The Start of the Harvest

Here in South Florida my mid summer harvest is getting ready. Before you say anything, yes I know it's May but being in a tropical climate calls for earlier seasons. So when the North still has snow on the ground I am already planting my "summer" crop. One of my favorite ways to describe the climate where I live is that I live closer to Havana, Cuba then I do to the nearest town in the nearest state (Georgia). Much closer. Another reason for early seasons besides the heat is the pests. Southern Florida is where many pests go for winter, so we don't really get a break from that. For example, I didn't go out into my garden for 3 days and had an entire squash plant eaten by pickle worms. So I have to remain vigilant. I am in the process of buying some more ladybugs (I also bought them during "winter") in order to reduce and hopefully eliminate these hungry annoyances. I'm hungry too guys 😩. Anyways, today I worked on ridding the main garden of pickle worms and harvesting chamomile and some of the smaller garlic and onions. This means my bigger garlic and onions will be ready soon! Yay! I'm also getting close to harvesting my sweet potatoes and purple potatoes. I will update then. In the meantime, enjoy some photos of the recent garlic, onions, and chamomile. Talk to you soon!

Some chamomile before and after drying. The smell of chamomile is so amazing.