This is my zone 8b Louisiana garden journal.
In my zone 8b garden, I have to start my fall garden in an air-conditioned shed. This video has a week-by-week update on the progress of my seedlings. This year I started 99% of my vegetables and flowers from seeds. I used an inkbird plugged into the air conditioner to regulate the temperature.
Today was cold yet beautiful and strange, with my tomato vines still alive sporting green just beginning to turn red tomatoes. The weather has been unseasonably warm for us lately. I made some delicious turnip soup and decided to share the experience in this video.
I have been growing brassicas to my heart’s content this winter. For years I underestimated my ability to garden during the winter, much less enjoy easy access to groceries right outside my door for months! Is it almost time for dinner? No problem, I’ll make a pot of greens to go with our dinner tonight. This year we have brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, carrots to name most of them.
The ornamental cabbage Color Up Purple from Park seed was fun to grow from seeds this year. I started them indoors about 6 weeks before the weather was expected to become cooler in the fall. This video covers my experience from start to finish.
Lake Mary Gardens 