Spraying Coke Classic on the weeds yesterday morning as a possible weed killer had no effect. Since it is 10X more acidic than white vinegar, I'll use the 2nd two liter bottle to make a scaled down version of that original home made weed killer with Dawn and Epsom salts that did quite a good job on my bricks driveway. But I'll wait until after Tuesday's rains. Paul Zmoda suggested I try the Coke when he saw I was seeking out phosphoric acid as a possible weed killer....Coke Classic has a pH of just 2.5 because of it. I've used it to remove mineral build up in my toilet bowl.

Josh Jamison is a brilliant, passionate and truly decent young man who embraces and exudes the very best of both permaculture and his Christian faith. It is always a joy to see him and his delightful wife Emily at gardeners' gatherings.

http://highlandstoday.com/list/highlands-agri-leader-news/taking-the-fight-against-hunger-to-heart-20140925/

This article came out in today's Tampa Tribune!

http://tbo.com/south-shore/this-guys-a-master-of-many-things-20141008/

I tried this recipe often seen on FB some weeks back, barely worked. Late yesterday I sprayed the rest but this time as a coarse vs. fine spray so I could get the sprayer empty to next try ZEP Shower and Tile Cleaner based on glycolic acid made from sugar cane...even though it rained lightly and briefly about 2 hours after I sprayed, today, 24 hours later, the amount of browning is very encouraging.

Many people here plant the seeds in the spring, especially if they once gardened up north, but they are a cool weather winter annual here. After all that rain, vast numbers of self sown nasturtium seeds from last spring are popping up in two street beds and should grow like crazy after this first wave of cooler weather coming this weekend. My favorite annual winter flower by far, edible too. The paradox is that a hard frost or freeze (more common in rural areas) can kill them. My favorite variety since the 80s is 'Dwarf Jewel Mix', which can be gotten by the pound from a great company in Golden, Colorado, that I've dealt with happily since the 1990s, Applewood Seeds Company.

http://www.applewoodseed.com/

It took about a 10 day ferment outdoors, but my first ever batch of kanji kvass came out great. And just like the sites say, the chunks of beet and carrot are great "pickles".

http://www.aartibatavia.com/blog/carrot-beet-probiotic-beverage-aka-gajar-beet-ki-kanji/

After previous failed efforts to grow Magenta Spreen Goosefoot here in Tampa, I finally have success from one seedling in a Water Wise Container Garden made from a scavenged plastic tray. I got the seeds at ROOTS in St. Pete....just one seedling came up, and it sulked until I started peeing on the soil a few times per month, then it took off. Here it is next to a 4 foot ruler on October 1. It is high in oxalates so I eat the leaves only after a few minutes of boiling....very mild and tender, similar to spinach. I'm expecting a kagillion seeds from this plant. In Denver so many Chenopods thrive in the wild, plus in my gardens there the related DELICIOUS 'Golden Orach' utterly thrived....I just might try 'Golden Orach' a third time in Tampa after this success with Magenta Spreen.