Deborah says "It crossed my mind after reading your post to wonder whether you were being asked to help heal that spot in some way, as a prelude to growing there..."
I never thought of this- maybe I am working on this garden for someone else, yet to come. This also made me think that I might be fixing something past as well, since the plot is against a fence where a trellis was built, likely something was grown there before. When I turned over the ground, it did not seem as if it had ever been cultivated, but the trellis had to have been for something. My neighbourhood & my landlord are all big on chemicals, so I'm sure there is much to fix. I haven't allowed any chemicals on the property in the almost 3 years we've been here, and my yard is a lively haven for all kinds of critters! Anyway, I still go back there to see what's going on, also because a big patch of geraniums, cleavers, dandelion, henbit & heal-all has come up, so I collect them from there. Before, it was solid crabgrass, so maybe I created a niche for those plants to come in & do the fixing. Who knows? Thanks for your ideas, I will try some more communication back there & see what happens. Strength & Wisdom, Micah
