{"id":6457,"date":"2023-04-25T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/?p=6457"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:14:12","slug":"the-north-veggie-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/?p=6457","title":{"rendered":"The North Veggie Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Central Florida &#8211; Finally&#8230;!  Year 9 brings a half-way decent crop of veggies in the North Garden.    With the weather becoming more and more extreme, it has been a challenge to grow anything!  Summer starts in January now instead of April and runs through October. Winter takes over in November and gives way to heat and humidity at the end of December.  Seeds won&#8217;t germinate above 70F, and plants won&#8217;t grow with temps in the 90s.    If the parsnips don&#8217;t die from the heat, they will surely freeze to death!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we were sneaky&#8230;waiting til it got cooler to plant, we covered the seedlings with nice warm manure hay to protect from frost.  Gotta love that rabbit manure!  Best fertilizer going!  We have broccoli, kale, onions, cabbage, collards, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, ground apples, green Malibar spinach, parsley,  chives, Seminole pumpkins&#8230;well, see for yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18.png\" alt=\"Garlic chives oregano and parsley Year 9\" class=\"wp-image-6456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-11-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18.png\" alt=\"2 varieties of yellow pole beans Year 9\" class=\"wp-image-6455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-10-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2 varieties of yellow pole beans Year 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-8-of-18-1-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18.png\" alt=\"Malibar spinach (green) &amp; cukes\" class=\"wp-image-6451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-3-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Malibar spinach (green) &amp; cukes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18.png\" alt=\"Kale Year 9\" class=\"wp-image-6450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-9-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kale Year 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18.png\" alt=\"Champion Collard Greens Year 9\" class=\"wp-image-6448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-7-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Champion Collard Greens Year 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18.png\" alt=\"This is the yellow squash and one of the multiple plantings of broccoli in the &quot;Spring&quot; Garden Year 9.\" class=\"wp-image-6447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18.png 4032w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-2-of-18-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the yellow squash and one of the multiple plantings of broccoli in the &#8220;Spring&#8221; Garden Year 9.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A chicken tractor for weeding&#8230;the Bresse Rooster does a great job.  The Sheep are in the North Orchard.  Sheep are grazers, unlike goats who are foragers.  So the sheep eat the weeds and leave the fruit trees alone, theoretically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photos-6-of-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6453\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a decent crop of loquats this year, froze them for wine-making.  And the peaches are excellent.  We are currently sharing them with a squirrel.  So far we&#8217;ve picked more than he&#8217;s been able to carry away.  Year 9, everybody&#8217;s happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Homesteading,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Central Florida &#8211; Finally&#8230;! Year 9 brings a half-way decent crop of veggies in the North Garden. With the weather becoming more and more extreme, it has been a challenge to grow anything! Summer starts in January now instead of April and runs through October. 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