Hey Fellow Floridians - Year 2 - Page 66

kayrobbins · April 17, 2016

Barb, you asked me to post a picture of a pruned dwarf. I basically just thin out all of the interior growth so the plant can breathe and pests can't hide. That wonderful dense foliage may work some places but it is not Florida friendly.

The plant I am having the most leaf issues with this season is Pink Bumblebee.

Barb_FL · April 17, 2016

Kay - Thank you so much for your picture. It helps a lot.

ginger2778 · April 17, 2016

From the state Dept. of Agriculture. Never knew this existed! Many other recipes too.

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Reci...quash-Parmesan

kayrobbins · April 18, 2016

I love that they feature what is in season. They are doing television commercials too. It is nice to see real food featured in a commercial instead of all the fast food. There is also a Simply Florida cookbook that is available to purchase at most extension offices.

ginger2778 · April 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by kayrobbins

I love that they feature what is in season. They are doing television commercials too. It is nice to see real food featured in a commercial instead of all the fast food. There is also a Simply Florida cookbook that is available to purchase at most extension offices.

That is very interesting. I wonder if our extension has it. I am going to email our Brow. Cty MGs to see. I very much appreciate you letting us know. I love to cook. I will check out youtube to try to see commercials too.

ginger2778 · April 18, 2016

The commercials are called Fresh From Florida too. Is the cookbook called Simply Florida? I can't find it.

ginger2778 · April 18, 2016

http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/P-01546.pdf

kayrobbins · April 18, 2016

That is a different one. This is the one I have:

http://www.simplyflorida.org/store/c..._Products.html

But while I was trying to find it I came across another one:

http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-1237...-to-feast.aspx

ginger2778 · April 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by kayrobbins

That is a different one. This is the one I have:

http://www.simplyflorida.org/store/c..._Products.html

But while I was trying to find it I came across another one:

http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-1237...-to-feast.aspx

Love it Kay. Thank you. As you know, I have a special soft spot for Edis ifas things.

nancyruhl · April 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

From the state Dept. of Agriculture. Never knew this existed! Many other recipes too.

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Reci...quash-Parmesan

That site has some great recipes. I'm be browsing there for a while. Tonight I tried
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Reci...to-Bacon-Gravy and my husband raved. I had to sue some other fish, though. Grouper was $17.99 a pound when I looked at the store.

ginger2778 · April 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by nancyruhl

That site has some great recipes. I'm be browsing there for a while. Tonight I tried
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Reci...to-Bacon-Gravy and my husband raved. I had to sue some other fish, though. Grouper was $17.99 a pound when I looked at the store.

The cost of fish is nuts! Do you have a Costco? They have wild fresh Corvina, texture and taste very similar to grouper. I think it's 8.99/lb.

Imthechuck · April 19, 2016

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Originally Posted by aimeruni

I relocated to central FL about a month ago (for info about my grow zone and where in FL I'm at in regards to gardening, please look at my profile, it will tell you).

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021

Are the planting dates given the for central Florida accurate?

According to the chart I should be able to grow right now:

Corn
Napa Cabbage
Swiss Chard
Zucchini
Peppers (??)*
Beans

I am glad that you discovered this site first! Than *suggested* planting guide is ......

hot peppers perform well in the summer if you don't mind whitefly (at least in South Florida)

Imthechuck · April 19, 2016

How is everyones season going?

It was stated earlier that our weather patterns this winter were "funky" super hot cold etc... and then this week its perfect.

I need to find a way to stop the birds next year, I think its this one cardinal and a dove looking bird that go to town early morning pecking holes

Any ideas? they did some serious damage this year. I almost shot one of them with an old red rider

Imthechuck · April 19, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginger2778

The cost of fish is nuts! Do you have a Costco? They have wild fresh Corvina, texture and taste very similar to grouper. I think it's 8.99/lb.

It is crazy, we buy off a local guys truck on Saturdays

kayrobbins · April 19, 2016

Yum! That tomato gravy sounds great and I love smoked gouda. Grouper is one of my favorite fish but I won't pay the price for it.

April 17, 2016	#978
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Floridian Recipe Page From the state Dept. of Agriculture. Never knew this existed! Many other recipes too. http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Reci...quash-Parmesan

April 18, 2016	#982
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Found it in PDF form. http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/P-01546.pdf

April 17, 2016	#977
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Kay - Thank you so much for your picture. It helps a lot.

April 18, 2016	#979
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	I love that they feature what is in season. They are doing television commercials too. It is nice to see real food featured in a commercial instead of all the fast food. There is also a Simply Florida cookbook that is available to purchase at most extension offices.

April 18, 2016	#981
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	The commercials are called Fresh From Florida too. Is the cookbook called Simply Florida? I can't find it.

April 18, 2016	#983
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	That is a different one. This is the one I have: http://www.simplyflorida.org/store/c..._Products.html But while I was trying to find it I came across another one: http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-1237...-to-feast.aspx

April 19, 2016	#988
Imthechuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SouthFlorida Zone 10 Posts: 120	How is everyones season going? It was stated earlier that our weather patterns this winter were "funky" super hot cold etc... and then this week its perfect. I need to find a way to stop the birds next year, I think its this one cardinal and a dove looking bird that go to town early morning pecking holes Any ideas? they did some serious damage this year. I almost shot one of them with an old red rider

April 19, 2016	#990
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	Yum! That tomato gravy sounds great and I love smoked gouda. Grouper is one of my favorite fish but I won't pay the price for it.