A Journal of Heirloom Gardening

The Datil pepper is honestly one of the most unique pepper plants we have ever grown. The pepper originates from Saint Augustine Florida and outside of Saint Augustine is it largely unheard of. I firs …

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Hello all,It's been quite a while since I lasted posted. We have been keeping a watchful eye on the storms the last few weeks as well as trying to get ready for winter. It has been quite a year this y …

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One of the benefits of saving seed from winter squash is that you can still eat the flesh of the squash whereas with summer squash the flesh is no longer edible when the seeds are finally mature.When …

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Out of all the different flowers I grow I would probably say marigolds are one of my favorites. Mainly because they are very easy to grow, they don't mind the heat, and they bloom over a long season. …

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When it comes to saving heirloom seeds tomatoes in my opinion can be some of the easiest seeds to harvest and save. The process is relatively straightforward and works with all varieties of tomatoes.& …

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Every year we grow a new variety of okra and last year we settled on growing a famous Louisiana heirloom called Stewart Zeebest. And I'm sure glad we did! Stewart Zeebest is spineless and produce …

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