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If you don’t invite the pollinators into your garden, the chances of you getting fruit and nuts on your trees, will be drastically reduced. While it may be tempting to buy flats of annuals at large garden centers, the majority of the companies they source their plants from use pesticides/herbicides and this will kill ourContinue reading “Luring Pollinators to Your Yard”

After living in Florida for 42 years, I would recommend the following plants to start you on your journey. If you already have edible plants on your property from a previous owner, be sure to educate yourself as much as you can about each specific plant. Before planting perennials, please find a reputable nursery/farm andContinue reading “Productive Beginner Crops”

In the communities, both offline and online where I frequent, we preparedness minded folks seem to have a common statement that we’ve all heard far too often that drives us a tad bonkers. “Well, I know where I’m coming to when the crap hits the fan! You got more than enough.“ The reality, is thatContinue reading “It Sounds Innocent Enough”

I know! I know! It’s already into February but articles take time to write up and I do a fair amount of research for not only myself but for you as well, but let’s get into things we need to get started. These items are in no particular order, I’m just throwing them out asContinue reading “2023 To-Do List”

This post is going to be a super quick post for you to read with the purpose of educating yourself on which soil you will discover on your property before you settle on your real estate purchase. Categories – * Entisols* Alfisols* Histosols* Inseptisols* Utisols* Spodosols* Mollisols Definition: Entisols – This soil type is locatedContinue reading “Identifying Florida Soils”

Security can come in many forms, but I’d like to dedicate this specific blog post to the desire to keep the unwanted two-legged creatures that have a penchant for thieving tools and other valuable items. You may believe that you are safe in the community in which you live, but the reality is that peopleContinue reading “Security on the Homestead”

Over a period of approximately the last three years, we Floridians have seen a massive increase in individuals moving into every neighborhood. We see almost every single form of community being affected, whether it’s urban, suburban or rural. It presents itself as both a blessing and a curse. It’s really a mixed bag because theContinue reading “Chaos & Rebirth”

During the spring and summer seasons here in Florida, we have tons of rain and it’s imperative that we gather as much as we can and ideally reroute it to focus on guilds and fruit orchards within our property. However, during fall and winter we have a significant drop in rain fall mixed with intenseContinue reading “Home Water Sources”

Just wanted to put a super quick post up on how I’m able to have green onions almost all year long without having to waste time waiting for green onion seeds to germinate. I have the worst time trying to germinate small seeds like many of the onion varieties and this method works very well.Continue reading “Green Onions for the Garden”

While I and others express the importance of homesteading in an unstable world, there is just the very real reality that some individuals should absolutely NOT move into the rural community. I’m not going to go into some long and drawn-out explanation because I don’t want to give individuals an opportunity to lie to themselvesContinue reading “Who should avoid homesteading?”