I spent nearly all of my time in the garden tearing out those pesky weeds and there was still some left over. It is certainly not fun to repeatedly bend down and back up again to pick them out. But besides that, my garden looks relatively healthy. The plants have grown larger and leafier.
I also noticed white flies congregating on the underside of my squash leaves so I sprayed the plant with a natural pesticide in the hopes of getting rid of them. One thing I neglected to perform was to replace an okra seed that had not germinated.
Florida benefits from having bodies of water on both sides of the state. This greatly regulates the temperature of the state (more-so at the edges than in the middle). Also since it is very south, it experiences warm weather for much of the year. This extends the growing season over more northern states. Precipitation has both positives and negatives. A positive is that it is free water and irrigates crops. A negative is that it can cause problems during the harvest season. High humidity allows plants to retain water within their tissues.
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