January in Maine means getting another ~10in of snow and missing when everything was warm and green as you pick out seeds online and over many catalogs. In an attempt to ignore how cold the house is, I sat down with my notes from last year and drew up a garden plan for 2023. OverviewContinue reading “maine garden: year 2”
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backyard medicinal herbs
Watching our property transform in the summer has been a lesson in identifying plants. While recognizing common plants like clovers, dandelions and oaks, ones I’ve only planned to grow have popped up and are thriving. In addition to using the absurd amount of gardening and herbalism books I own, I’ve been using an app calledContinue reading “backyard medicinal herbs”
π herb drying π
The side deck where all of my garden is this year has been doing surprisingly well despite the heavy winds we’re prone to get. My herbs especially have been growing like weeds and were in desperate need of a haircut. After cutting the biggest growths and stuff that was probably destined to go to seed,Continue reading “π herb drying π”