Heat Tolerant Greens and Vegetables, And Where To Get Seeds

Only the most heat tolerant crops thrive during Florida's summer, and many of them are not commonly known. A lot of the heat tolerant crops are not as widely available as most of the traditional vegetable crops. I often get asked where to find seeds for these crops, so in this video I show what I grow in the summer and where I get the seeds from. I buy most of my heat tolerant vegetable seeds online from these websites:
1) ECHO. This is a non-profit organization based in Fort Myers, FL. They send trainers out to third world countries in the tropics to teach the people how to grow food in hot climates. They are an excellent resource, not only for seeds, but also for information about how to grow food in a tropical climate (as inexpensively as possible). They also have a plant nursery in Fort Myers where you can buy fruit trees and other edible plants, including some of the tropical plants that are propagated from cuttings or tubers instead of seeds. I highly recommend visiting ECHO Global Farm if you are in the Fort Myer's area. ECHO offers seeds for sale online here: https://www.echobooks.net/bookstore/s...
2) Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: https://www.rareseeds.com/
3) Seed Saver's Exchange: https://www.seedsavers.org/
4) Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: https://www.southernexposure.com/
5) Strictly Medicinal Seeds. I mainly buy medicinal herb seeds from them, but I randomly noticed the red amaranth and included it in one of my last orders: https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/pr...
6) Grower Jim: https://www.ebay.com/str/growerjim
7) Sandhill Preservation Center: https://www.sandhillpreservation.com/...
8) Roughwood Seed Collection: https://www.seedways.org/shop-1
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Here are links for many of the products I use in my vegetable garden.
Organic Pest Control Methods:
1) Spray Insecticidal Soap directly on the the bugs (I do this late in the day and rinse off the next morning so the sun doesn't burn the plants). Do repeated treatments every few weeks until they are gone. For a homemade soapy water spray, I mix up some castile soap with water and neem oil (I do 1 tsp of Dr. Bronner Soap + 1 tsp Neem Oil to a quart of water in a spray bottle, per the instructions on the neem oil bottle, but there are many recipes online for homemade insecticidal soap that would probably work just as well).
Alternately, you could buy a pre-mixed Insecticidal Soap.
Brands I have used:
Pre-mixed Insecticidal Soap: https://amzn.to/36YZPBq
Dr. Bronner's Soap: https://amzn.to/3JOD3uq
Neem Oil: https://amzn.to/36VG1P1

2) For Caterpillars/Worms I use the organic products Spinosad and/or "Bt" (Bacillus Thuringiensis). I only use them for severe infestations that can't be controlled by routine hand picking. I spray it in the evening when bees are not active and only spray it on the affected plants. These are the ones I have used, but there are other brands that would also work (Note that these are concentrates, meant to be mixed with water following the instructions on the label): Spinosad: https://amzn.to/3IOmzRw
Bt: https://amzn.to/3uI9uV4

7 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/2XaJ1mp
5 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/3ht2wNP
10 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/3k4WpkB

14 Inch Diameter Grow Bag Trays/Saucers: https://amzn.to/3tAkzqc
16 Inch Diameter Grow Bag Trays/Saucers: https://amzn.to/3AiP724

Sustane Organic Fertilizer (4-6-4) 20 lb Bag: https://amzn.to/3lztPHJ
or
Jobe’s Organic Fertilizer (4-4-4): https://amzn.to/3EdxeV2
or
Espoma Organic Fertilizer (3-4-4): https://amzn.to/3EbvJ9P

For Berries: Espoma Berry-tone Organic Fertilizer (4-3-4): https://amzn.to/3jlD8dA

In addition to the above fertilizers I occasionally use these seaweed and fish fertilizers to give my plants a boost of nutrients. I also use some of the seaweed fertilizer (half-strength) on my seedlings right after I transplant them (Note: I don’t use fertilizers with fish in them for seedlings):
Maxicrop Seaweed Fertilizer (Powder): https://amzn.to/3uWO9ak
Maxicrop Seaweed Fertilizer (Liquid): https://amzn.to/37uA0JJ
Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg Fertilizer 2-4-2 https://amzn.to/3r8OJ40
Neptune's Harvest Rose & Flowering Formula 2-6-4: https://amzn.to/3KqBino

Organic Soil Amendments Add Trace Minerals To The Soil:
Green Sand (Organic Soil Amendment Adds Trace Minerals): https://amzn.to/3z5uG7B
Kelp Meal (Organic Soil Amendment Adds Trace Minerals): https://amzn.to/3tz2lFH

Dolomite Lime: https://amzn.to/3CbclIl

Row Cover (A multipurpose plant covering that can protect plants from insects, provide some cold protection in winter, and can also provide a small amount of shade): https://amzn.to/3nreXh5

Drip Irrigation: https://amzn.to/3uzbhuV

Self-Watering Grow Boxes:
Patio Pickers: https://amzn.to/3vrhHhW
Earthbox: https://amzn.to/39VfsaX