3 Tips to Create a Respectable Forest in Your Backyard
If you have just a small patch of forest
In 3 Tips to Create a Respectable Forest in Your Backyard, Jiri invites viewers on a heartfelt walk through his suburban Florida lot to share how even a small patch of land can become a haven for wildlife, family memories, and spiritual connection. With humor, humility, and a touch of scripture, Jiri offers three transformative tips—not the usual gardening hacks, but mindset shifts that turn property owners into true stewards of the land. From pulling invasives with your kids to protecting ancient turtle nesting grounds and imagining saber-toothed cats where lawns now sprawl, this is a call to action for those with “the soul of a forester” to create their own backyard Eden.
How do you make Florida Turkeys Come to Your Land?
Creating Turkey Habitat for your Forest
If you’re going to create habitat for turkeys in Florida you need to learn to think like a turkey. We made this video the the UF Game Lab and are here to share all the details of how to do it right...
Why you may or may not want to use fertilizer
Should you Fertilze Your Pine Trees
Should you fertilize the pine trees on a small plot of land in Florida? At first the question seems simple, since fertilizer gives trees the nutrients they need to grow...
From the Expert
Bugs on trees?
Do you want to protect your trees, but don’t know how? We interviewed entomologists at UF and FDACS about the Southern pine beetle prevention program...