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Was clearing out some weeds yesterday and discovered a huge wild rosemary bush that must have been there for years. The smell is incredible — going to start propagating it this w…

Just pulled 18 Brandywine tomatoes from my raised bed. These have been growing since March. The soil mix I used was 60% compost, 30% perlite, 10% worm castings — highly recommend…

Just harvested my first batch of Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) shoots this morning! Zone 10a in Orlando — they came up fast this spring. Steamed them with butter, they taste a…

After struggling with aphids on my herb garden for two seasons I tried mixing used coffee grounds into the topsoil around my rosemary and basil. Completely gone in two weeks. The g…

This thing has been growing up my back fence for 3 seasons and I never knew what it was. Scanned it with FyTevΦ and got 96% confidence — Passiflora incarnata. Turns out the frui…

After two bad seasons I mapped out my beds using the 3 Sisters method — corn, beans, squash together. The corn provides a trellis, beans fix nitrogen, and squash shades out weeds…

I picked up a moringa seedling at the farmers market and the vendor said it would survive our winters but I have my doubts. Anyone here grown it through a Zone 9a winter? Did it di…

Found a massive flush of oyster mushrooms growing on a dead oak stump I have been meaning to remove for years. FyTevΦ confirmed Pleurotus ostreatus at 91% confidence. Sautéed the…

Year two from a Meyer Lemon I started from a 5-gallon container. Moved it into the ground last spring. This season I got 47 lemons vs 11 last year. Container → in-ground makes a …

The secret: shade cloth from 11am–3pm, deep watering every 3 days instead of light daily watering, and a thick layer of pine bark mulch. This kept my basil, parsley, and lemongra…

My main aloe vera threw 14 pups this season. All separated and potted. If anyone near Orlando wants a free aloe pup just message me. These are about 6 months old and ready to go in…