05/02/2022
What’s growing in your garden? I am sharing a few pics of my 3rd year herb garden. When we moved to the top of a dry rocky ridge this area was overrun by a type of invasive herb in the honeysuckle family. The first year was spent removing it and bringing in compost. The 2nd year we hooked up to the community well and got water on our land, so we hauled in more compost, soil, manure and made lasagna beds. We also had to cut back the oak tree limbs that were shading the garden. We established medicinal perennial herbs, culinary herbs, natives, medicinal “weeds”, raspberries, elderberries, strawberries, black currants, & muscadine grapes. We also added in clovers and vetch for green manures. Here we are at year 3, a thriving & almost self maintaining garden. This garden brings me so much joy & healing 💚💚💚
