yard.

This is the tomato that I also planted in a container today. There are 2 tomato plants here. One is a medium sized tomato for slicing and the other is a cherry tomato variety.
I have never grown tomatos in a container but I think this will work.


Stay tuned for more. I will keep updating on the progress of these plants as well as others I’m working on.

1 Comment »

  1. tomatoes do well in containers in Florida—recently planted a variety that’s supposed to like the summer heat—got it at WalMart—we’ll see….interested to see how you are doing!

    Comment by patricia a. boutilier — August 1, 2008 @ 1:20 pm


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