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06/05/2026

Did you know Sugarcane is one of the “hungriest” plants you can grow? This is how we feed it! 🎋

We grow our sugar cane without synthetic fertilizers by focusing on building healthy soil instead

Sugar cane is a heavy feeding grass, so we keep a thick layer of mulch around the base to feed the soil and hold moisture

Every few months, we also apply homemade compost teas loaded with beneficial microbes

Around our sugar cane rows, we like growing support plants such as jack beans, pigeon peas, and vetiver grass

These plants help improve the system while adding even more organic matter back into the soil

As the canes get taller, we strip away the dry brown leaves from the stalks

This helps more sunlight reach the cane, increases airflow, and removes hiding spots for pests

We also stay on top of weeds so they don’t compete with the sugar cane for nutrients and water

Some of the sweetest sugar cane we’ve ever harvested came from focusing on soil health first and letting the plants do the rest

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/05/2026

Check out our new YouTube video out now: Growing Sugarcane at home is easier than most people think 🎋

This video is about how we like to grow our own Sugarcane: where to...

06/05/2026

Check out our new YouTube video out now: Growing Sugarcane at home is easier than most people think 🎋

Comment the word “Video” to get the link to watch our newest YouTube video!

Back in 2020, tasting rare tropical fruits for the first time inspired us to start growing more of our own food

Sugarcane quickly became one of our favorite crops because it is productive, beautiful, and surprisingly simple to propagate & grow

A single healthy cane can be cut into sections and turned into multiple new plants

We like planting sugarcane in sunny areas with plenty of room for the stalks to grow tall and expand into large clumps

Once established, sugarcane can produce harvests year after year with very little maintenance

In this video, we walk through how we plant it, propagate it, and manage it in our food growing system

Today, sugarcane is one of the many crops growing throughout our agroforestry rows alongside fruit trees, support plants, and pollinator species

The more food we grow ourselves, the more we appreciate where real food comes from

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/05/2026

Shampoo Ginger, the tropical plant that produces natural shampoo and skin care! 🧴

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When these bright red flower cones are squeezed, they release a clear fragrant liquid that has been used for generations as a natural shampoo and conditioner

The scent reminds us of fresh ginger mixed with tropical citrus

One of the reasons we love this plant so much is how easy it is to grow in the right climate

All it takes is a root rhizome planted in a shady spot with some mulch

In about a month, new green shoots begin emerging from the soil

Then during the heat and rain of summer, the red shampoo filled cones start appearing

In the winter, the stalks naturally die back, but the underground rhizomes stay alive and come back stronger every spring

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/03/2026

Our Food Forest burned to the ground and came back strong…🥶🌱

120 days ago, the worst cold snap of this century turned years of growth into black, crispy, lifeless plants

It honestly looked like someone had taken a flamethrower to the entire garden

The hardest part was seeing so many plants lose all their leaves and branches in just a few days

But underneath the soil, the root systems were still alive and waiting for warmer weather

Instead of rushing in and making changes, we left the garden completely alone for the first month

After a month, once we knew what was dead, we pruned it back, chopped and dropped the material, and planted support plants to help rebuild the soil

Then we stepped back again and gave nature time to do what it does best

Four months later, the garden is full of life and pushing new growth everywhere

We lost some crops, including papayas, a young sapodilla, and a young chocolate pudding fruit tree, but the biggest lesson was seeing how resilient these systems can be

Moving forward, we’re planting more support plants and emergent trees to help create warmer microclimates for future cold events

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/03/2026

Turning rows of grass into a living food forest using Agroforestry! 🌱

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Most modern farms grow a single crop over huge areas of land, but agroforestry works completely differently

Instead of fighting nature, agroforestry is designed to copy the structure of a natural forest ecosystem

Tall trees, support plants, ground covers, root crops, and fruit trees all grow together in layered rows

Some plants pull nutrients up from deep in the soil while others create mulch, shade, and protection for more sensitive crops

The massive plant diversity also helps attract beneficial insects while naturally reducing pest pressure

One of the coolest parts is watching the system slowly begin regulating and fertilizing itself over time

We first started experimenting with growing food on a small residential property

Now our new property we have 23 agroforestry rows planted with more rows getting growinn soo

Watching this property transform from mostly grass into tons of food has been one of the most rewarding projects we’ve ever worked on

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/02/2026

Did you know that Dragon Fruit grows from a climbing cactus 🌵

The fruit is loaded with prebiotic fiber, magnesium, and antioxidants while tasting sweet and refreshing at the same time

One of the mistakes, in our opinion, people make when growing dragon fruit is planting self sterile varieties

Some types require hand pollination late at night just for the flowers to turn into fruit

That’s why varieties like Sugar Dragon and American Beauty stand out so much because they reliably produce fruit on their own

Sugar Dragon is famous for its sweet raspberry flavor while American Beauty is known for its deep magenta flesh

Starting dragon fruit is surprisingly simple because all you need is a cutting from a healthy cactus

After letting the cutting dry and callus for a few days, it can be planted directly into sandy well draining soil

These cactus vines love having something to climb, which is why many people grow them on trellises or around trees

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

06/01/2026

The Breadfruit tree, a tropical fruit that can feed families for generations…🌳

Also known as ulu in Hawaii, breadfruit is one of the most productive fruit trees growing in the tropics

When roasted or baked, the fruit tastes like warm fresh bread mixed with a fluffy potato

In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquakes, breadfruit became a critical survival food for many communities there

People milled the fruit into flour and turned it into dense cakes that helped feed thousands when access to food and clean water disappeared

One mature breadfruit tree can produce hundreds of pounds of food every year with surprisingly little maintenance

These trees are not just productive, they can continue producing food for 80 to 100 years

Breadfruit is also packed with important nutrients like potassium, iron, vitamin A, and other essential minerals

The idea that one tree can help feed generations of people is one of the reasons this fruit is so incredible

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

05/30/2026

The Velvet Apple, a tropical fruit covered in velvet with a smell nobody expects! 🍎

Also known as mabolo or kamagong, it is one of the strangest fruits we’ve ever come across

When fully ripe, the fruit gives off a strong aroma that some people compare to aged cheese

But once you peel back the fuzzy velvet skin, the inside reveals a soft, creamy flesh with flavors similar to peach, banana, and berry yogurt

One trick people use is chilling the fruit in the refrigerator first, which helps calm down the strong smell before opening it

Velvet apple trees are related to persimmons and belong to the ebony tree family

The wood from these trees is incredibly dense and valuable, which sadly led to overharvesting in parts of the Philippines

According to Filipino folklore, Chief Lapu-Lapu used a lance carved from velvet apple tree ironwood during the famous Battle of Mactan in 1521

The combination of strange aroma, creamy fruit, and legendary history makes this one of the most unique tropical fruits we’ve learned about

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We buy fixer-upper real estate and grow food on our rental properties. We believe growing food is a gateway to healthier habits 🌿

05/30/2026

A Grow Inn Home Townhouse is becoming available for rent starting July 1! An updated 2 story townhome with 2 bedrooms and 1 and half bathrooms. Comment below for more info.

Some of the fruit trees we planted here are mangos, avocado, bananas, sugar apple, jackfruit, and more!