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Written by Richard Lyons
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
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The treat of frost here in South Florida is over, hopefully we will have a few weeks of calm and quiet before we have to worry about hurricanes. Surprisingly the Jade vine is producing new blooms.
This year we had the best blooms I have ever seen, literally hundreds of racemes, the scene was spectacular and it looks like we will have a repeat in the next few weeks.
I attended a seminar the other day put on by the South Florida Water Management District. Interesting to say the least. It appears that the decision to release water from Lake Okeechobee is made in conjunction with The Army Corps of Engineers. It seems that the Corps’ position carries more weight. The retaining dyke which is in desperate need of repair apparently will not receive the much need repair work anytime soon because of lack of funds. The result of which means we will have water restrictions for the indefinite future.That having been said we must remember that newly planted trees, shrubs and plants may be watered on a “as needed basis” within the SFWMD’S guide lines. Hummingbirds are just about gone for the season and should return around the end of September.Butterflies abound. I even saw the rare Eastern Black Swallow Tail in the garden. Hopefully they are laying eggs. I saw one last year also. We will have some Lychees this year although the crop will be small. Longans are beginning to bloom asa re the avocados. I don’t think the avocado crop will be a good as last year. We should have bumper crop of Jackfruit, The Stemmadenia littoralis is magnificient. It blooms every day of the year and is so fragrant. See a photo in the plant gallery. I don’t have enough space here to cover all the exciting happenings in the Nursery. Please come and visit and will put you in a golf cart and tour our 10 acres.
Don't forget to visit our increasing collecton of Native Plants and Trees.
Happy gardening
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