Fall Planting in the South East

It's a beautiful day in North Florida today. Temperatures were in the
60's this morning and I don't think we've hit 90 yet. With cooler temps
comes the urge to resume gardening. The community garden in Wellborn
is plowed and ready for fall planting. A list of what we'll be planting
this weekend can be found at the end of this post.
I moved all the existing herb bowls, olive, bay, citrus, and pear trees
and tidied up my concrete pool deck in order to make room for two new
raised beds and a trellis in the container garden area.
With two books to finish writing before spring, I think I will let the
garden in my pasture rest for the winter under a bed of straw.
Here's a list of what we are planting this fall and links to garden
companies who are selling the seeds/plants. We select our varieties
using the following criteria:
-The variety must taste good and meet my family's cooking/eating
preferences.
-It should withstand growing conditions in Florida
-Seeds/plants should be obtainable in the U.S. Organics are preferred.
-It should grow well in containers/small space gardens.
Fall Planting Selections from The Gourmet Gardener:

Beans:
Bush-Blue Lake Seeds
of Change, Fin de Bagnols Seed
Savers Exchange
Pole-Kentucky Wonder Hometown
Seeds
Beets:Tall Top, Detroit Dark Seeds
of Change
Broccoli: Raab Seeds
of Change DeCicco Johnny Seeds
Carrots:Chanteney Seeds
of Change, Scarlett Nantes Seeds
of Change
Cucumbers:Ashley Reimer Seeds
Endive: Tres Fine Maraichere Seeds
of Change
Kale:Vates Southern
Exposure
Lettuce:
Crisp-Nevada Johnny
Seeds
Looseleaf-Red Sails Johnny Seeds
Oakleaf-Salad Bowl Johnny
Seeds
Romaine-Parris Island Cos Johnny
Seeds
Onions:
Bulbing-Granex Henry
Fields (Will plant in the ground.)
Bunching-White Lisbon Reimer
Seeds
Shallots-French Grey Kitchen
Garden Seeds
Pumpkins-Winter Luxury (Will plant in the ground.) Johnny Seeds
Spinach-Melody, Bloomsdale Urban
Farmer
Strawberry-Chandler, Camarosa Peaceful
Valley Garden Supply -- Sold out until December '10

Some of these, such as Camarosa Strawberries, Melody Spinach and Nevada
Lettuce are old favorites. Others, such as Winter Luxury Pumpkins and
Ashley Cucumbers are new to us. If you plant them, feel free to make
comments on how well they grow for you and what you think of their
flavor.

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Health: The 12 Most Important Fruits & Vegetables for Your Organic
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