HOA Gardening with Deb

06/03/2026

Some of our beautiful Desert Rose plants in bloom on this overcast early evening. Flowers lift my mood. Beautiful colors, shapes, sizes, smells. Boy did God do us a solid with these flowers.

A papaya tree, actually 2 are growing out of one of the DR plants. Hmmmmmm I lost two big trees this past winter. I am prying them out for transplanting. Looking forward to fruit again.

Peace and blessings over you...

04/26/2026

04/10/2026

Mulberry coming in! Small and sweet!

04/04/2026

Doesn't it taste different when it all comes from OUR Garden.

Cucumber Salad. Cucs , celery, mustard, parsley, red onion, dill, lemon, veganaise, salt, pepper.

03/20/2026

Some of my Desert Rose's Froze!

03/20/2026

Spent the day harvesting, playing outside and juicing. Cool weather is leaving so greens production will go way down. Got many jars in the freezer. Will be making Tabouleh with the fresh parsley too. Got some new plants and fruit trees. Need to design the planting according to height and sun.

03/15/2026

Did you know...

Green Tea - White Tea - Oolong Tea - Black Tea
Comes from...
THE SAME PLANT!!!!
Mind Blown lol
Went to a plant sale at the Ocala Livestock Pavillion today. I learned and bought stuff.

​The Secret is in the Processing

​The difference between the teas isn't the plant itself, but how much the leaves are allowed to oxidize (react with oxygen) after they are picked.

​White Tea: The least processed. You harvest the youngest buds and leaves and simply let them dry (wilt) in the sun or a controlled room. No bruising or rolling.

​Green Tea: To keep it "green," you have to stop oxidation immediately. After picking, the leaves are quickly heated (steamed or pan-fired) to "fix" the color and fresh flavor before being dried.

​Oolong Tea: This is the middle ground. The leaves are bruised and allowed to partially oxidize for a set amount of time before being heated to stop the process. This creates those complex, floral, or nutty flavors.

​Black Tea: The leaves are fully crushed or rolled to break the cell walls, allowing them to oxidize completely until they turn dark brown or black. This results in the strongest, malty flavors (very common in Assam varieties).

02/24/2026

What do you enjoy the most? Is it fruitful? I realize some things I may think I enjoy delivers rotten fruit spiritually and even physically. It's different for everyone on our walks of this life. Ask 👻

I'm about to see if anyone wants to buy some fresh organic food for some "seed money".

As I age, I see myself on some raw land, living minimally amongst some animals in the middle of a food forest that we create. I better get going, I'm in the 3rd quarter and the fourth is not promised.