Re: Gardening in Florida ( was More rain on your parade)

Hi Dee Ann,

I have to admit that I enjoy gardening here in the South, it is very nice to 
not worry about 'wintering over' and cold frames and early freezes. The 
annuals do not arrive in January, they are constant. Petunias, pansies, 
poppies, snapdragons, and asters are all winter annuals here. Sunflower seeds 
can be planted immediately after the winter solstice (Christmas) and do 
better the earlier they are planted. (I know this is a perennials list and I 
will get back on the subject).

There is a downside to all this abundance however. We cannot grow a great 
many of the garden staples that you can up north. All the flowering bulbs, 
tulips, hyaciths, daffodils, crocus, can only be grown for a single season 
unless they are lifted very shortly after their bloom and stored in the 
refrigerator for a dormant period (do not ask what is in my vegetable 
crisper). Trees and shrubs that need a dormant cycle cannot grow here either, 
peonies and clematis, just to name two.

So, I guess the point is, enjoy what you have and don't worry about what you 
can't have.

Keep bloomin'
Lauren
Home & Hearth
http://lass.hypermart.net

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