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    Fruit for Free
    Alicia Crisp
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Fruit for Free

    Here in Florida we are lucky to have so many choices available when adding fruit to our landscape. We can go the classic route with all...
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    The Na Ga
    Alicia Crisp
    • Mar 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Na Ga

    The North Georgia Candy Roaster, fancy name Cucurbita Maxima is yet another one of those “light bulb on” type of plants. The type of...
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    Spineless Cactus
    Alicia Crisp
    • Feb 24, 2018
    • 3 min

    Spineless Cactus

    Are you looking for a new easy going plant to add to your landscape? What about a plant that requires zero maintenance and is completely...
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    Successful Gardening
    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 15, 2017
    • 2 min

    Successful Gardening

    Everyone wants to have a successful garden. You see pictures in the magazines and seed catalogs of smiling gardeners reaping baskets full...
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    Greens for Days
    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 7, 2014
    • 1 min

    Greens for Days

    Heads up all my fellow lazy gardeners because I think I may have finally found the perfect green. Right now I am in love with Okinawa...
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    Why I do What I Do
    Alicia Crisp
    • Dec 14, 2013
    • 2 min

    Why I do What I Do

    This ugly little green fruit is called Solanum uporo, or the Cannibal’s Tomato. It is a bitter nasty fruit that grows on spiny eggplant...
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    Pest Control
    Alicia Crisp
    • Aug 6, 2013
    • 3 min

    Pest Control

    The most common question people ask me about gardening organically is how to control pests naturally. Just like controlling pests in the...
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    Soapberry
    Alicia Crisp
    • Jan 25, 2013
    • 2 min

    Soapberry

    Nature never ceases to amaze me. No matter what humans need, somewhere there is plant that makes it. Why people started making artificial...
    11 views0 comments
    Secondary Edibles
    Alicia Crisp
    • Dec 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    Secondary Edibles

    One of the bigest advantages to being a gardener, is that you get to try more food. When you shop for food, you are limited to what is...
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    Sweet Potato
    Alicia Crisp
    • Nov 21, 2012
    • 2 min

    Sweet Potato

    If you only ever plant one thing, plant sweet potato. Sweet potato is the easiest vegetable you will ever grow here in Florida. Sandy...
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    Cranberry Hibiscus
    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 23, 2012
    • 3 min

    Cranberry Hibiscus

    As if the Roselle plant were not already the near perfect plant, those of you who planted in the spring when I did, are now finding out...
    7 views0 comments
    Luffa Sponge
    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 16, 2012
    • 2 min

    Luffa Sponge

    Most people are surprised when they first learn that those scrubby natural sponges sold at bath and specialty shops don’t come from the...
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    Papaya
    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 8, 2012
    • 2 min

    Papaya

    When it comes to fruit trees, papayas are the closest thing you can get to instant gratification. They grow from seed to fruiting tree in...
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    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    Calabaza Squash with Lime

    The calabaza squash is another one of those vegetables more commonly found in Central and South America than in the North. As a heat...
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    Shadow Benny
    Alicia Crisp
    • Sep 24, 2012
    • 2 min

    Shadow Benny

    Shadow Benny is a wild growing Caribbean plant that goes under many names. Chadon, Shadon, Shado Beni, Mexican Coriander, Sawtooth...
    6 views0 comments
    Kale
    Alicia Crisp
    • Sep 14, 2012
    • 2 min

    Kale

    Whenever a first time gardener asks my advice on what they should plant, I always say kale. Everyone should have some kale....
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    Malabar Spinach
    Alicia Crisp
    • Sep 10, 2012
    • 2 min

    Malabar Spinach

    I am a lazy gardener. There are few things I love more than a  plant that can take off and grow all by itself. Malabar spinach is one of...
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    Roselle
    Alicia Crisp
    • Sep 3, 2012
    • 2 min

    Roselle

    The Roselle plant, also known as Cranberry Hibiscus, is fantastic addition to any Florida garden or landscape. It is beautiful and...
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    Alicia Crisp
    • Jan 26, 2012
    • 4 min

    Top 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow

    As spring seems to be coming early this year, it is time for me to get on the gardening (and blogging!) bandwagon again. So, for the...
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    Alicia Crisp
    • Oct 4, 2011
    • 3 min

    Companionship

    We all have those people in our life. The ones who makes the day better when they are in it. When they are around the jokes are funnier,...
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