Growing and Harvesting Amaranth
The 8000 year old Aztec grain we can all still grow and eat.
September in the Yucatan Garden with Nik
Consolidated information on how to start your Yucatan garden.
Outdoor Summer Pest Prevention (mosquitos and ants)
a cheap and natural homemade mosquito and ant control concentration.
How To Grow Tomatoes (in the tropics)
Tomatoes are hot loving, but even this plant needs special care in hot tropical climates.
What to Grow When it’s (Very) Hot: Vine Spinach
A wonderful spinach plant that will grow through the tropical heat and rain to produce healthy leaves all year.
Garden Soil Lasagna – how to fill new raised beds
A method to fill up new raised beds quickly and with lots of nutrients.
DIY Homemade Garden Fertilizer: Nik’s Easy Peasy Plant Tea
A tea for your trees and other plants.
Direct Composting – Soil Overwintering
Direct composting is a method of putting the organic material directly on the soil instead of in a compost bin. In cold places this is used as an over wintering method.
Flowers to Grow in Mérida, Yucatan
The flowers I grow in my urban Mérida, Yucatan backyard garden.
Yucatan, Mexico Planting Guide and Season Schedule
A planting calendar and basic outline for how to garden food in the sub-tropical urban climate.
