Front-Yard Farmer

One of summer’s loveliest sights is a massive blueberry plant heavy with berries which are plump, juicy, and as blue…

If Popeye ate fresh, homegrown spinach instead of that nutrition-challenged canned stuff, I suspect America’s favorite Sailor Man would have…

Onions and strawberries have little in common, except perhaps in Northwest Florida, where gardeners plant strawberries and onions at the…

September is the happiest time of the year for many home vegetable gardeners in Northwest Florida. And why not? It’s…

Florida is home to many different insects, and there are times when all of them seem to be drawn to…

I’m the Front-yard Farmer, and I am a selfish mulcher. I know that mulching my Northwest Florida vegetable garden will…

Watch those fingers – and green thumbs! That noise you hear is the window closing on planting warm season vegetables…

Here it is the middle of April and spring weather is now just arriving in Northwest Florida. This year it…

For many, the words “We’re not in Kansas anymore” invoke childhood memories of the lovely Judy Garland, and more adventure…

Am I the only one to think winter squash is only meant to be grown late in the year in…

Given the massive number of deciduous fruit trees available at local nurseries and the gardening departments at the box stores…

When October arrives I find myself thinking about local fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and the glorious change in weather. I…