As our Summer Gardening season is just about wrapped up (we still have some stragglers producing) and some of the fall crops are planted and growing, I can look back and go "Ok, what did we do differently this year that we succeeded? And why did it work..." We planted native Florida varieties a lot or things that were adapted to this climate. Growing things that grow better in different zones are going to struggle here because they are not adapted well to our heat/humidity/bugs etc. If you stick largely with Florida-adapted plants, your garden will have a much easier time flourishing! We didn't spray anything... at all. Our Garden was full of predators and we had wasps, ladybugs, spiders and everything else under the sun that basically did the pest controlling for us! Our Narnia (Cowpea) tunnel was fuuuuuuulll of predatory stink bugs and we identified a lot of hunting insects there. BUT... we didn't lose any crops. They literally did all of the work for us, and the tunnel, while finally thinning out, is still producing healthy cowpeas. We started with really good composting soil. Last spring we had ordered a truckload of topsoil and they delivered the most amazing composted soil that helped us grow healthy plants in abundance. I actually came across a video last night from "David the Good", where he laid out these exact things and explained why they work. It really is worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX_jHn-oXv8

I add a bunch of Milk Kefir (No measurement, I eyeball this one) to a blender, a can of sardines in water, bone broth powder, and a tbsp of coconut oil. Blend everything up and put them in silicone molds in the freezer. Once frozen, I put them in a container and keep them in the freezer. Both of my dogs are HUGE fans! You can adapt this to pretty much anything. Don't have milk kefir? Use plain yogurt. Blend raw liver or brains (which are secreting organs) with Yogurt to make a slurry, add to silicone molds, freeze and voila! You can make all kinds of treats. Here is a good rounded list of ingredients to use to mix and match: Milk Kefir, Goats Milk or Yogurt for Probiotics Pumpkin for upset stomach Coconut oil for shiny coat Beef or Chicken Broth (if you can make this at home even better because you omit all of the crappy added ingredients and stabilizers) as slurry medium(it's great for your dogs gut, joint and hip health) You can also add one 1 Tblsp of these to keep Dogs calm: Oatstraw Passionflower St John’s Wort Valerian Chamomile Kava Kava Lavender CBD oil Blueberries or Blackberries (Anti-inflammatory) Spinach or leafy greens (half a handful is enough for vitamins) Turkey Tail Mushroom (incredibly good for dogs) 1 Tblsp of Raw Honey (antibacterial and anti fungal) Chicken Hearts (Heart health) Egg shells (Calcium) Hemp seeds (Heart health) Sardines (Brain function) Kelp (iodine) Eggs (Raw or cooked for coat health)