An objective today was to line the paths in the traditional row garden with grass clippings. Our dear neighbor saves his grass clippings and fall leaves for us. I am particularly fond of the clippings, they have so many uses in the garden. They decompose readily into compost, provide mulch between plants and, of course, line garden paths. Even though I prefer to line paths with straw and wood chips for esthetic reasons, they inevitabley get mixed into the garden soil, a major no, no in my book; they take very long to decompose. I work hard to incorporate only a small amount of clippings and finished or partially finished compost into the beds at the season's end.
I harvested over twelve pounds of strawberries, another big day!
I also thinned the Nantes Carrots in the large container.
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| The BEFORE |
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| The AFTER |
Here's a view of the garden looking west from the traditional row garden:
And to think I wasn't going to plant African Daisies next year! They are such a cheerful flower, and so easy to grow!
The photos below hardly captured the wonderful yellowy-orange glow from overhead thunder clouds. A "real" camera, rather than a cell phone camera, would be fun to experiment with.
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