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06/21/2025

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06/21/2025

All in a trip to pick up the Youth Camp mail!!!!! Love Wekiva Youth Camp!!

06/21/2025

Happy summer!

06/21/2025

A true gardener is always at work. It may be rescuing plants and giving them a new home!!

04/21/2025

Happy Spring.

04/20/2025

02/08/2025

Save the date for April 25-26, 2025.

02/03/2025

Magnolia plants are some of the oldest flowering plants, with their origins dating back to around 95 million years ago. They predate the appearance of bees, which came much later in evolutionary history. As a result, magnolias have evolved to be pollinated by beetles rather than bees. The flowers of magnolias have large, open structures that provide easy access for beetles to collect and transfer pollen.

They also produce strong, sweet scents to attract these beetles. This relationship between magnolias and beetles is an example of an ancient pollination strategy, showcasing the plant’s survival long before the evolution of more modern pollinators like bees. Interestingly, magnolia flowers are adapted to withstand the rougher nature of beetle pollination, as beetles tend to be less precise than bees.

02/03/2025

02/03/2025

❄️March Edibles to Plant (text list too ⬇️)
New Gardeners: “Anytime we predict the weather we gamble. Starting transplants too early or too late can result in weak plants or late harvests.

Aim to start seeds indoors 4-8 weeks before the suggested outdoor planting dates.

For larger plants, like watermelon, squash, and pumpkin, you might transplant in as little as four weeks. Similarly, if you are starting plants in small containers, four weeks may be all it takes for them to fill the cell.” Excerpt from:
🪴 Starting Transplants 101 🪴
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/planting/starting-transplants-indoors.html

🌱March Edibles to Plant in Florida Text list 🌱
🌱 North Florida 🌱 Easily transplant: arugula, boniato, eggplant, kohlrabi, peppers, Swiss chard, tomatillo, and tomatoes.

Transplant with care: spinach and sweet potatoes.

Use seeds: beans (bush, lima, pole), cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, okra, onions (bunching), peanuts, peas (English, southern), radish, squashes, and watermelon.

🌱 Central Florida 🌱
Easily transplant: arugula, boniato, Chinese cabbage, gingers, kohlrabi, peppers, roselle, sugarcane, Swiss chard, and tropical spinaches.

Transplant with care: amaranth, calabaza, celery, long squash, luffa, papaya, pigeon pea, pineapple, Seminole pumpkin, spinach, sweet potatoes, and yucca.

Use seeds: beans (bush, lima, pole), cantaloupes, carrots, chayote, corn, cucumbers, okra, onions (bunching), peas (southern), radish, squashes, and watermelon.

🌱South Florida 🌱
Easily transplant: arugula, boniato, Chinese cabbage, endive, gingers, roselle, sugarcane, Swiss chard, and tropical spinaches.

Transplant with care: amaranth, calabaza, celery, papaya, pineapple, Seminole pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and yucca.

Use seeds: beans (bush, lima, pole), cantaloupes, carrots, chayote, corn, okra, onions (bunching), peas (southern), radish, squashes, and watermelon.

Printable PDF and more resources available on our University of Florida IFAS website: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march/

Vegetables 🍅 Grow food crops 🥗

02/03/2025

A green lawn shouldn’t mean a silent spring. 🌱 Let’s grow better.