“We have a bunch of Stumps left from cutting trees to get more sun. So I am going to lay down a perimeter of edging around the stumps, turn under the grass and cover it with cardboard or newspaper, dump some good soil on it and plant the tall ancient grains around it, and then the edilble flowers at the edge.
It should hide the stumps during the summer, and provide some food this year and going forward with little or no maintenance perhaps.”
What a great idea! Darlin and I just cut down a very scraggy red bud, and it is in a good area of the yard to receive some planting. I have 5 of the plants from your seed list. I sprouted some amaranth that I had bought from the health food store as one of my whole grain cereal grains. They’ve been growing like crazy, and I’ve been wondering where to put them. I also have some of the red amaranth that I now may sprout as well to use in a similar manner as you describe.
I have some privet hedge that volunteered in one of my beds a number of months ago, and I had not realized how it had taken over. It’s gonna be a job getting it cleared out so that bed can be reclaimed! I’ll have the challenge of not disturbing the day lilies that I transferred there several months ago.
I bought some Appaloosa, Anasazi, and Cranberry beans to have on hand, and set aside some for trying as garden seeds. Also bought some black turtle beans for same reason, but they aren’t as pricy as the other 3.
Pulled out my large pots from the back yard and brought them around to begin prepping them for the container portion of my garden. Not fully decided what goes where, but am in the fun part of “figgerin’.”
Still wondering when our local wizards will give the all clear in our area to start planting without fear of freezing.
Cool. Let me know how your Amarath experience goes. The light colored seeds are the ones that are good for grains. They are all supposed to be good for cooked greens, but maybe not as fresh greens. At least that’s what I got out of what I read.