Growing Guides
From Our Beds to Yours

Hard-won knowledge from our own plot in Lloyd, Florida. Written for North Florida gardeners wrestling with the same heat, humidity, pests, and diseases we deal with every season.

Published Guides
Alliums · Vegetables

Growing Onions in North Florida

Short-day varieties, dealing with rust, trimming for better bulbs — and what we learned from planting 150 of them for the very first time.

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Poultry · Fresh Eggs

Our Flock & Fresh Eggs

Meet Chester, our Lavender Orpington hens, and the story behind the eggs you find at our stand every Saturday.

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Garden Journal · Soil & Beds

End of Summer in the Garden

Resting beds, breaking new ground, and the hard lessons from a season of rabbits, vine borers, pickle worms, and deer.

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Peppers · Varieties

Indian Peppers in North Florida

Why we started ordering seeds from India, what grew brilliantly, and the seven varieties — plus a rare Florida native — we are growing this season.

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon Fruit Trees

Anna & Golden Dorsett Apples in Zone 9

Low-chill varieties that actually work in North Florida. What we planted, how they've done, and what we'd do differently.

Coming Soon Legumes

Boiled Peanut Season: Seed to Pot

Growing Valencia peanuts for boiling, timing the harvest right, and the brining method we use every market day.

Coming Soon Grapes & Vine Fruit

Growing Muscadine Grapes in Florida

Our four vines, training and pruning, and the varieties that hold up in a North Florida summer.

Coming Soon Soil & Beds

Building Raised Beds in North Florida

Why we went above-ground, what mix we use, and how we keep nutrients from washing out every time it rains sideways.

Coming Soon Preserving

Making Mayhaw Jelly

Foraging, cooking down, and jarring the most distinctly North Florida jelly there is. Our process from tree to table.