i do have some fall and winter crops growing, but the idea of NEW planting space is just too stimulating for this plant nerd. i actually got the husband out the otherday to help me cut trails. we did pretty good considering our meager tools. i'd like to cut out some clearings and cultivate mushrooms, but that's a long way down the road.
my best friend's dad works at a large construction equipment rental place. he has access to these shipping crates that they just....throw away. now this wood is not treated, and will not last forever, but they have hinges and they are stackable. he brought me some for my birthday. i'm still playing with them.....a kid with lincon logs.
i'll be spending all winter filling them up with organic matter so come spring, they'll be ready to plant in.
i did manage to get a mirliton in the ground and a few groundnut (apios americana) tubers too! yes....finally...groundnuts. i'm not sure if i'm going to build a trellis, or let them climb jerusalem artichokes. i figure i have a few months to decide :)
mirliton
the northeast of my "informal edible garden" is bordered with these beautiful blue crates. i am planning on filling most, if not all of the rest in this photo with asparagus crowns this spring.
malabar spinach
cold weather is greens weather
the first of many trails
oak leaf lettuce
annnd. all along the west wall, sugar cane grows. why don't more people do this?
moringa tree
a little clearing, under an ironwood tree, found in the back woods
FUN STUFF!
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