Your 2026 Garden

[Debbie292d]

Yeah I figured if they proliferate like that they'll probably be able to keep up with the chickens pecking at them more than most other herbs and figured some peppermint and Mountain mint might freshen the smell of the coop as well

Ours spread but I was glad as I'd pull it up and put it around branches in our birch and other trees that those Japanese beetles like. It doesn't deter them totally, but you'd never find a beetle by the mint. Neem oil does the best for those.

 

[Debbie292d]

I’m planning to turn my vegetable garden into a mostly herb garden this year. I’m tired of growing tomatoes and peppers and beans! I’ll still plant some cucumber seeds though, for pickles. And of course kale & lettuce for the birds. And lots of dandelions!

Do you need me to send you some dandelion seeds? We spray ours, but the farmer fields don't keep up with theirs, so it's a losing battle.

 

[tripletfeb]

Do you need me to send you some dandelion seeds? We spray ours, but the farmer fields don't keep up with theirs, so it's a losing battle.

Please don't spray dandelions. They are the first food for honey bees

 

[Debbie292d]

Please don't spray dandelions. They are the first food for honey bees

We had bee hives and raised clover for them. We had to get rid of the dandelions so the clover could flourish. Now that we don't have bees, we still stand by this to keep our clover field healthy. Besides, the farmer's fields all around us have plenty. As does that side of our yard.