Speaking out

Senator Rob Bradley and me.The 2014 Clay County Delegation hearingEach year the 3 elected officials to the Florida legislature representing Clay County—a senator and 2 representatives—hold a hearing before the legislative session begins. This year the committee work begins in January and the general...

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Cole crops

Don't plant too many cabbages at one time.While they are easy enough to grow, do you and your family need 20 of these beauties all at once?Do you know cabbage? Cole crops are all the cabbage crops derived from a single species of Brassica oleracea. (Kohl is the German word for cabbage.)The cultivars...

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A trout lily adventure

The beautiful trout lilies put on quite a show,but only for a few weeks in the spring.I first heard about Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve at the 2010 Florida Native Plant Society Conference in Tallahassee when Dan Miller made a lunchtime presentation. He told about how he a few others had saved a unique,...

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Spring is in the air!

Some trees and shrubs are already producing their spring growth.Spring is beginning to show itself with new growth on some of the plants and the extreme busyness of the little birds. It's too early to plant the tender crops because we are still likely to experience more frosty weather, but the rest...

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