Our last frost was in early May, a month earlier than last year, which has given the garden a much better start. We are enjoying fresh lettuce, kale, snow and snap peas, baby beets, broccoli, string beans, garlic, new potatoes and a variety of herbs. My strawberry plants have finally started producing and the apple trees are both looking promising. The first of the zucchini are almost ready! We've been drying big baskets and boxes of herbs - peppermint, catnip, oregano, plantain, dandelion root, red clover, yarrow and wormwood.
I've discovered that saving my own seeds leads to quite a few volunteers! Parsnips, garlic, potatoes, lettuce, catnip, orach, kale and radishes are some that have gone wild. They grow in the paths and mixed in with the other crops I plant, making for a messy looking but productive garden.
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| The wormwood I planted seems to be keeping the deer out of the garden. This is the third year that they have left it alone as long as the wormwood is green. |
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| Catnip |
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| Yarrow |
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