Tucking In for winter
Shout out to the Edible landscape gardeners who joined the work party to tuck the beds in for winter! Tea Garden - winter ready I went down to the Tea Garden after a busy morning: Qigong at the Grange with friends quick stop at the Farmers Market in house choir retreat, starting rehearsing Christmas music 🎶 🎄 Most of the plants in my garden box just S of the Grain Station are hardy perennials, and will overwinter without protection - but I added a few favorite tender herbs, that need to come inside! Tender perennials So I dug up the pineapple sage and Tulsi basil, plus taking a start from the Oregon Tea (which had several long runners). I clipped back the mint, and took a few minutes to tidy the box. I'll add a layer of leaves, and plant some fava beans and red clover on my next visit, as cover crops (and the cover can stay for tea!) I decided to leave the lemon Verbena on the bed, as it's in a protected position - fingers crossed that i...