tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post4819887166196178907..comments2024-03-19T02:13:56.489-05:00Comments on Comfrey Cottages: More about Herb Day- Thought on SustainabilityComfrey Cottageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135637912946395843noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-32883865243453260462011-02-10T19:47:14.758-06:002011-02-10T19:47:14.758-06:00I have actually heard and read about just that. H...I have actually heard and read about just that. How tilling is not the best thing for the soil, all the things that he talked about. This year I'll be doing some raised beds as I believe our garden (being too close to the road too) is in need of nourishment and rest. I may plant some squash or other low growing crops, who knows. I would have loved to have been at the herb day. It seems like there is so much happening up north!<br />Take Care,<br />Ulrike*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-53468403494885680472011-01-30T10:28:17.763-06:002011-01-30T10:28:17.763-06:00Interesting Links Leslie :)Interesting Links Leslie :)Rita Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523858069296030216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-59374571972169448312011-01-29T07:47:42.310-06:002011-01-29T07:47:42.310-06:00Hi everyone:) Thank you for you thoughts and exper...Hi everyone:) Thank you for you thoughts and experiences! Now let me tell you mine... I ended up getting shingles last summer. Not fun and being out in the sun and sweating was definetely out so Comfrey Cottages gardens did not get weeded out once! Quite a shambles and looked pretty horrid too! Tall weeds shaded many things including the strawberries, which fruited great actually, but all in all I am like Gerry and think that just totally letting it go is not helpful. I feel that all these approaches have some merit and some things I just am not completely at peace with:) All food for thought. And Rowan, I imagine that your wild plants on the edges is probably the best idea. And oh yes, I am sure the birds help:)and yes Anke, great for helping with moisture.<br />Rita, love you agree straw yes and weeds.... :)Thank you all for joining in the conversationxxComfrey Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135637912946395843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-71247357504431877742011-01-28T15:55:28.914-06:002011-01-28T15:55:28.914-06:00Sounds like a really interesting event Leslie.
Str...Sounds like a really interesting event Leslie.<br />Straw mulch ok , but weeds ....<br />XXXXRita Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523858069296030216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-5137903186816857272011-01-28T14:18:01.131-06:002011-01-28T14:18:01.131-06:00Thank you Leslie for all the info. I've read a...Thank you Leslie for all the info. I've read a little about the no till method, and I'm going to research the "straw" idea a bit more. I'm sure it would be very beneficial to the garden to have this straw cover and it probably wouldn't dry out as fast either. Lots of things to think about...Ankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891642887957584851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-5892094138212671912011-01-28T09:29:15.455-06:002011-01-28T09:29:15.455-06:00Lots of good info here, including the links. Thank...Lots of good info here, including the links. Thanks!<br /><br />I used raised beds with lots of hay mulch (straw is a fortune, so we use hay which has lots of weed seeds...). <br /><br />It's by no means a "no work" process; plenty of good exercise to be gotten from hauling the bales around, spreading them etc. But we do get great harvests and lots of biodiversity and activity in the soil. <br /><br />Not sure about the advice to leave all weeds. I'm hardly an avid weeder and I certainly appreciate plants like goldenrod on their own merits, but neglect has enabled certain tough, deep-rooted plants like goldenrod to become permanent residents, reducing my limited space for vegetables and flowers.<br /><br />That said, I tolerate some weeds, but the ones that set super-deep roots I'm learning to stay more on top of. Removing them once they're really in there is a ton of labor. Letting them stay essentially leads to their taking over the entire bed. All of these approaches, though, are good food for thought...so many thanks again.Gerry Gomez Pearlberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983170311255392530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036766049738639552.post-76723718701701412012011-01-28T09:25:42.279-06:002011-01-28T09:25:42.279-06:00The whole Herb Day sounds like a really interestin...The whole Herb Day sounds like a really interesting event. I was interested in the theory about letting weeds grow among your plants. I don't exactly do that (most of the timeanyway) but I do have a lot of wild plants growing around the edges of the garden especially in the woodland area at the bottom. It's true that I don't have much problem with insect pests but I've always put that down to having a large and varied bird population. Maybe the weeds help too!Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.com