What to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” Bulbs can add a great burst of color to any landscape. Right now there are several bulbs in bloom and many more getting ready to add color to the garden. If you are looking for a relatively carefree plant that can give you years […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” Now that our gardens are growing and our landscape plants have come to life with an explosion of growth, we need to add the depleted nutrients these plants need back into the soil to help them thrive. Our vegetable gardens, landscape plants, and turf […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” The first day of spring this year was March 20th and if you have been following my planting calendar then many of you should have some good looking plants already growing in the garden or at least pots of seedlings ready to be transplanted […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” I have had several requests this past week to talk about small flowering trees and plants which could add additional winter color in the garden. Because most of our plants are still in dormancy and many have lost their leaves, our landscapes have lost […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” Cooler weather is upon us now and many of our plants are going dormant. Unfortunately, there are only a few plants that continue to give us color this time of year. Some people believe this is just the changing of seasons and there is […]
Read moreDuring the winter months our lawns go into a slow growth mode or depending on how cold the temperatures are they may go into complete dormancy. For those of us who cut our own lawns this is a relief. We do not have to get the lawn mower out of the garage every week or sometimes twice a week to perform our ritual mowing of the turf grass.
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” My fall vegetable garden is coming along very nicely right now and most of my plants are starting to produce. This is a great time of year because you can spend more time in the garden without breaking a sweat and when you feel […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” As we March towards spring I know many of you have started to plant your spring gardens. Tomatoes, eggplants, pole beans, and peppers are favorites many of us have planted in the past and are about to plant again. This week I would like […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” When warm temperatures get people motivated to get out into the garden, my email starts lighting up with questions on just about every subject you can imagine. This week I am going to go through of few of the problems you, my readers have […]
Read moreWhat to do this week –By Mark Govan, Host “Florida Gardening” February is here and it is time to start growing our tomatoes for your spring vegetable gardens. Seeds started now inside the home will grow and be the right size for putting them into the garden around the first or second week of March. […]
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