February Gardening Guide

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February Gardening Guide. By Patricia Porchey. If you’ve been thinking about planting some fruit trees in your landscape, your fist …

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February Gardening Guide
By Patricia Porchey
If you’ve been thinking about planting some fruit trees in your landscape, your fist
thought might be of citrus. However, because citrus canker and citrus greening diseases
are plaguing our citrus industry as a result of the previous hurricane seasons, it might be
advantageous to consider some alternative fruit trees. Some fruits worthy of
consideration are the avocado, banana, carambola, lychee, papaya, and mango.
Depending on the variety of avocado you plant, fruit may be harvested sometime between
June and February. Bananas carambola, and papaya bear fruit year-round. June and July
are the harvest months for lychee. Mango varieties bear fruit sometime between May and
October. It’s possible to have a fruitful bounty year-round in Florida. This is how
sustainability can start right in your own yard! (Wait until the end of February or early
March to plant young fruit trees that are cold sensitive)
February also marks the month to start planting seeds of some warm season vegetables
alongside your cool season vegetables. Plant a salad: carrots, cucumber, lettuce,
peppers, radish, and tomatoes in addition to all the other possibilities listed below.
Gardening activities:
?Amend your spring garden beds…