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My Garden, Your Garden: It's Magic!

by Nancy Mehegan

 

My corn is 8" tall. (I'm excited!!)  

I always think of the pilgrims when I plant corn and how Squanto & the Indians helped them.  I planted squash and beans with the corn. 

It's called the "Three Sisters". 

I hope it grows well!  People tell me that it's difficult to grow corn...

 

 

Stinging Nettles:  Our herbal garden has been planted with stinging nettles (below). 

 

The nettles are so small I cannot tell yet what is undesirable weed and what is nettle. So I'll wait to clean out the garden bed.

 

Red strawberries begin to appear on the garden floor, hidden behind green leaves:

  

 

Your Garden:

We hold, energetically, a magical spot of ground

 

and watch what grows. In Taoism they call it "Wu Wei".

 We walk in the "effortless", we dance

with the unseen Devas, moving in joyful flow

with the undulating, magical greenery blowing in the breeze. 

It's a garden!

  

Spike Those Allergies with Nettle Tea

Nettle tea to treat the spring allergies which have been pretty bad this month. The Maple trees have coated cars and streets with a gorgeous green and made many many people totally miserable. Nettle tea is excellent for killing those allergies. Make an infusion from about an ounce of dried nettle leaf and stem. Pour boiling water over the dried herb...let it steep and then drink from one to four cups a day. Here is a clip from TV show "What a Relief."

 

http://www.veria.com/nettle-leaf-allergy-tea3137.html

Nettle and Lavender Seeds Sprouting--Supporting Our ReFIREMENT

Can you be too excited about seeds sprouting--NO!! Nancy and I started writing this blog several years ago and have been gratified and encouraged by the positive responses we've received.

We are now taking a few more simple steps in our own reFIREMENT. We started by assessing our present resources and among them was the big yard surrounding this house on three sides. Another our ability to risk and stay close to the edge. Another our creativity.

Our Healingwitherbs project is just at the very beginning. A bed is dug. Some nettle seeds planted in a recycled plastic salad container (a great reusable tabletop greenhouse) are beginning to sprout. Some lavender seeds are sprouting. Holy Basil seeds have been ordered. So for under $20.00 we will see what returns we can acheive. It is SOOOOOOOOOOO exciting--what all will come from those little seeds.

A high school mate has already shown what she can do in reFIREMENT. See this website http://www.yahsbest.com/. Suzanne, who is Yah, organically grows the vegetables for and bottles salsas and more. Can't wait to visit her farm and taste this summer.

In the warmth and light of reFIREMENT, all kinds of seeds can grow lending validation to a new abundant life.