Sabbatical time could be a "fallow" season.
Fallow is often viewed as the field laying at rest. Do no work. Leave the fields unplanted. It might be serene. Maybe former seeds volunteer to bloom. Maybe wildflowers mix with some very green weeds, but in any case, it's still a fairly pretty image.
A more realistic view of the fallow field may not be so ideal- certainly in a tropical climate. There may be a lot of ugly weeds. Some fields are grown in conditions constantly fighting back the weeds. Left to their own, they take over. The thought of kudzu comes to mind, a literal take over.
There maybe several old seeds still sprouting. Some good seed or some bad crop ideas. Some sprouts getting choked by the weeds.
It could be a total mess.
It's a fight between civilization and wild. Tamed versus unruly.
For a short time- Maybe the brambles and the vines need to stretch. Maybe irregular rain and lots of sunshine just need to reign. Maybe the weeds and the sprouts need to fight it out and let the tension release.
Miami FL is a tropical climate. (Zones 10b or 11) There aren't many other places to share gardening information for tropical climates. And like everything else in this city, the plant life and possibilities are as diverse as the amazing people who live here. This blog is authored by at least 4 folks that are gardening in various Miami locations and various garden sizes.
Tropical Gardening in the US
This is a notebook of the thoughts, experiments, and musings as we try to garden in the tropical climate of Miami, FL. I'm keeping this blog but not only of my input but also of friends around the city that are also gardening. I'm Heidi Aspinwall. I've worked with DOOR-Miami and gotten to know folks from all over Miami. They work in agencies, schools, churches, government programs.
Miami is a great place for all kinds of things, being from a diverse place, good food, getting too much sun. It is also a great place to experiment because who knows what will work! The laws and cultural rules of the rest of the United States certainly don't work here. And given the diversity of the population (human, plant and animal!) I'm sure that no known set of rules can be applied here and they'll actually hold up like they did in the original situation.
Miami is a great place for all kinds of things, being from a diverse place, good food, getting too much sun. It is also a great place to experiment because who knows what will work! The laws and cultural rules of the rest of the United States certainly don't work here. And given the diversity of the population (human, plant and animal!) I'm sure that no known set of rules can be applied here and they'll actually hold up like they did in the original situation.
The beginning of a list of helpful or fun sites
- Hyper-Locavore
- Homegrown (Miami)
- Guerrilla Gardening (Florida)
- Year Round Garden (Miami)
- Urban Oasis Project (Miami)
- Great pictures but it's not exactly tropical in Jacksonville
- Great site in SE Florida- many pics, more on the ornamental side of gardening
- Mother Earth News- What Mothering is to being a new mom, this might be to being a new simple liver
- Tropical Permaculture- I'm not sold on the site just yet, but only because i haven't fully explored it
- Richard gardens on top of a mountain in Colo. His daughter makes photography into very special greeting cards to help support him.
- Square Foot Gardening- The first book you should start with as you begin
This blog contains
This Blog contains reflections upon gardening in soil as well as gardening in lives. It is sometimes environmental and sometimes spiritual. It may contain discussion of the soil of community, the nourishment of good conversations, or the fruit of decisions. It contains random information upon gardening in the tropical climate of Zone 10b almost 11. It may contain descriptions of experiments, ants, or other tropical mishaps.
It also contains stories of what iguanas like to nibble on.
It also contains stories of what iguanas like to nibble on.
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