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small.   Rimmed with rocks.  Two sections, small walkway between.   Down on the edge of B,  near the road up,  down in front of where my small box house might have been but didn't.   Was supposed to be the dye garden,  herb garden.  As far as i got was planting the Indigo seeds,  which Grew,  which i've done nothing with.   The madder which will return in the Spring,  it's second year.   3 years till the root can be harvested for dye.   3 tomatoe plants,  in case the Wall Garden failed.  Which is in question now.   Arugula that went to seed almost immediately.  And the Beauty FULL herb plant that begins with a B and that for the life of me i cannot come up with the name now…soon as i tap Publish,  it will come.

oh!  TaDa!!!!!!    Borage!!!!!  and it went to seed and there for sure will be more.

i had cleared these small oval spaces,  ringed them with rocks.  Covered with cardboard and then  the first with Goat Manure,  the second with that compost i bought from the woman in Chico.    I planted the above.  They grew.  I didn't pull any of the Other Things that Grew,  the wild Things.  They remain.  Their forms are incredibly Beauty Full.   i know some of them,  like this wild Amaranth.  But most,  i don't know.  

it's time when i can replant for cooler weather.   A second garden.  Herbs this time.  They will do well.    But first i will sit long with all those that came up and ROSE to the Sky of their own accord.  Thank Them and try to carefully know  who they are.

first pic,  a clearer image

second pic,  more of how the Spirit of the plant is

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13 responses to “B garden”

  1. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    Amaranth makes a nice ink and should dye cloth as well if you want to try this year or let it makeseeds

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  2. Acey Avatar
    Acey

    It soothes me so much when you speak of the plants you know and live with. This year I started lovely butterscotch colored amaranths from seed. They are doing well in both the ground and also pots which I tried on a whim (and from being too tired to dig any more holes in the ground) because I got curious to see which birds would come to the deck to feed on the seeds. I know there’s a thriving sparrow community that’s got a strong stake on the plants in the ground. The amaranth colony is surrounded by bronze fennel plants, basket flowers, two indigo spires salvia and many many many brown eyed susans. Hummingbirds cluster to play and socialize in this spot – it’s the same place I encountered a special-seeming frog back in mid-spring. For the past two years, this is also where I go whenever unpleasant and increasingly alarming human hi-jinks have me in far too big of a sway. I go to this specific spot just to BE until it once again feels possible to grow a fresh surge of compassion and resilience right along with the beautiful flowers.

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  3. julie Avatar

    Is the little house not happening? Why?

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  4. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    With only so many hours in a day .. you amaze me with all you get done.

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  5. grace Forrest Avatar

    i am finding self more and more aware of this, the
    Going to the Plants, the Trees, for HELP. That
    they in fact,
    in fact
    work on me, to the extent i am able to receive,
    to help me remain resilient….
    and that thing of reciprocity…is strong on my mind

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    there’s nothing new, is still mired in logistics

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    i’m working on how to better use my time…
    “time” actually translating to life…how to
    better use my life

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    i think make seeds. Want to watch that happen.

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  9. Beth Avatar

    In my virtual wanderings I’ve seen reference to people using fresh indigo leaves with salt. It looks fairly easy if you don’t feel up to trying to make a vat. I have not tried this and you can search for methods if interested, but here are a couple links:
    https://madderlane.com/2018/09/06/fresh-leaf-indigo-dyeing-salt-method/
    https://rebeccadesnos.com/journal/2018/10/fresh-leaf-indigo-dyeing-the-salt-rub-method/

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  10. Mo Crow Avatar

    when I worked at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney in the aerly 90’s we grew a crop of Amaranth on the site of the First Farm, the rainbow lorikeets loved it!

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  11. Acey Avatar
    Acey

    I feel as if the green nations understand (maybe before we do) when/which humans are willing and able to become part of a much larger co-creative tapestry that’s absolutely crammed full of Other forms of sentient intelligence. When they know this to be true to whatever extent, I’ve noticed it seems as if they will “provide” for the human the same way they provide for each other. Some of this is energetic but a lot of it is phytochemistry and the amazing nurturing and healing energies they are able to transmit to each other through their roots and whatever is given-off to the soil. Seems like flowers and leaves do something similar through air but lately I feel an increasingly powerful draw towards the roots’ energetic ability to connect with me. So that I’m consciously aware of it. Even though I have no real idea what exactly is happening or how, I am absolutely aware that I clearly benefit from a loving source of acceptance and ability.

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  12. Liz A Avatar

    “how to better use my life” …

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  13. grace Forrest Avatar

    there’s been no time…but i have made a note
    of this comment and links…will come back
    to them…9/15/19…love and Thanks

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