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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…
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…
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…
With the summer water restrictions in effect I started routing my laundry rinse water to my ornamental beds. Not using it on edibles (detergent residue) but the bird of paradise, a…