My newfound magical herb friend: Nigella, or Black Cumin seed. A beautiful flower and wonderful cure-all from the middle eastern herbal tradition. The seeds are eaten and used for "everything that ails you"
This has been the year of cherry tomatoes! We didn't plant any tomatoes in anticipation of stink bugs. Then we had a thousand volunteer plants that I left in the ground and lo and behold, stink bugs didn't bother them much! That means cherry tomatoes coming out of our ears!
Look at this giant lettuce leaf basil! We've been busy harvesting my 5 types of basil to make enough pesto to last throughout the winter
A red kuri squash flower gets magically turned into a delicious squash
Our first year growing onions from seed, started in february, harvested in september
Calendula blossoms drying. Calendula is one of my favorite herbs for enhancing lymphatic circulation and healing gut inflammation. It also makes a lovely healing oil for topical uses.
We managed to get a few beautiful heirloom tomato volunteers before the stink bugs set in for late summer eating.
We had tons of sweet annie this year, a wonderful smelling, anti-malarial protection plant
My prized passionflower, a transplant from Smile herb shop, brought to me by Holly Torgerson. I have been trying for 3 years to get a passionflower to grow, and this one has rewarded me with many beautiful flowers. The most amazing flower on the planet! Passionflower is one of my favorite herbs for calming an overactive mind and gently lulling one to sleep.
The queenly elecampane, towering above the rest of the garden. Elecampane root is a valuable lung tonic, helping you to expel phlegm and congestion from the lungs.
