Well-sweep Herb Farm

Today a brief visit to the awesome well-sweep herb farm , brought home Cowslip, Candy Mountain Foxglove, Wormwood, and Strawberry Blite

The cowslip adn the foxglove are in the upper garden, near the house, in the center.  There are also some white carrots there left over from last year, which hopefully will do better this year with some more attention.  As to cowslip, is it cow-slip or cow's-lip?

Greensward

Placing turves and pounding hem down

Setting seeds

Ok so I am way late in the year for this.  This post is mostly for myself to keep track of what i'm doing in the garden.

The first tray is Chioggia Beets, Skirrets, Currants, Green arrow Pea, and Charentais Melon

The second tray is empty, Rampion, Bloomsdale Spinach, Collards, Fordhook Chard.

The rampion seeds were so tiny and light ill be surprised if anything comes up, it seemed more like chaff than seed

Making soil

So I am screening the compost heap to get a nice fine rich soil

Have to do more research on what the historical techniques were, but this is good organic stuff

The last of the daffadowndilly

Joy!

Ah what a day!
Portuguese kale in the foreground, parsley behind it. Portyngale as the English called it.

Also some tomato, not period but I am in New Jersey and its required. Brandy wine in the left, Rutgers on the right.

Finally, rosemary, introduced to England in the 14th century

These plants we got from Tony at New Horizon Plant Farm. He's a great guy and really knows his stuff. Beautiful, healthy plants.

Old hickory

The way this tree leafs out is very interesting. A pod forms, then the leaves push it open