What's growing in these five raised garden beds?
1. Sensory garden bed
This bed has been planted with a variety of annuals and perennials: thyme, scented geranium, sweet mace, fennel, hyssop, sage, lemon balm, lambs ear, and rosemary. Scott Clarke used cocoa hulls as mulch. The cocoa hulls retain moisture, control weeds, add organic matter to reduce the need for added fertilizers, and smell like chocolate.
2. Mixed vegetable bed
This bed has been planted with kale, cabbage, chard, and leeks.
3. Tomato cage demonstration
Six different supports have been installed in this bed--some commercially available and others made by Scott. The six heirloom tomato varieties planted here are Aussie, Yellow Gooseberry, Brandywine, Chadwick's cherry, Speckled Roman paste, and Black from Tula. The tomato companions planted in this bed are marigolds, strawberry spinach, calendula, and borage.
4. Mixed vegetable bed
Scott has installed a trellis and planted cucumbers in this bed.
5. Ornamental plants
Heirloom and modern hybrid varieties of drought-resistant annual flowering plants.
1. Sensory garden bed
This bed has been planted with a variety of annuals and perennials: thyme, scented geranium, sweet mace, fennel, hyssop, sage, lemon balm, lambs ear, and rosemary. Scott Clarke used cocoa hulls as mulch. The cocoa hulls retain moisture, control weeds, add organic matter to reduce the need for added fertilizers, and smell like chocolate.
2. Mixed vegetable bed
This bed has been planted with kale, cabbage, chard, and leeks.
3. Tomato cage demonstration
Six different supports have been installed in this bed--some commercially available and others made by Scott. The six heirloom tomato varieties planted here are Aussie, Yellow Gooseberry, Brandywine, Chadwick's cherry, Speckled Roman paste, and Black from Tula. The tomato companions planted in this bed are marigolds, strawberry spinach, calendula, and borage.
4. Mixed vegetable bed
Scott has installed a trellis and planted cucumbers in this bed.
5. Ornamental plants
Heirloom and modern hybrid varieties of drought-resistant annual flowering plants.
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