Oregano as a ground cover over six acres. Wow! I'll bet mowing produces some stout aroma.
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As I said, it's about 25% of the vegetation, so it *could* be worse! I do try to avoid mowing on hot, dry days - it's not as pungent when it's cool, so I always plan to jump on the mower as soon as the dew has evaporated, but usually end up going out at dusk instead - stronger but at least there's usually a breeze. Yay for headlightsOregano as a ground cover over six acres. Wow! I'll bet mowing produces some stout aroma.
Mint here is limited to Catnip - got that in spades and a drunkard tomcat that spreads it. I harvested over 40# (fresh weight) of it last year. This year, I invested in a distillation set-up, because... well, catnip essential oil is about $65 an ounce. Much more profitable than dried catnip. Wish there was some pepperint around, but haven't found any yet.Any kind of mint is the same way. Takes over everything!
We have a wild sage in our pasture and mowing or even walking on produces the yummiest smells!
Mint here is limited to Catnip - got that in spades and a drunkard tomcat that spreads it. I harvested over 40# (fresh weight) of it last year. This year, I invested in a distillation set-up, because... well, catnip essential oil is about $65 an ounce. Much more profitable than dried catnip. Wish there was some pepperint around, but haven't found any yet.
It's too bad the horses won't eat it, it's a natural worm preventative.My Grandpa has mint in the creek bottom that had to have come from up the creek, it is now about 4 feet across, chocolate mint that the horses haven't touched in 15 years! I now have 2 spots of oregano in my garden, I had a tiny start I didn't think was going to survive, but it is happy now. My basil and oregano are in 2 pots planted together, I think I might bring both herb boxes inside to see if I can get them to keep growing over the winter with minimum loss from my cats eating them.
It's too bad the horses won't eat it, it's a natural worm preventative.
So I need some ideas, found this nifty pallet box behind a store and brought it home. It isn't super big but it is deep, about knee height. I was thinking about turning it into another garden bed, but I am unsure whether to leave the cardboard bottom in it, or put the black plastic I used in my other raised bed? It doesn't really have solid sides, so I would need something to help keep the dirt in. I plan on adding some of the chicken coop wood as the sides but I don't want it to rot the wood. Any help would be appreciated, I don't know if the wood is heat treated or not either.