Love summer gardening!

(Editor's note: The following column was published previously in The Breeze )

By ANN BLOCK news@breezenewspapers com

Summer is here with high temperatures daily in the 90s. Let’s garden…everyday in Southwest Florida is perfect for gardening Your routine in summer will probably include mornings and early evening, avoiding middays Although I have and will continue into the late morning and early afternoon taking breaks every 10 minutes to rest and hydrate

What to plant in summer: Annuals and bedding plants such as coleus, portulaca and vinca are the most heat tolerant annuals Herbs cumin, mint and b a s i l B u l b s … c a n n a s thrive in the summer heat

V e g e t a b l e s s o u t h e r n peas, sweet potatoes and beans