Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hey Dave, Don't stop now...I felt like I was in that field with you. I am totally surrounded by concrete and brick. ( Ahhhhhh! A day in a huge field with flowers and aa garden sounds soooo nice. ;o) Blessings, Ro ____________________ When I was done with the plot next to mine, I walked around the garden, among all the plots, looking for more nettles. One old guy thanked me for getting rid of them, and I thought what a perfect win-win situation it was. I cleared their gardens, and in return I got about four big armloads of nettles. I laid my tomato cages on their sides in a row and used them for a drying rack. I'll pick 'em up in a few days and strip the leaves by hand. They'll finish drying on the patio, then I'll sift and bag them. I was pleased about the plantain, too. For the last year I've been watching the plantain along the creek across the way, and just about 100% of what I found was infested with something that made the leaves all bumpy. Then about four months ago I began seeing healthy plants. I only took about forty plants today, the first plantain I've gathered in a few years, and they look wonderful. Some of the specimens I saw are already blooming, as are some of the nettles. Gardening, herbing and soapmaking are three things that really make me feel centered, like I've found a place in the universe that is nearly perfect, where the past is as alive as the present. The craft of soapmaking is an amazing blend of ancient and modern lore, and working with herbs uses tools and methods that are virtually identical to the ones used 5,000 years ago. Sorry, I guess that was more than one comment. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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