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Tag Archives: Florida
My Favorite Things
Spring has me going this year. It feels like a good one. So I thought I would post a list of my top ten favorite things to grow in Florida and why. Number 10. Cuban Oregano Also called flat leaf … Continue reading
Spineless Cactus
Are you looking for a new easy going plant to add to your landscape? What about a plant that requires zero maintenance and is completely drought tolerant? What if it also had beautiful flowers that attracted bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, gardening, spineless cactus, sustainable
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Kale
Whenever a first time gardener asks my advice on what they should plant, I always say kale. Everyone should have some kale. Kale is amazingly easy to grow, especially in Florida. It thrives in the spring and fall and grows … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, food, gardening, kale, organic
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Triple Berry Pie
I interrupt the regularly scheduled gardening post to bring you pie. You can garden all year. The berries are ripe now. You will need: 2 Cups Blueberries 2 Cups Blackberries or Black Mullberries 2 1/2 Cups Red Rasberries or Strawberries … Continue reading
Companionship
We all have those people in our life. The ones who makes the day better when they are in it. When they are around the jokes are funnier, the work goes faster, and everything is a little bit brighter. Transversely, … Continue reading
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Tagged companion planting, Florida, food, gardening, organic
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Getting Back to Your Roots
As many of you are pulling your old summer plants out to make room for your new fall plants, now is a really good time to talk about plant roots and what you can learn from them. As you remove … Continue reading
Thinking Backwards
Laying out a garden bed is a lot like cooking a turkey dinner. If you start cooking everything at once, the mashed potatoes will be cold before the turkey even gets started. To be a successful cook you plan things … Continue reading
What to Plant?
As fall quickly approaches, many of us who garden in Florida are beginning to think about what to plant. Fall is the prime garden season here and the limitations as to what we can plant are, at least for this … Continue reading
Getting a Bigger Harvest
When setting out to grow your own food, the ultimate goal is to, well, actually get some food. Gardening is good and all, but if you end up with a lot of dying plants and no fruit season after season, chances are … Continue reading
Zoning Out
Vegetable plants are a gateway drug. You start out with a Burpee Big Boy tomato plant from Home Depot. Like a first born child it consumes your time as you learn how to care for it. You water it, you … Continue reading
