Finally Harvesting!

Today's harvest

So it may not be enough to sustain a household for even a day, it's a start!

I'm saving that one blackberry for Kris! It's his favorite.

I'm learning how to get along with the perpetual fog that surrounds my neighborhood, it's like Spring all the time with bits of Summer....One of the benefits of continual Spring

A never-ending supply of Chickweed (stellaria media) This nutritional green is often overlooked as a weed but has many amazing uses! It's the main ingredient in my Chickweed Balm for eczema as it is great for dry, itchy, flaky, irritating skin conditions. Appy topically or better yet just eat it!

I use Chickweed as a salad green, in pesto and in my juicer, wherever you would use spinach.

New research also indicates it is a useful antihistamine.

Some of the other plants in the garden...

Calendula, Dill and Bergamot

Cherry Tomatoes (the only kind that will grow here without a greenhouse)

Our Blackberries coming along...

and I happened to find some Catnip (nepeta cataria) growing under the Rosebush

Used for insomnia, colic in babies, respiratory infections fever and sore throat, headaches, indigestion and stress.

As always folks please consult a herbalist or someone knowledgeable with plants before experimenting with herbs as they can have possible side effects (although rare) and make sure you properly ID the right plants for use.