New moon, new n fresh garden....

Walking back from the beach a whiles back, we looked up a side alley, and spotted with our scavenging eyeballs, a stash of used decking timber being piled up for hurling. We asked the demolition slash builders permission, then proceeded to do laps with it, by car and bare foots. Miles removed the nails from the lot, and we had a pile ready for a growing ember of diy potentials. New raised garden beds, which is what one needs for growing on such sandy soils as we have here.

So it began :). Isn't it beautiful?! We also repaired old beds that had rotted through. Then found a ready made pine box on a chuck out pile which we lined with recycled plastic to extend its life.

After selling two of my felted dolls :) we had the dosh to invest in some premium landscape soil, three cubic metres worth, which seemed rather an overwhelming amount when it poured from the rear of the delivery truck! However, we've nearly found homes for it all....

I've pulled out the seed collection, both purchased, and saved from previous crops. Food, flowers and herbs all in together, go da diversity! Ive been dancing about sprinkling mixtures on the soil, and watering them in gleefully. Tonight it's raining which is great :).

Some plants which were growing in pots, have been planted out to stretch n spread, like two very happy Motherwort's and a Lemon Balm, I cut back to their new growth. Some were in older beds and have been dug up, fresh soil mix added then replanted, including our Yarrow patch, and some Parsley seedlings.

Next task is to add in some of our homemade compost layered on top, so all the worms and greeblies can delve down and settle in. Not mulching yet too many seeeeeeeds!! To be added to with plants from Byron Herb Nursery. Just a few ;).

So, the Nooks medicine garden will be growing with the waxing moon. Hopefully by full, there will be small green folks popping up, unfurling round abouts, and others settling in their roots deeper. A bit like us.....