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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

This Blog is Being Revived!

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 I've been inactive on this blog for a long time, but readers have been asking me to revive it, so here we go! I'm planning a new re...
Sunday, December 4, 2022

Month-by-Month in North Florida: What to Plant in December

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Yule or whatever you celebrate this holiday season. No, you can...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Month by Month in North Florida: What to Plant in July

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July is a month of anticipation in North Florida, because most of our fall/winter crops are planted in August. There are only a few vegg...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

Month-by-Month in North Florida: What to Plant in May (Updated 2021)

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May is when the heat usually hits North Florida, and we consider it the beginning of summer. Not much will grow from seed this time o...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

What Does Permaculture Mean to You?

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Beginnings of the South Facing Garden, 2015 When I moved here, I had NO money and the soil was horrid -- pure sand.  People told me I couldn...
Monday, August 3, 2020

Konmari-ing the Garden

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The garden is out of control. For the next two weeks, I will be getting rid of probably 75% of the containerized plants in the courtyard and...
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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Edibles Planted In The Garden, May 2020

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Doesn't look like an edible? Keep reading to find out what it is. I decided last year I was going to transition over from ornament...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

Garden Diary: February 16, 2020

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Giant Peace Lily in from the cold NOTE: This is a post I put into draft back in February and never finished, so here it is, as far as ...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

Garden Diary May 16, 2020 - Big Garden Changes in the Age of Coronavirus

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I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile, and I don't have time right now to post pictures, but here's a bit of what's been...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Hurricanes, Aging and Learning to Face Your Limitations

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I've been happily propagating and adding to my plant collection over 40 years and here for the past 4 years. I came here with ...
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Monday, August 19, 2019

Month-by-Month in North Florida: What to Plant in August (UPDATED in 2019)

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Uh-Oh! Just realized that August is nearly over and I forgot to post this. Hope you found it from the link in the sidebar, but you...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Month to Month in North Florida: What to Plant in June

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NOTE: I forgot all about this post. I'm publishing it without many pictures for now because June is half over and I want to get it up. S...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Garden Diary April 11, 2019 - Turning the Courtyard Into a Food Forest

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I have had so much trouble with a lack of sun in my gardens. My courtyard gets some afternoon sun, but not enough to plant full-sun ve...
Saturday, April 6, 2019

Month-by-Month in North Florida: What to Plant in April (Updated 2019)

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April is the last planting month for many vegetables in North Florida before the heat of summer comes. There are actually very few vege...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Garden Diary - March 16, 2019 - My Nearly Free Front Yard Bed

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It's a nice, cool, cloudy day here in Gainesville, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to work on the newer front bed up by the ...