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Frost protection, Frugality, Greenhouses, Uncategorized

New Video: Beat The Cold, Warm Your Greenhouse, Protect Your Moringa and Grow a Key Lime in North Florida

Since pictures speak louder than words, I filmed a bunch of my favorite cold-beating themes and jammed into a video…
Jokes

Is the Weather Channel dumb?

Is the Weather Channel dumb as it looks? The content always make me wonder: “His Head Went Out The Plane”…
Food Forest

Small Food Forest Ideas

Today we’ll focus on small food forest ideas. Most of us tend to think of fruit trees as being needier…
Books, Fertilizing

Sweet garden pictures and a new fertilizer mix

It’s been a strange winter. Lots of rain, plenty of warmth, and a plethora of great days to work outside.…
Crops, Yacon

Thanks to a six-year old, the yacon is in the ground

My six-year-old wanted a garden space of his own so we put together a 5 x 10′ bed with reclaimed…
Creatures

I want my own UF bat house!!!

Behold… the UF Bat House! Can you imagine how much free fertilizer a bat house this size would give you?…
Creatures, Food Forest

Food Forest Idea: Add More Habitat

Here’s a great food forest idea – more creature habitat! Over the holidays I got a bit obsessed with building…
Crops, Yacon

Growing Yacon

Growing yacon may not be tops on your gardening priority list… but why not give it a try? I was…
Year in Review

2013: The Year in Review

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time to look in the mirror and say OMIGOODNESS WHAT HAVE THE…
Encouragement

Start the New Year right: Downsize and get debt free

What better time to get debt-free than the new year? These folks are mortgage-free and living well in a tiny…
Crops, Pumpkins and squash

A Seminole pumpkin interior

My wife sent me this photo when she was making pumpkin pie with the caption “too pretty!” We’re definitely growing…
Crops, Yams

Winged Yam Success!

My friend Mart sent me a couple of winged yam pictures over the holiday in a “Merry Christmas” e-mail: …