The Yardstead

We have have had a few warm days down here and it has started me thinking about our spring garden.  At the moment the garden here at the yardstead is just a big dirt rectangle with a gr [ ... ]

Persimmons remind me of my childhood.  It is commonly eaten in homes of asian families.  As my mom is from Taiwan, it was a common fruit that we ate in the fall when it was available.   [ ... ]

We have started planting our spring garden here at the Yardstead. We are located in north Florida so we can start a little earlier than gardeners in more northern states. Spring is one of my favorite  [ ... ]

We love bamboo here at the yardstead.  We have several clumps of bamboo from a couple of different cold hardy varieties growing in our landscape.  We are growing  the bamboo in one section for   [ ... ]

Vermicomposting is composting using worms.  There are a variety of species of worms.  The most common used earthworm are Red Wigglers or Night Crawlers (think fish bait).  These can easily be looke [ ... ]