Rabbits are raised and kept for many different reasons.  They are kept for pets or raised for meat and fur.  They are also used in medical research and some breeds for their wool.  There are at lea [ ... ]

We spent this weekend weeding and planting in our fall garden.  The squash I planted four weeks ago looks great and will produce some last minute zuchinnis and patty pan squashes for this year.  We  [ ... ]

Here at The Yardstead we like to get a jump start on our spring garden.  We are in north Florida so we have spring like weather  as early as February and Kathleen and I get very excited abou [ ... ]

Powdery mildew is a disease caused by fungus that affects a wide variety of plants.   Plants of the family known as Cucurbits, which includes cucumbers, squash, zucchini, gourds, melons and pumpkin [ ... ]

Now is the time to plant edible bulbs such as onions, garlic and shallots.  Get your bulbs planted now and you should have a delicious harvest early next summer.  There is a wide variety of edible b [ ... ]