Fall in the VegHeadz Garden

   

Growing Dahlias in Florida
is challenging.  This one is in
our Edible Flower Bed. 

Oh, those cool mornings!  It’s a great time to be in the garden.  The weeds are taking a vacation, new plants are growing, and the weather is making some plants which prefer cooler temperatures very happy.  

New Plants:

Pak Choi, Lettuce, and other tender
winter greens

Collards, Broccoli,
and other hardy 
winter greens

More winter greens in
the Hugelculture bed with 
protective collars to discourage
cutworms and other chewing pests 

Beautiful, tender
lettuce

Rosemary, garlic, and Florida
Broadleaf Mustard 

Thriving Herbs:

Sage, great for seasoning
Thanksgiving stuffing or winter squash

Lemon  Balm

Rosemary, Garlic Chives, 
Turmeric, Lemon
Grass

Fall Color:

Yarrow and 
Periwinkles

Goldenrod for Butterflies

Echinacea

Mexican Tarragon 
and Cherokee Greens

American Beautyberry
for the birds

Fruit:

Satsumas are beginning
to ripen.

It’s hard to believe these Blackberries
are only a year old.

The grape arbor is tuning up to put on
it’s golden jewelry.  A few more
weeks of cool weather should do it.

And more interesting scenes:

Deer, rabbits, or some other four legged
varmints consistently eat the tender
shoots in this bed (and only this bed). A blanket of
hardware cloth should discourage them.

Newly planted Crimson Clover
is peeking out in bare spots.

Loofa above, sweet
potatoes below

Cowpea cover crops
are ready for chop and 
drop in a number of 
places around the 
garden.

Did you know that culinary ginger 
(Zingiber officianale) can produce
flower cones — though it seldom
does.  They are small and 
hidden at the base of the plant.