See that strip of yellow? Yes, dead grass, and I know some people (you know who you are too) are wrinkling their noses at me, but I need all the help I can get battling grass and weeds at the moment. Sorry….
Right now the ground is like concrete, but once the autumn rains begin, I’m thinking I can dig up that turf, make a nice edge, till the earth and next summer add some better material to plant in and put my dye plants here. Actually I need a place to put my strawberries as well, so I may have a lot of digging to do.
I already have weld, woad and dyer’s chamomile in my not-to-be vegetable garden. I meant it to be, but as hard as it is to battle weeds on a field of clay previously used for grain, it becomes impossible when a ton of thistle seeds are accidentally blown into the place covering it like a BLANKET, no kidding, it just becomes impossible. The mice ruin my new plum trees. So I have a few berry bushes in there, use the space as a tree nursery from time to time and to heck with it.
So my new plant list so far is (yes, I’ve been through “A Dyer’s Garden
- Coreopsis tinctoria – I love how you can get both orange and yellow from this in the same dyebath and how little plant material is needed. Instant gratification!
- Weld – Reseda luteola
- Dyer’s Chamomile – Anthemis tinctoria
- Telekia
- Japanese indigo?
- St. John’s Wort – Hypericum perforatum
- Marjoram – origanum majorana
- Bronze fennel – Foeniculum vulgare
- Purple basil
- Hollyhock?
- Black eyed susan – Rudbeckia fulgida
- Marigold – tagetes
- Comfrey – symphytum
Goldenrod and tansy and purple loosestrife I can find in the forest. Others I already have on various parts of the property (10 acres).
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Farvebed
Jeg mÃ¥ desværre tage “det gule hakkejern” til hjælp i øjeblikket hvis jeg skal nÃ¥ haveopgaverne, sÃ¥ her har jeg gjort klar til mit forhÃ¥bentlig nye farvebed som jeg vil grave op og klargøre nÃ¥r vi fÃ¥r lidt vand til jorden, den er som beton lige nu. Et udmærket efterÃ¥rsprojekt?
Min køkkenhave, hvor den slags ellers skulle foregÃ¥, blev desværre overblæst med tidselfrø fra grønthøsteren, et tykt tæppe, sÃ¥ nu har jeg opgivet, der bor et par solbærbuske som med nød og næppe kan findes frem hver sommer….
Planteliste:
- Coreopsis tinctoria – skønhedsøje. Orange og gul fra samme farvebad og masser af krudt i!
- Anthemis tinctoria Рfarveg̴seurt
- Reseda luteola – Vau
- Telekia Рtusindstr̴le
- Japansk indigo?
- Symphytum – kulsukker
- Hypericum perforatum – sankthansurt
- Havemerian – Origanum majorana
- Bronzefennikel – Foeniculum vulgare
- Sort stokrose
- Rudbeckia fulgida – solhat
- Tagetes
