Bananas and plantains are easy to grow in South Florida, moderately easy to grow in central Florida, and slower and harder to grow in North Florida due to freezing temperatures in winter. In the tropics, you can basically live on bananas and plantains. Ripe, they are sweet and delicious. Bananas are good off the stalk READ MORE
Month: March 2022
Welcome to Florida: Do this First
If you didn’t have the blessing of growing up in Florida like I did… my condolences. Welcome to Florida. This is a great place to garden. Yes, I hear some of you scoffing at that assertion. “Yeah, right! You should see the 20-pound rutabagas my pop used to grow in Jersey!” Yes, I know. Florida READ MORE
My Favorite Tools for Florida Gardening
As anyone who subscribes to my YouTube channel knows, we use all hand tools on our farm, with the notable exception of a Stihl string trimmer for cutting paths and grass. On my previous property I often cut grass with an antique scythe, but our current homestead has a lot of blade-destroying rocks so I READ MORE
The Secret to Easy Florida Gardening (No One is Telling You)
I posted a video giving you the secret to easy Florida gardening – check it out: Transcription: I grew almost a thousand lbs of food in my Florida garden in 2015. I wrote a book called Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening: The Secret To Growing Piles of Food in the Sunshine State. Here’s the READ MORE