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With the temperatures hovering in the mid-80’s here in Jacksonville, you wouldn’t think that winter was just around the corner.  In fact, for the past couple of years, there hasn't been much winter to speak of in north Florida.   While the mild temperatures are the reason that so many Snow Birds head south for the winter when temperatures start to drop up north, for those who live here year around, it’s a time to take a second bite out of the apple, since Fall and winter offer a rare opportunity to grow flowers and vegetables in the Sunshine State.   In fact, some vegetables, such as tomatoes and lettuce actually prefer the cooler temperatures and don’t do at all well during the long, hot summer.   So, I thought I’d get you tuned into what works well for winter planting down south.

  While autumn isn’t nearly as spectacular here in Florida as it is further north, if you look around, you can already see that the leaves are beginning to fall and the grass isn’t growing nearly as fast as it was a month ago.   Neither are the trees, shrubs and the weeds.   Now that Fall is beginning in the deep south, it’s time to start thinking about clearing back the undergrowth, cleaning up the yard and planning next year’s garden. Is your yard one big tangle? – During the summer months, everything in your yard goes into overdrive.   While people can’t stand the heat, humidity and daily rainstorms, the plants that thrive here locally eat it up.   It isn’t unusual for trees to grow as much as a foot or more in the summer down south.   If you have bushes, by the end of July they started looking like overgrown sheepdogs in need of a trim.   Hopefully, you bided your time by waiting for the shrubbery to stop growing.   Only after plant growth has...