Radishes, for starters. No wonder they're recommended for children's gardens, they're up in three or four days...great for those of us with short attention spans.
The garlic is going great - weedy, but no scapes yet. (Hey-weeds are plants, too)
Now we had lots of cucumber babies...has anyone seen the cucumbers?
Who us? We haven't seen any (*burp*) cucmbers...
And in the 1700's garden, the first plant for the medicinal bed is bloodroot. An early remedy for menstrual cramps, this Eastern Woodland plant is also a dye plant. I bought one at a garden club plant sale, and lo and behold, when mowing the camp lawn this weekend, I found another! literally right in front of me...
I'm going to keep this one here, and now that I know camp is the right environment, I'm going to hike around and look for more...And also this weekend: potatoes (2nd round), raspberries, lettuce, beans, and Madison's garden is in....
Look out summer, here we come!
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I had forgotten all about bloodroot until you mentioned it! Wow! Another Upstate blast from the past! I really miss all the understory plants like that in the woods. We don't have that sort of woods here.
I used to have (and would like to have again) a garden just for dye plants, much like Rita Buchanen has. When I worked for The Arboretum here, I taught Natural Dyeing with the plants of this area. Many of the colors here are very muted.
And it's nice to see someone else has "sheep that tell lies" - someone keeps eating the top off of my horseradish plant and won't confess! ;-)
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