Growing Sweet Potatoes – Year Round!
Sweet potatoes love our South Florida climate, and we love them back! They are such a fun and easy crop to grow here, from getting them started, to watching them thrive, to the treasure hunt of harvesting, and then of course using them in a variety of ways to please the palate. Here we will take you through this process, step-by-step, and provide some helpful tips along the way.
Growing Green Beans – All Season Long!
April 18, 2020 Update re 2020 spring-to-summer growing green beans in South Florida: Since this is by far my most popular post, and many people are now venturing into gardening for the first time due to our virus lockdowns, here is some discussion on the timing of plantings. We planted a new full crop of green bush beans about five weeks ago and they’re bearing nicely! (They get a little shade from the mid-afternoon sun; beans do need lots of sun.) We put in another crop last weekend and they’re doing great so far, time in our growing heat will tell – making sure they get enough water as it’s dry now.You might be able to plant some if you do it VERY soon (like now) – you might not get a second crop due to the heat but it’s worth a shot for one crop. Planting much later than now will probably just be too hot. Plant them in October and then again and again through winter and spring! Now, you could definitely plant lima beans at this time (along with many other heat-tolerant crops) if any of those interest you – see UF/IFAS Guide to Summer Vegetables. Happy gardening!
We are a small group of South Floridians who share a love of organic gardening, cooking and leading a healthy lifestyle. We garden together in Miami on a weekly basis year round, and enjoy the labor, harvest and feeling of community that this provides us. We are learning together what it means to grow food in South Florida, with our unique climate and seasons, which are so different than the rest of the country. This website is a venture in sharing information and resources relevant to gardening (and enjoying the harvest) in our South Florida environment. We hope you will find it useful!
