Looks like I have some garden work to do
I barely remember seeing any Lemon balm in my front garden last year, now it's taken over the one whole bed. I wish I could use it but I have thyroid issues so I'm going to just have to pull most of it. I'll see if the sheep and goats will eat it since it's on the safe list, but do find it weird that they haven't touched it on their many "adventures" up to the front of the house. What do you think, too much lemon balm?
This is the rest of that bed, boy do I have my work cut out. There's just always something more pressing to be done. *sigh
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Comments (33)Posted by bloomville z4 NY (My Page) on Thu, Oct 12, 06 at 16:57 Hi all, Over the past several years, I have built about 6 raised beds of various lengths in a field near my house. I have used newspaper and hay as pathways between the beds. I like the rustic look (and scent!) of the pathways, and they seem conducive to housing toads, snakes, and other desirable critters. However, there are 2 disadvantages to this method: (1) The paths have to be "rebuilt" with new hay annually, which is time-consuming and laborious (2) by mid-summer weeds are cropping up through the hay in many spots. I can live with all this, and may continue to, but I'd be interested in other, environmentally friendly (and low cost) options that are lasting and also aethetically pleasing. I'm eager to hear your ideas! Posted by veggievicki 7b (My Page) on Thu, Oct 12, 06 at 18:32 I get mulch from our county mulch yard. It's free, so you can pile it on as thickly as you've got a way to haul it home. I get the fresher stuff. Seems maybe the acidity helps keep weeds down. The down side is some ends up in the veggie beds so you have big chunks of stuff that gets in the way of the garden fork and small seeds. Posted by granite z6 NC (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 1:08 I've had my pathways in mowed grass (terrible, clippings blown in to the beds, etc), grass clippings, leaves, pine bark nuggets, wood chips, and hay. I vote for wood chips. I vote STRONGLY against pine bark nuggets as they float around when it rains, never make a good firm path, and don't get the job done. Grass clippings rot in quickly, so I use them more to mulch around the beans than in the walkways now. Posted by rosebush z7 NC (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 10:12 Bark mulch (shredded) works for me. Tried the straw/hay on paper one year and the sprouts came fast and furious. The mulch can be piled thicker on cardboard and works great. Posted by terri_portland 8 NW OR (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 16:06 Is is possible the seeds in the hay are sprouting? Straw is a better option, it's been stripped of seeds (for the most part) and still has that lovely farmy earthy smell. Posted by hunter_tx 7bTx (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 17:12 One thing you might consider is relaying the newspaper really thick. I used newspaper in a new raised bed about four years ago, and it's still working great. You could also consider using pea gravel or small river rock stones on top of the newspaper. Mrs H Posted by bloomville z4 NY (My Page) on Fri, Oct 13, 06 at 20:57 Hi all-- thanks for these thoughts/ideas. alas, the price of straw was crazy last year--around here, I was quoted a price of $6 a bale--couldn't afford it given how many I needed. as for thickness of the newspapers--maybe that's the issue. I guess I need to keep experimenting, and you all have given me some new ideas to experiment with! Posted by laceyvail ......See Moresome things I have been working on
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8 years agoarkansas_girl that IS a gorgeous garden. That's the style I like too.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7 No you're right it is Solomon's seal. I had to go look out the front window to check. LOL There are bleeding hearts out there though, just in one of the other many other gardens. I can't take credit for any planting that was the previous owners time and lots of $$$. I can take credit for the cottage look by not doing the upkeep though. Bahaha
Here are a few pics of some of the other areas. I'll have to take some good shots when it's all in bloom and I've actually cleaned it up. It is pretty close to magazine worthy when in bloom, not so much right now. I have some great family shots in the gardens. We won't start getting a lot more color for about a month yet. There is a garden on either side of the front of the house. A stone path that leads to the driveway and another that goes around the west side of the house where it meats a boardwalk. There's another garden all along the boardwalk area. Then if you don't go down the boardwalk and instead turn south all along the one side is planted.
I feel like I'm about to post a messy kitchen that I should be embarrassed off. LOL It's not much to look at now, but it is beautiful when the grass is mowed and the flowers are bloomed.
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