Getting Rid of Hydroponic Garden Gnats

Hydroponic gardening offers countless benefits, but one common challenge is getting rid of fungus gnats that are attracted to the wet environment. I've been battling them since moving my Lettuce Grow farmstand and Gardyn indoors and have had some success getting rid of hydroponic garden gnats using the methods in this post. Read on to … Continue reading Getting Rid of Hydroponic Garden Gnats

Why You Should Try Hydroponic Gardening: A Modern Way to Grow

Gardening is evolving, and hydroponics is leading the way. This soil-free growing method is gaining popularity due to the introduction of at-home hydroponic growing systems like Lettuce Grow and Gardyn that make it easy for anybody to get started. At home, I have both a Lettuce Grow Farmstand and a Gardyn, and I am never … Continue reading Why You Should Try Hydroponic Gardening: A Modern Way to Grow

Growing Pineapples in Florida

Growing pineapples in Florida is as easy as sticking the top of your eaten pineapple in the ground! We have about ten pineapple plants all around our yard and have had several produce pineapples in the last few years. Florida’s tropical and subtropical climate makes it an ideal environment for growing pineapples. These sun-loving plants … Continue reading Growing Pineapples in Florida

How to Make Sure Your Bird of Paradise Blooms

Bird of paradise plants (Strelitzia reginae) are popular all over Florida and we've always had them in our yard. I noticed some of them rarely bloom, while others pop up and surprise me. I learned there are certain conditions you can set to make sure your Bird of Paradise plant blooms regularly. This particular one … Continue reading How to Make Sure Your Bird of Paradise Blooms

What Are These Small Bananas on My Florida Banana Tree?

After trying a fresh banana off the banana trees in our Florida yard, I wondered why it looked and tasted different than the grocery store bananas. It had seeds! And instead of being long, slender, and rounded, it was short and chunky, almost squared off hard edges. And when it ripened to yellow, they all … Continue reading What Are These Small Bananas on My Florida Banana Tree?