Florida summers present a challenge to food gardeners: what will grow in the heat, humidity and swarms of insects? Sweet potatoes love the heat as long as they get enough water. One hundred degrees is just fine for these aggressive vines. But don’t expect to be eating sweet potatoes after 60 days. You need at […]
The Tide Tables Restaurant and Marina opened its doors in February 2014 in the historic fishing village of Cortez, Florida. It (and its patrons) sit right on the water and enjoy the sea breezes while eating fish that is literally right off the boat. What else would you expect in Cortez? I took mom to […]
What’s the best way to get sugar cane started in your yard or home garden? I tried 3 different methods to find out which works best: The video is fairly long–about 15 minutes–but is a step-by-step process filmed over 5 months. The three methods I used to start the cane after cutting it into pieces […]
In this 12 minute video I explain a bit about seagrapes, how to pick them, and how to make seagrape jelly. If you want to get right to the jelly-making demonstration, skip ahead to the 3:45 minute mark in the video.
