I used to live up North on east coast. So I don't know much about sw Florida. Can veggie plants be grown sucessfully outdoors (say like in Cape Coral), or should they be done in large pots and kept by windows under shelter? Would too many bugs or the bad winds or downpours destroy the veggie plants if they were done outdoors? I don't want to look like an idiot doing vegetable plants outdoors around here if it really is'nt possible to keep them alive well out there. Vegetables like: tomatoes, peppers, yellow squash and eggplant.
2007-04-20 03:58:14 · 6 answers · asked by tranquil_moonlight_88 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes its possible. you would just need to keep them in a cool place that gets at least 8 hours of sunlight and keep them watered.. but not too much.
my mom used to grow cucumbers, tomatoes,cabbage, and other vegetables when we lived in south florida
2007-04-20 04:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by dacrazikid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're in gardening heaven in SW Florida! Everything will grow there. You just have to scrap everything you learned about gardening up north. Forget about that last frost date in May, start planting in Jan and Feb. Your local garden centers will have the right plants at the right time. Although, you should check the tags and make sure they come from a nursery in Florida. Plants shipped from out of state may not always be the best variety for Florida.
Check with the local county extension office. They all have great information on what and when to plant and most are really helpful to the Northeners gardening for the first time.
Most, but not all, Florida soil needs help. If you've got a lot of sand, you're going to need to add some peat or other product to help hold water. Again, this is something the County office can help with.
And if you're going to work in the garden in the summer, protect yourself from sunstroke, heat exhaustion and skin cancer.
Good luck. I envy you. After gardening in SW Florida for 25 years, family circumstances necessitated my returning to the north.
2007-04-21 02:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by insideout33 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend you can grow.1 you will have more bugs so spray and 2 you might have to have a screen over then plants in the hotest part of the year but make sure you water daily.alot of veggies and fruits come from that state
2007-04-20 04:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by MrMike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure it incredibly is extremely achieveable to have an ooutdoor veg backyard. in assessment to further north nonetheless the planting seasons are lots eairlier interior the 300 and sixty 5 days and additionally you actual have 2 seasons instead of one. the 1st is an early spring planting, regularly around easter time with the harvest being around mid might to early june. then in the process the main well-liked area of summer season maximum outdoors gardens are remodeled for a fall harvest with plantings in early september and harvest around late october to early november. the variety of each and every plant could be considered in the two plantings and additionally you will possibly be able to even produce vegitables interior the process summer season with some warmth tollerant varieties.
2016-10-28 13:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem. Florida has an excellent climate for growing vegatables.
2007-04-20 04:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by Danno Soprano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can. You're in prime growing area for all sorts of wonderful (and exotic) plants and vegies.
2007-04-20 04:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋