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Pineapples for FREE!

April 20, 2015 melissabarnett 3 Comments

Pineapples for FREE!

“When life gives you lemons, sell them and buy a pineapple. How to better your life 101.” ~ Davin Turney … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates free!, pineapple, propagating

Cheering Up Sad Citrus.

May 13, 2014 melissabarnett 4 Comments

Cheering Up Sad Citrus.

"My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from a plant's point of view." ~ H. Fred Ale … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates blood orange, citrus, featured, free!, hot weather, lemon, lime, rain, worms

Banana-rama!

June 5, 2013 melissabarnett 8 Comments

Banana-rama!

I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits. ~ Chris Isaak* … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates bananas, disasters, featured, free!, pests, watering

Stunning (Malabar) Spinach

April 3, 2013 melissabarnett 17 Comments

Stunning (Malabar) Spinach

“I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.” ~ Clarence Darrow … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates english spinach, featured, free!, hot weather, malabar spinach, repurposed, trellis

Waste? Not! Compost…

December 4, 2012 melissabarnett 5 Comments

Waste? Not! Compost…

"My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws." ~ Claude Monet … [Read more...]

Garden, General Updates, Issues chickens, composting, featured, fertiliser, free!, hot weather, manure, recycling, seeds, weeds, worms

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