Garden Motivation for your Florida Fall Garden Preparation

Whether your Florida Vegetable Garden is getting wild or just nor producing... now is the time to reset and start your Florida Fall Vegetable Garden and do some Florida Fall Garden Prep! So join me on this garden plan with me Florida Gardening video!
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[@jackscelsi244]

Hi there. Really enjoy all the videos you do. Recently moved to St Pete although I’ve been in Florida 40 plus years now. Your efforts and knowledge are quite helpful even to us old Florida gardeners. Little tip I learned about fighting the chamber bitter, the seeds are on the bottom of the leaves and easily distributed. I have a habit of shaking soil of root ball of pulled weeds and was spreading the chamber bitter faster than I could pull it. Your knock down process may be doing the same. Just thought I would share. Edit. Later in video I saw you addressed the shaking of pulled weeds. Never mind.

[@WildFloridian]

That is such a great tip Jack! I try not shake weeks unless I’m sure they don’t have seeds. I agree… that bitter chamber will be back with a vengeance. Hopefully I’ll stay on top of my weeds better 🤞

[@gooby2doobydo725]

@wild Floridian…..having moved from Maine to central Florida 5 years ago, everything that I knew about gardening went out the window here in Florida. I want to thank you for helping me learn about the weed names in Florida and what and when to plant . You’ve been a blessing to me !!

[@bradjohnston8687]

You should check out David the Good.

[@gooby2doobydo725]

@@bradjohnston8687 …. I do follow him also, but thank you for the suggestion.

[@maggidull1952]

I've got to give you and your husband A LOT of credit to working outside in this heat and humidity. What a bummer of all that "non mulch" in your mulch pile. That chamber bitter is a real pain to keep out of the beds. Good video!

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you Maggi! Ben is my rock star 🌟

[@oreopaksun2512]

Thank you for taking us along on your journey. It is so encouraging to see how much progress you are making, and we get great ideas. Your garden looks good, but REAL, for real gardeners, not an Insta-ready patch that is worked on by magical gnomes with the KZbinr reserving the one dead plant or weed to demonstrate how the work is done. You and Ben are so cute on camera together!

[@Hannahsunshine-]

We grow mixed seeds to eat as greens. Black mustard, radishes, beets and kale. My husband took a bite of what he thought was mustard greens and spit it out realizing it wasn't spicy enough to be mustard. We let it finish growing to find out what it was and turns out it was Florida tassleflower! Apparently it's edible before it flowers so he was in the clear. Darn weeds! 😂

[@WildFloridian]

Oh no 🙈! Darn tassel flower.

[@sonnyamoran7383]

You know that pine has a lot of acid in it? That's why azaleas love it. You may have to amend to counteract the acidity.

[@theannecrossett7761]

Gardening is fun and it is also work...you take care of your yard and garden with such a cheerful attitude it's inspiring to watch you. Also kudos to your husband...right in there sharing the work...good on him.

[@Jaynes-Path]

I had a beautiful Blue Passion Flower that I got as a seedling from a friend who was moving. I babied and nursed it to continue growing until it was finally able to be planted in the ground. I have a fence on the side of my yard that I own the land on both sides and use the fence as a trellis. The neighbors knew this and and all was well, until they moved. The rental company hired a lawn crew and told them to remove everything growing up the fences. This rental house only owned the fence across the back of the yard, but this crew went into the yards on both sides and began cutting down the plants and vines of the neighbors, including mine. I ran out screaming for him to Stop! He claimed that his crew did just the back as they had done before but the realtor told them to come back and do the sides too. They questioned if they were part of the same property as they were told no in the past but the Realtor insisted they were. On this trellis I had a Chocolate Vine, a small native Passion Vine and my beautiful baby Blue. The native grew back. The Chocolate Vine hadn't been cut off at the main stem yet and eventually grew back. The Blue Passion Flower Vine died as it was in its first year in the ground. I don't trust lawn crews to respect what is growing even if it is within a obvious border around a trellis and is covered in Flowers.

[@olgag5385]

Hydrate those roots for the poor fig tree, spread some egg shells around the tree. It will be a miracle if it survives, As you know, it's not the right time to transplant and the poor thing is already more dead than alive. You might want to cut some branches to propagate. I did it with one of mine a couple of years ago, and I was surprised how easy it was. Good luck. Looking wood!!!

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you Olga!!! You can tell my frustration that they dumped without letting me know. We’ll see if it comes back. I appreciate all the tips.

[@shelhuff1043]

Lady you bring light to my life when I have to be in the kitchen or putting my face on and would rather be out digging! Keep ‘em coming!

[@WildFloridian]

Awww 🥰 Thank you Shel

[@121homestead9]

All that palm junk and etc..sounds great for the base of a hugelkultur bed. They don’t do as well the first year, but every year it improves tremendously.

[@WildFloridian]

Such a great point! Turn out suffering into future fertilizer 😄

[@PatriotFish-zy2uk]

Had to take the day off, wife wasn't feeling well. But this gave me the idea to go cut down my overgrowth and get to planting!

[@RevAcres01]

Thanks for taking us along another great video full of good information. I'm blown away the difference between northern gardening vs. Florida gardening. I'm cheering for the fig hope it makes it.

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you Kim! It is definitely a horse if a different color!

[@samelita007]

I did not know about carrot wood. I keep pulling it just because I also have 9 oak trees in my backyard, and that's as many as I'm willing to have. Yay for learning something new! 👏🏻. That first weed you knocked down is my #1 nemesis.

[@rowenadinsmore1]

aloe in a pot is better so they don't take over same with the sugarcane. That is what I did with those two since I don't want them to just take over the yard. I got the biggest pot/container I could find to plant my sugarcane.

[@mwnemo]

The aphids are great on milkweed, they feed the predator insects that help with aphid control on other plants :)

[@WildFloridian]

Right!?! I see assassin bugs, lady bugs, and wasps all around. I hope we can show people that aphids aren’t that big of a deal

[@OrlandoWeddingDecor]

I really like that you’re located in Orlando. So many gardening channels are of no use to us here in zone 9. Love your personality. Thanks!

[@stephaniefuller]

I have basket grass everywhere, I decided to just let it cover on the shady side. Wish it was something prettier. Lol

[@WildFloridian]

Today it will be basket grass… when you’re ready, you’ll transform the area to something you love 💕

[@aprilsurbanhomestead]

Getting rid of that grass is like the ultimate game of Where's Waldo. I wouldn't have the patience for all that. I'd love to just throw a couple cubic tons of mulch and just smother it all. XD

[@WildFloridian]

You should! Grass begone! 😄

[@armeyf]

Bitter Chamber or Stone Breaker is the bane of my existence. Without napalm, I don't know how to get rid of it. One weed at a time. Hope you were safe during the storm. We're above Tampa and it was originally going over the top of us before it changed directions. Grateful.

[@WildFloridian]

I have been pulling it and pulling it 😭

[@bradjohnston8687]

You need to find/cut some straight oak logs to boarder your driveway/keep mulch in place/slowly add to soil.

[@WildFloridian]

That is a great idea! Thanks Brad ☺️

[@barbarakraynick3828]

Hi Jacqueline. Love your channel as I'm a floridian gardener zone 10a. Working on putting together a fall garden. By the way.the green on your vinyl fence can easily be removed with Lysol bathroom foam. Spray on and rub off with wet sponge. All gone and looking like new. Easy peasy.

[@vnickcolvin4971]

In N. Fla, the chamber bitter came with our mulch, I never had it before I started putting down bagged mulch. Knocking it down just holds the seeds in your lawn. I do pull.

[@WildFloridian]

😞 Well thank you confirming I’ll be pulling it for awhile

[@vnickcolvin4971]

In N. Fla, the chamber bitter came with our mulch, I never had it before I started putting down bagged mulch.

[@WildFloridian]

Oh no!!! 😱

[@margaretd3710]

Hon, how can you weed without wearing gloves? If I forget to stick on gloves, my hands get all torn up. -- And one thing I found really helpful, is putting down cardboard first and then plopping the mulch on top. It’s really helping to block the weed seeds. 😉

[@ashleylitebrite6971]

Thanks for your motivation and inspiration this morning. Great HP reference.

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! Thank you for appreciating the reference! And here is some more motivation… GO Ashley GO! You can do it! 📣

[@opheliaflful]

We're in central florida and rather new to backyard veggie gardening. It's so hard for us to not get too hyped and start stuff now. WAIT, it is not "fall" in Florida. It is still sweltering. Tomato seeds on lockdown lol.

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! It is the summer strikes back! We got 5 inches the other day… summer doesn’t want to go. But I swear it is slightly cooler. Just slightly 🤣😭🤣

[@chrisspilker8889]

Love your new natives. I also visited Wilcox and have a nice collection of natives to plant. My problem is the area I've chosen is full sun, how can i keep the plants from roasting? Let me know how you successfully planted in full sun!

[@stephaniefuller]

Burn the palm and make biochar. That's what I do. I was thinking about getting mulch dropped off but I rent a house that has hoa. Not sure if they would approve. Lol

[@WildFloridian]

I may just do what you said. I actually offered Mr. Cliff pick of the pile. He likes to use sticks and branches for this and that. I figured I would burn the rest.

[@sunnydayssandytoes4337]

Hey I love watching your videos and following you through the garden while you work. When you show plants invasive or otherwise could you pause on them longer like a 3 second stop? Then I can pause the video to see what they look like to identify them in my yard. I tried to pause the video but it was just blurry. Thanks again for the motivation! I'm in North Fl but still find your videos so helpful.

[@WildFloridian]

Yes! I noticed that when I was editing. I’ll try to remember to do that ☺️

[@sunnydayssandytoes4337]

@@WildFloridian I know after I wrote it I thought, I bet it's hard to remember this little things while your working, videoing, talking and Florida hot! Thanks though for letting me know you'll try. 💖💖💖🌱🥰

[@nyanamiller2409]

I’m so amazed by all that mulch getting moved! I’ve never been so tired as the week that I got chip drop! But one question: why not use something like cardboard to completely eliminate the weeds from the grass you are covering up?

[@WildFloridian]

Yes 🙌 It is a full body workout 🏋️‍♀️ Cardboard breaks down in about a week… sometimes two during the rainy season. So it doesn’t provide much of a value for most weeds. It can help with the plants like day flower that have runners. I did a video on sheet mulching about month back where I break down more of why I do what I do.

[@delphine88313]

Another reason I was considering ALL mulch was my yard guy.oh, my goodness he would chop the heads of my flowers off.I even put a cheap barrier around the beds.He would zap the barrier and wouldn't say jack.I come outside once the leaves and its leaning on its side.I had to get BRICKS for barriers. Smh My pain this that dang runner grass.I put down cardboard and it finds the tinest loophole to get through. 😅 Oh, my goodness thats a lot of logs in mulch. I had those large branches in mine and kept tripping on them.ugh

[@WildFloridian]

I’m so sorry you had the same experience with your lawn guy. It is so frustrating to invest time and money into creating a beautiful garden… and then pay someone else to accidentally destroy it. I’m glad you survived the branches! And I know your garden will continue to grow into a wonderful joy for you ☺️

[@delphine88313]

@@WildFloridian Thank you. Hope you get some good lawn persons also.

[@stephanied6451]

The weed that shall not be named is also a nemesis of mine, as well as basket grass and SKUNK VINE (smells like 💩) just everywhere!

[@muahlakaparak]

Thank you for sharing..👍

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you ☺️

[@mariap.894]

GM Jackie! Just wondering if you'd like to try the weed wacker to cut your weeds instead of pulling them, better for your back and faster, plus the weeds add nutrients to your soil and plants helping you build it. Just as an 💡 idea🤔(or make a weed fertilizer with the ones in the bucket). Thank you for sharing💜😄👍 and the inspiration 🪴

[@WildFloridian]

Good Morning Maria! I’m hesitant with weed whacking the weeds… especially the chamber bitter. I feel like it will spread the seeds more. But I’m going to be investing into tools soon. And I’m no weed whacking expert 🤣 Bit those weeds will definitely be becoming food for the plants… one way or another 😄

[@mariap.894]

@@WildFloridian Do you think you can get it before it flowers? Like right after pulling it from the ground and then keep on top of it...maybe in one area first and see if ir spreads. P.S. Don't forget your strawberries 😉👍💜

[@121homestead9]

You might have been asked this before….have you thought about hens or quails?

[@FoodForesters]

What county are you in? We are in Sumter zone 9a/b…..enjoying your channel!!

[@WildFloridian]

I’m in Pinellas zone 10a. Howdy howdy 🤠

[@sonnyamoran7383]

Did the mulch you got come from 'ChipDrop'?

[@WildFloridian]

No, it was from arborist. I should have asked for a clean load. That was on me 😅

[@stephanied6451]

Will you have anymore true royal colored tanks available in XL? I'm a L but like tanks roomy and assume it may shrink a bit

[@WildFloridian]

Yes. Spring should be restocking.

[@jenniferh1416]

Does anyone know the name of a tree which has fluffy seedlings like mimosas but a nearly smooth bark. It blows into our yard from a neighbor's backyard. Tree is huge, maybe 100 feet tall.

[@jenniferh1416]

And we are in CFL.

[@WildFloridian]

No idea 🤷‍♀️

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

2 year gardener growing in my HOA backyard. I would like to know if you have any part of your garden you give a rest for at least or season? Thanks

[@WildFloridian]

Oooo! Great question! Not really… my garden is changing so much I’m moving stuff around. I’ve seen 1870s homestead talking about resting an area every 7 years. Are you thinking of resting your garden?

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

Thinking if it is as hot in the Summer next year as this, I will put down Harry Vetch and go visit family.

[@doreenaitken5308]

my first zucchini got munched on. geez. 🥺

[@starryeyedwish8005]

I accidentally bought red and blue porter weed,I should return it right?

[@WildFloridian]

If you were going for native than the red one is a return. Our native porter weed is blue. So if it’s the low one than might be native. I appreciate you doing good 😊

[@Bittagrit]

How do you get mulch delivered that breaks down? I signed up for chip drop a long while ago, nothing has shown up.

[@WildFloridian]

That’s a bummer. It really depends on where you live. Consider calling an arborist in your area and see if they’ll dump their load for you. This helps them because they pay about $100 per load with waste management. So you can save them money. Chip Drop is just doing the connecting process but this load was just talking to an arborist. Hope that helps!

[@ftm_guy]

What kind of camera do you use?

[@WildFloridian]

My phone 😅 iPhone 13 pro

[@USA1492]

The worst weed is the Chinese Wild Orchid!!!! 😬😬😬😭😭😭

[@WildFloridian]

I’ve had Chinese Crown Orchid… agree, booo!

[@sonnyamoran7383]

Palms are horrible.