April 29, 2008 moon 13- Aquarius 4th quarter.
Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 14:22:19 by Aaron
Should Wait until May 1,2 for Pisces to trans-plant the rest of the medicinal herbs.
In bed above peach tree. Transplanted Marsh Mallow and Valerian that Wind dug for me. Also dug and transplanted 2 Comfreys and 1 Volunteer garlic. (Cut the comfrey from a large plant, dug the whole bunch of garlic.) Planted one Current Bush. Researched Moon phases and signs for planting. Watered various plants.
Transplant technique: Dig small hole, add small amount of old manure/sawdust mix. Place plant, fill with dirt (adding small amount of ½ way composted material from chicken coop. Sprinkle 12 -20 inch diameter around plant on surface with dry chicken manure. Punch hole in newspaper, put over plant. Cover newspaper with old manure/sawdust mix. Cover that with 2-4 inches of wood chips. Water thoroughly. Protect with wire mesh from chickens.
Added some marigolds and calendula from seed on edges of newspaper mulch.
Design Notes: planting on a slope that goes downhill to the east. About 7 foot drop in elevation from the grass of the yard to flat field. The plan is to create a medicinal/culinary herb bed. All planting has begun in the North sector bordering path.
There are already many plants established in this bed. So far I do not know what they are. Except the mullein.
put in an order for seeds: Seeds from seedman: Alder Siberian pea Hawthorne Burr Oak Gambel Oak Xerescape Mix Anise Hyssop
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