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Bananas

Macropropagation of Banana – Turning One Plant into Many

Interesting information: I have some Musa basjoo to propagate – I need to try some of these techniques.
Mushrooms

Large Puffballs

As fall approaches, mushroom hunting season is upon us again. There is a little grass pasture near our pond where…
Florida gardening

Florida Panhandle Gardening is… Different

This is good insight on the difficulties gardening in the Florida Panhandle: “I’ve been gardening on the Northern Gulf Coast…
Composting

Can I Really Compost Cardboard and Paper?

Robert Pavlis stirs the pot:
Crops

Beating the Heat and Bringing in Harvests

In a Lower Alabama summer, the heat is almost unbearable by mid-day. Lately I’ve been getting up at 5:30, grabbing…
Announcements

BIG RARE Plant Sale: Saturday, July 19th at Poppy’s Antique Mall and Flea Market

Tomorrow we will have some coffee plants for sale at our GREAT BIG SUMMER PLANT SALE, including one that is…
Watermelons

How to tell if a watermelon is ready to pick

Yesterday we posted a vert short video showing you how to tell when a watermelon is ready to pick: We’ve…
Watermelons

The Landrace Watermelon Experiment (2025)

After four years, Ezekiel’s landrace watermelons have really come into their own. We can’t believe the productivity:Those were harvested yesterday…
Corn

The Landrace Corn Experiment 2025 Update

A few years ago, we mixed about 25 varieties of corn together and planted them in a patch. Then we…
Trees

Paulownia Trees: Complete Life Cycle

This is really interesting: I used to have a paulownia wood bass guitar. The wood is very light and easy…
Pest control

Killing Squirrels Terrifies Him

Some people have interesting priorities: If squirrels are destroying the food you grow for your family, eliminate them from your…
Pruning

Extreme Tree Pruning

Two days ago I posted a video from the Grocery Row Gardens, in which I greatly reduce the size of…