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Winter Farming in Florida: Profit Ripe for the Picking

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After Floridas farmers harvest a wide array of summer crops, the fields do not lie dormant for long. The big five cash crops for winter in Florida are leafy greens, strawberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, and blueberries. In Florida, we call the winter growing season the “second season” of agriculture.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

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But did you know that our gardens have delectable green vegetables available for harvesting and consumption while we wait for the fruits to grow. Harvest the leaves when young and tender, as older leaves can be fibrous. Usually, you have them when harvesting large amounts of root carrots for storage. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Living Mulch Cover Cropping for Gardens and Small Farms: Managing an “organic matter” system

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They are documenting Lincoln’s living cover crop system, where he undersows Dutch white clover into vegetables after the last cultivation in July. He found that undersowing the clover was an amazing way to get the field covered by harvest. But what if you leave the white clover cover crop to continue growing in the second year?

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High Tunnel Soil Management for Season Extension

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Based on the test results and crop requirements, you can begin to adjust pH levels in the soil and any nutrients that are deficient with the addition of lime or sulfur and rock powders and other amendments. High tunnel kale crop for harvest through the fall. Cover crops can also help break some pest and disease cycles.

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