New book, book tour, and more

The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native LandscapeThe Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape Yay! My new book is now available for preorder from Amazon. I've covered a wide array of topics, which I think have not been covered sufficiently in other books and online resources.List of Chapters1....

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Removing lawn and other adventures

Special Summer Appearance: My presentation is "Organic Gardening—You can do it!"Aug. 12th 10am at Fleming Island Library in Clay County. 1895 Town Center Blvd, Orange Park, FL 32003(about 7.5 miles south of I295 & Rt 17 exit)This event is open to the public and has been coordinated by The Garden...

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Black swallowtail larvae in my dill

Black swallowtail cats in my dill.Why do the native black swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on my exotic dill and parsley?This butterfly species (Papilio polyxenes) always lays its eggs on members of the carrot family (Apiaceae) and there are any number of natives that they could use to feed their...

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What to do with rogue onions?

A few of my onions have been blooming too early.For some reason a number of our short-day onions have bloomed early this year. Once they bloom, it's time to pull them (unless you're collecting seed) because the energy stored in the bulb will be used up for the flowering.In a normal onion crop the bulb...

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Florida's Arbor Day

Hard-working native trees are also beautiful and add value to your property. While most of the country celebrates Arbor Day in April, both Florida and Louisiana celebrate on the third Friday in January. It’s a much better time to plant a tree because deciduous trees are dormant and others are less...

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Hybrids, GMOs, Heirlooms, and Penney Farms

I will be participating in the "Attic Treasures Sale" to be held June 29 8am--11am in Kohler Park on Clark Avenue in Penney Farms. In addition to talking to me about sustainable and organic gardening, you can shop the vendor tables loaded with items, buy fresh fruits, vegetables, locally-made jams,...

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A Celebration at Sunrise Jubilee Farm

Signs lead us to the farm at the northern border of Florida. To get there, youneed to enter Georgia for a while before turning into their road back into Florida.This Saturday afternoon celebration was a change of pace from my other book tour events. The Sunrise Jubilee Farm, a new organically run operation,...

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