This past weekend I formed a herb garden. Now that I have a
dehydrator, I never have to buy another packet or bottle of herbs from the
supermarket. I started the garden a few
days ago in my head. I have a number of old tyres lying around the garden. It occurred to me one day how they would make
lovely gardens for herbs. My one concern was the possibility of the rubber
leaching into the soil and affecting the plants. After researching this point
heavily, I could not find substantial proof that it would be harmful in anyway
and decided that I would go ahead with my tyre herb garden. Along with the help
of the farm stay guests I had at the time, I collected the aged chicken manure
waiting for such a time as this, moved the wheelbarrow over to collect some ordinary
soil and then mixed the two together in the barrow. After the soil/manure mix
was deposited in the tyres I added a bag or two of organic garden potting mix. In went the parsley, sage, basil and rosemary.
A final layer of sugarcane mulch completed the little gardens and after a drink
of Seasol we stood back and smiled. The gardens were alive.
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