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I think you need to grow tomatoes in winter in Florida

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I think I need those buckets from the bakery filled with decent dirt (working on that) to grow veggies. (Banana is quite happy.) It was not the heat that killed my plants--it's bugs that live in the dirt that DE and Sevin won't kill--knock them back but not kill.

Anything in a gallon pot or larger is safe. Makes no sense to me but that's the facts, Jack. I fully understand why nobody gardens here and, trust me, I have talked to A LOT of people about the situation. I suspect they thought it was the heat but that is not the issue. BUGS! My eggplant bloomed as did all my other plants save tomatoes. No fruit unless I played bee and apparently I'm not good at that. My butternut squash got "dead" 3x but keeps coming back. 1 plant has migrated over 40' but I have 2 tiny fruits to harvest. This is not paradise at all. (Rant off--figure out when it started.)

Not giving up. I had white clay in MD that you could make pots with and turned it into a totally lazy no spray, no CHEMICAL additions garden. Need some praying mantis to clean up...

ETA: No chemical additives.

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In Maryland you had hard freezes. In your present environment (and mine) there are soft-bodied nuisance insects that live and multiply year-round.

How about switching to something that is more environmentally friendly plus more effective with the insects you are dealing with?

You'll find under the "Green Light" brand or the Home Depot "Spectracide" brand one or more insecticides that contain the following TWO ingredients:
(1) pyrethrin or cyfluthrin - (derived from or patterned after chrysanthemum oil)
(2) piperynol butoxide - (distilled from sassafras)
and typically also containing a surfactant such as neem oil or some other emulsifier.

Follow directions. Pay attention to the manufacturer's recommended pH of your solution. If necessary get some ammonia sulfate (sold as hydrangea blueing) to lower the pH.

IMPORTANT: the above is not a panacea. For effective control you need to rotate through different antagonists. For example, two months ago I sprayed with the above. Last month I sprayed with a nicontinoid. Today I sprayed with Spinosad -- a bacterial agent that emits toxic poop. All this to keep the insects down to a dull minimum and prohibit geometric growth.

Fruit trees are economically like a swimming pool. THe purchase price is just the down payment.

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wonga wonga vine - pandorea pandorana


tea camellia - camellia sinensis


asters


'Lavender Lady' passion (fruit is p. 'Lavender Lady' x p. caerulea) -


snowberry 'pink pearl'....technically not blooming but looks nice none the less

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Correct me if I'm wrong but don't nematodes attack roots only?

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If your soil and water are alkaline and the pesticide requires acidic pH then you won't kill the nematodes without a pH correction.

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Acid rain where I lived before so liming to counterbalance natural acidity was recommended; I never bothered because stuff grew. I encouraged beneficials but nematodes were/are nothing I ever encountered. I'm totally lost here in FL. If I change the soil mix to acidic, then they leave? (I can do that.) But do nematodes climb up 8 to 10" to eat leaves? Using same soil in in gallon pots and no problem. Shorter pots? Something devours the leaves--sometimes. In the ground? Feeding frenzy. I honestly don't think it's a nematode problem but something else. I am happy to be proved wrong.

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No need to do that. Just make sure the pesticide solution has a pH in the manufacturer's range.

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no

Nematodes Pests in Gardens and Landscapes

Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae & Heterorhabditidae)

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:woohoonaner:

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Fingers crossed all plants will be in 10" or higher pots by Wednesday night. Then we'll see how they do. (I can't believe I haven't eaten a real tomato in over a year!) I do know that nothing in a 5" or taller pot gets attacked; they flourish. I am not a container gardener; I always did raised beds. But that won't work here. Sometimes old dogs have to learn new tricks...;)

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my onc. sherry baby is starting to bloom..two spikes

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A cosmos seedling that grew into a 3-foot high bush!

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Do Cosmos behave like perennials in your climate? I love the pinks best because my mother did.

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They behave like bi-annuals at best.

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You come close to this one it smells so good (Hamlin Orange 1st yr).. :^)

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My experience with Suebelle White Sapote is that they bloom with the slightest hit of warmer weather -- even if that's in the Fall or Winter. Here's a young one I have in a 25-gallon pot, being capricious as usual:

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A Rose.. :^)