Last week was seriously buzzy, I found a new corner for the future blossom garden covered with most juicy weed I ever saw...
Since we are living in plain area my dear darling got an idea to make his own hill and plant some trees there, then I came and changed all of his plans (buhaha), that corner which isn't actual corner I wanna turn into aromatic garden, some lavender, basil, mint, selenium and St. John's wort which I am about to find in fields when season comes then plant it and take care of it. This spot is lovely as it's located in the middle of the yard, so you can check on each corner from it, and it will be also our future place for chilling during hot summer days. I am about to turn the whole property into scattered garden, if my back allows me as currently I am on day third spending in bed.
The bottom of this "hill" is bricked, seating places - done!
Actually I never had more fun digging around than this time, amount of things I found buried under ground fascinated me, most of them are organic, so to say I found the best soil in the whole garden!
This guy can attest to that, next to the bunch of organic "trash" I also stumped on some iron pieces, and guess what? The biggest amount of earthworms were found exactly around it, do they enjoy iron a lot?
Yes!
So in case you lack some of these guys try to enrich your soil with iron, calcium or magnesium.
I swear I never saw so many bugs and caterpillars at one place! These two were hidden deeply in the ground, moved them on a safe side and covered with soil so they can continue napping. So many living organisms in one place can only mean one thing!
Soil is too rich in minerals.
Lavender otherwise likes sandy soil, it doesn't like too much water, but that's why it likes the long sunny hours and the help of the rays to release the fragrance of the flowers. It is for this reason that it will be planted on the "slopes", and the plants that enjoy more water at the bottom.
The other day I was researching joint planting, which are the plants that defend each other from pests, and which do not go together at all as we meanwhile planted some more, maybe I've done the research late as according to the list I found that onions and pea aren't the best mates and we have them close.
[the chart linked above is in my native language and contains just several plants]
Anyway, one more tip is to have flowers in the garden, one of the reasons is that it will attract bees, so pollination of plants will be easier and more efficient. Marigold is one of those flowers that will drive away bad guys with its fragrance, and attract good guys with its beautiful flower, and it is also medicinal, helps to heal burns, bruises, and is also effective in the fight against minor infections.
The first Planted vegetables have grown a lot and soon it will be time to feed them with some nutrition - calcium! Finally the first batch of eggshells is dry enough for grinding! And I was so excited about it...
I checked on and picked the most dry ones, the rest are staying for the second round, as you can see they are easily cracked, protein is glued on the shell wall and turned into pale yellow.
I wasn't prepared for the unpleasant smell, I totally forgot about it as I couldn't sniff anything before mashing. It reminded me on the famous spa we are having, once I've been there and left thirsty as water tasted like spoiled eggs, literally everywhere.
A disgusting smell of dust wafted from the chopper, the shells are finely ground and ready for use!
Stored in the glass jar, seems like I am about to go around and sprinkle it everywhere like fairy dust 😂 but with the mask on!
Just will have to wait until current rainy days pass and my back get in the shape again, until then I'm making a new shopping list of seeds.
