Garden
Carnivorous plants happy with the recent rain
Can’t wait to see the venus flytraps start growing again in the spring. The Sarracenia purpurea looks like it’s doing well this winter.
Fermented Taro in Hawaii
I read this Organic Gardening article about farming in Kauai, and the most interesting part to me was the information on taro. The taro root serves a similar position to the potato in Hawaiian cuisine. In Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire, he describes how there were hundreds of different varieties of potatoes created to … Continue reading
Built a 4’x8′ redwood garden bed frame with 8″x6″x2″ 8′ and 4″x2″ 8′ boards
Over the weekend, I purchased three 8″x6″x2″ 8′ and one 4″x2″ 8′ boards to make a 4’x8′ bed. I read off a screw box that one should used stainless steel and not galvanized screws for redwood or cedar since the acids in those woods can corrode galvanized steel. I used 3 inch screws tha required … Continue reading
Citrus trees planted past weekend
Rangpur Lime – very nice tart taste. Nagami Kumquat – Evan wanted this – I’m not a kumquat fan. They’re too small for my tastes. Kinnow Tangerine – A lot of seeds, but not a bad taste.