With all the social distancing these days, what’s better than rediscovering your own back yard? Even making your own garden or filling a few pots with dirt and getting your hands a little muddy?
As we are in the middle of the hottest months of the year, you might be thinking there is nothing that will grow in this Tallahassee heat, but guess again. I’ve compiled a list of plants that you may be able to fit in before your start your fall garden.
Here’s the list: basil, beans, cauliflower, cilantro, cucumber, squash, sweet corn, zinnias, sunflowers, watermelon, chard… and even pumpkins!
Did you know, according to the Orlando Sentinel, “In order to have pumpkins in time for Halloween, they should be seeded in your garden by July 4. “Howden” and “jackpot” are the two best varieties for jack-o-lantern pumpkins in Florida.”
If you missed the July 4th timeframe, you can still start smaller watermelon and pumpkin varieties.
Don’t forget the flowers, they will attract the bees to pollinate your vegetables! Sunflower and cone flower are my favs!
Gardeners need to think ahead… is Halloween too far away?