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Florida Gardening 101: Grow heat loving veggies and herbs thru summer
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Growing crops in Florida during the dog days of summer is a challenge to say the least. Some vegetables and herbs that are delicious and grow well in the heat, humidity, and relentless sunshine are: okra, Callaloo, cowpeas, crowder peas, black eye peas, pigeon peas, yam, sweet potato, peppers, basil, oregano, marjoram, flat leaf chive, sage, thyme, rosemary, and strawberry [it won’t fruit until cooler weather comes]. The squash family, watermelon, and cucumber all love growing in the heat but they don’t do well in the humidity. They are susceptible to fungus and wilt diseases. To combat the fungus, floods, drought, bacteria and soil living bugs such as nematodes, you may want to try growing in a self-watering container. They hold all the air, water, nutrients that your veggies require, when they want it. Composted soils won’t vaporize in Florida's summer heat! Go on a short vacation and not even worry about losing your veggies due to lack of water.
Great summertime success can be had using these modified containers. Build them yourself for a fraction of the cost of mass produced containers. Learn how and build as many as you want.
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