Herb Spiral Thriving

This Spring I built an herb spiral at my parents house in Delaware.

This is just after planting the herbs:

This is a few weeks later:

I got some Parrots Feather, Water Hyacynth, and water-cultured Peppermint for the pond.

And here it is today, looking great!

I followed the plans here:

http://fuentesfarm.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/spiral-herb-garden-chart/

Soon I plan to build a smaller version with smaller bricks.  I also want to see how cheaply I can build this in a community garden in Philly with discarded cinder blocks.

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Oyster Mushroom Kit from Back to the Roots

Some photos from the first flush of Oyster Mushrooms that grew in the Mushroom Kit from Back to the Roots.

Pinning

A day or two later

A day or two later

Harvest Day

These were started on May 11, started Pinning on June 2nd, harvested on June 6th.

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