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| Sherry, Becky, Angelique, Peggy, Regine and Louie--Just a few of the many helpers in the garden this morning |
We had a lovely cool morning in the garden this week, with lots of new volunteers to help weed and mulch. It's amazing how much can get done in a couple hours with willing hands. Winter has been kind to our garden so far, with greens, herbs, and leafy vegetables in abundance. The cover crops in bare spaces are coming along nicely and will be adding nutrients and organic matter to our soil as we continue to improve the fertility of the garden with "green manure." Bean and sweet potato vines have been cut and used as mulch in many of the beds to decompose in place. A few nectar producing flowers remain, such as Dune Sunflower and Cosmos to feed the adjoining bee colony. The unobtrusive little Camellia Sinensis tea camellia in our tea garden is blooming. Hard to believe all the non-herbal tea on the shelves comes from this plant. It is the source of green, white and black tea, with the age of the leaves and processing methods creating the different varieties. Come join us any Wednesday morning to share in the work, learning experience, and community.
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| Cosmos |
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| Forest Garden in Winter |
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| Tea Camellia (Camellia sinensis) |
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