by Barbara | Mar 27, 2019 | Microgreens
Yes You Can Grow Your Own Microgreens!Even if you aren’t a successful “gardener” you can still grow a microgreen crop right in your kitchen. Those who try it, quickly become addicted to this fast growing, delicious and nutritious crop. This is a...
by Barbara | Aug 16, 2018 | Microgreens
Jute Mats Are 100% Natural and Compostable Our microgreen seed mats are made of jute fiber. People often ask “what is jute?” In answer to that question, here are some facts of interest about Jute. Jute is a fast growing (100 days from planting to...
by Barbara | Jul 13, 2018 | Growing, Uncategorized, Urban Farming
Dog Food and Cardboard? It’s no secret that Florida has pretty sandy soil in many locations. There is also a lot of earth scraping and fill dirt brought in for home construction, that has a high sand content and not much nutritional value for plants. If you...
by Barbara | Aug 9, 2017 | Design, Fire Pits Fire Globes, Uncategorized
Who doesn’t love a fire? It’s a primal element of our past. Sitting around a fire with friends just seems to make conversations and stories flow! The firepits and fire globes below will add that little extra night time drama to your outdoor landscape and...
by Barbara | Jul 27, 2017 | Foliage Succulents and Cactus, Uncategorized
Make a Bunch of Baby Succulents Fast! Succulents as a house and home plant, are enjoying a massive craze! With all the colors and textures, not to mention pretty easy care, it’s not surprising that folks are having a blast buying, collecting, trading, and...
by Barbara | Jul 20, 2017 | Pests
My back yard is on a lake and is basically a swamp. There are 36 pond cypress trees that lead down to the lake and while I do love them and the shady environment they provide, it certainly says a lot about the topography of my backyard. It’s low laying and...
by Barbara | Apr 20, 2015 | Amazing Fungi, Uncategorized
Shift your paradigm with Paul Stamets fascinating talk on fungi and the world saving qualities this amazingly complex organism has to offer.
by Barbara | Apr 16, 2015 | Design, Uncategorized
What makes a tropical landscape so desirable? One reason has to be that you want ” that feel” of being on vacation even though you are home. The riot of colors, textures and even sounds call to mind memories of far away places with crystal blue water,...
by Barbara | Apr 2, 2015 | AG Fundraiser, Growing, Uncategorized, Vegetables and Other Edibles
Need an Ag Fundraiser? This is a great opportunity for high school Ag classes or 4-h chapters to learn about production farming with a bit of a twist…a different type of agriculture fundraising. We call it “Take Home A Garden”. It’s not...
by Barbara | Mar 22, 2015 | Growing, Uncategorized, Urban Farming, Vegetables and Other Edibles
The winter growing season makes Florida vegetable gardeners the envy of many in cold locked locations. While northerners are posting pictures of snow and ice crusted landscapes, the gardeners in zones 9 and above are showing off their lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes,...
