Growing tomatoes in Florida is difficult. In fact, gardening in Florida is a challenge. Hot, humid weather with voracious insects and small hungry mammals. “I’m talking about you, squirrels.” People move here full of confidence in their gardening abilities and within a year they are crying on the local gardening group.
Then we explain that gardening in Florida is like living in Australia; you must garden in the winter. Basically, our gardening is done from September to May. In the summer we are limited to okra, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes.
As an example, tomatoes won’t set fruit until nighttime temperatures are under 75F. If by some miracle you have healthy tomato plants in the summer, they won’t produce fruit. They have become an ornamental shrub.
So it is with much happiness that I show off today’s tomato harvest.
God bless,
Pam
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