MeggaZappin
Expert
Timely thread idea! I moved out of the suburbs last year and bought a farm up by Blackwater and I second a lot of what has already been said here: Hall’s in Milton is great and the biggest challenges are rain, heat, and soil quality.
I’ll add a really good resource can be found on the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) searchable database. They have a ton of area specific articles on organic farming and compatible crop selections: UF IFAS NW Florida
I farm off of transplants early in the season to get a jumpstart on the short growing window. This year I started sunburst squash, 4 varieties of tomato, 2 varieties of eggplant, and 2 varieties of winter squash indoors and transplanted after frost. As the soil warmed I direct sowed cucumbers, beans, watermelon, tomatillos, and peppers. Its turned out really nicely and I’ve been able to use a lot of our lands rich natural resources to substitute for industrial agricultural products. And prayer, can’t forget that one, plants love it!
I’ll add a really good resource can be found on the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) searchable database. They have a ton of area specific articles on organic farming and compatible crop selections: UF IFAS NW Florida
I farm off of transplants early in the season to get a jumpstart on the short growing window. This year I started sunburst squash, 4 varieties of tomato, 2 varieties of eggplant, and 2 varieties of winter squash indoors and transplanted after frost. As the soil warmed I direct sowed cucumbers, beans, watermelon, tomatillos, and peppers. Its turned out really nicely and I’ve been able to use a lot of our lands rich natural resources to substitute for industrial agricultural products. And prayer, can’t forget that one, plants love it!