Archive for March, 2009
Mar
31
Posted by Adina
I have a very small Queen Palm or Cocos Plumosa in some of the whitest soil on my property. That poor palm has been yellow for as long as I can remember. Over the course of many years I have done very little for it. I am sure that at least once I have put [...]
Tags: Cocos Plumosa, Palm Nutritional Deficiencies, Palm Yellowing, Queen Palm, Soil Health
Mar
28
Posted by Adina
Over the course of this year we have had the good fortune to harvest and eat swamp cabbage, or the heart of the Sabal Palm three different times. The first tree fell casualty to our new shed. We had to do some clearing to get the shed in. That was the only tree other than [...]
Tags: Giant Palm Weevil, Hearts Of Palm Harvest, Sabal Palm, Swamp Cabbage
Mar
15
Posted by Adina
From my article Why Soil PH Matters I got a slammin’ comment from Christine. I was inspired by her comment to write this blog which is an open response to her comment. I think this also answers most questions experienced gardeners might have about whether or not the Master Gardeners program would benefit them.
Christine, [...]
Tags: Master Gardeners Program for Experienced Gardeners
Mar
14
Posted by Adina
In my previous post The Master Gardeners Program I wrote about all of the new information I was assimilating. Being a long time gardener in South Florida I possess a bit of knowledge about all sorts of gardening, but there were some persistent mysteries for me. One particularly irritating gap in my knowledge was concerning [...]
Tags: Acidic Soil, Alkaline Soil, Soil PH, Soil Test
Mar
12
Posted by Adina
Photos courtesy of Nichole Rouse
I am in the Master Gardeners Program in St. Lucie County Florida. I signed up for it knowing that I might be exposed to information that would not please me, like how to use pesticides, herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers, but I believed that even so there was so much resource [...]
Tags: Master Gardeners