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Comment by leah martin on February 14, 2012 at 1:05pm

Thanks, Hjordis, I appreciate your post.  I got to some Retreats at Lake Mary a few times a year when I can make them, that area seems very very lush.  I hope you'll find time to join us more often, I could use some help over here, it's a brand new soil type for me, almost solid clay.  Been gardening my whole life, first time with this -  It's a challenge!

Comment by Hjordis Owens on February 13, 2012 at 9:36am

Archer is just outside of Gainesville or 'Gator Country'.  Where we live is a rural area that's actually in Levy County, just 2 mi. from the Alachua Co.  I belong to the Nature Coast Master Gardeners group that includes Levy, Dixie and Gilchrest.  I have been so busy doing newsletters that I don't get to come visit here much.  I need to make more of an effort to do this.  I hope our N. FL group is growing.

Comment by leah martin on February 6, 2012 at 1:23pm

Hi Everyone!  I'm so happy to find this group!  I've been reading all  the posts of other people in Texas, MA, etc. and I live in Pensacola.  Came her from Niceville, north of Fort Walton Beach area.

Looking forward to getting to know you all, find out where you are and share and receive gardening tips, ideas, techniques, whatever you'd like to share!

And - thank you for creating this north FL group!  Now, let's have some fun and learn, too!

Comment by Phyllis Taylor on May 20, 2011 at 8:27am

I am moving to Pensacola in about a year from Indiana and need to learn what does well there--and what tolerates the total weather there--plus what about bugs?  

   As for mulch, the pine needles are great for acid lovers like azaleas.Hey, do lots of azalea varieties do well in North Florida? We are so limited with what is winter hardy here and then a bad winter can still wipe them out (I lost 2 this winter).

    I prefer bark mulches over hay because it has seedheads which sprout and molds up with our hot, humid summers and no breezes. I use pine bark on my blueberries too.

Comment by Stacey on April 29, 2011 at 6:49am

Anyone still in this group of North Florida?????

Comment by Stacey on December 12, 2010 at 9:07am

Hey North Florida friends!  The rain is great this morning huh?  I'm a recent member so I just wanted to introduce myself and say hey! Great pics everyone! Have a great day and hope to be friends soon! Stacey

Comment by Vicki Rizzo on July 28, 2010 at 1:10pm

I have to say that thanks to all the help I received from this website, by garden actually produced quite well this year. My trees are beginning to produce well, but I am having a problem with my pear trees.

Last year, we only had a few juicy and delicious pears from each of our pear trees. The core where the seeds are were filled with fire ants so I had to peel, core, and slice them under running water. This year we got a bumper crop with all the rain, and no fire ants (YAY!). But the pears are hard and woody. I hate to throw them all in the compost heap. What could have caused this?

Comment by David T. Hillgenberg on June 7, 2010 at 7:01pm

Hey there Hjordis, Santa Rosa Beach is located between Destin and Panama City. I live close to the beach and the Live Oaks seem to be very hardy in this area. Thanks for the information.

David

Comment by Hjordis Owens on June 7, 2010 at 10:36am

Oops, I gave you the wrong website, David. Here's the information for contact:
Andrews Nursery*
Florida Division of Forestry
P.O. Drawer 849
Chiefland, FL 32644-0849
Phone: (352) 493-6096
Also, a site from the UF tree farms list:
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/florida_forestry_information/dire...
Fax: (352) 493-6084

Comment by Hjordis Owens on June 7, 2010 at 10:31am

I'm yearning very badly for a Magnolia tree, but they are so expensive to purchase, esp. at a reasonable size.

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