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Getting the Most from Your Florida Garden
Practical guidance for working with Florida's growing seasons in a small urban garden.
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One Climate, One Yard, One Plant at a Time.
To help Florida gardeners grow food successfully in small, urban spaces using practical, real-world methods.
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Practical growing information, garden observations, food from the harvest, and useful ideas for making the most of a small Florida yard.
Garden Journal
Notes from the Garden
Observations, experiments, photographs, and everyday moments from life around the Yardstead.
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Recipes & Preservation
From Garden to Table
Recipes and preservation ideas for enjoying what comes from the garden.
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Yardstead Projects
Projects for Your Yardstead
Practical ideas for growing efficiently and making better use of small spaces.
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Welcome to the Yardstead
Small-space gardening rooted in real Florida experience
Gardening in Florida has its own rhythm. Heat, humidity, sudden rain, sandy soil, pests, and long growing seasons all shape what succeeds.
Here, I share what I am learning in raised beds, pots, and grow bags so other urban gardeners can grow with more confidence, make better use of small spaces, and enjoy the process.
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You will find gardening articles, journal entries, recipes and
preservation, seasonal planting help, Yardstead projects, and a
featured garden video.
A garden topic worth watching
Video of the Month
A featured YouTube video connected to something timely, useful, or simply on my mind in the garden.
Watch Featured VideoWhat should you plant now?
Visit the month-by-month Zone 9 planting guide for vegetables and flowers to direct sow or start for transplanting.