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By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:21:56 +0000

At our permaculture farm project in Mexico we dug a giant swale one year. As the subsoil was mostly inert-looking soft limestone, we spread it over an area that we wanted to use as a road within the 2-acre plot.

The following rainy season, to my surprise and delight, the entire roadbed had turned yellow!

Millions of mustard seeds, which had been buried for decades, maybe even centuries, had come alive with the sudden contact with light and water.

Last fall, we dug a dry well here; I can’t wait to see what Mother Nature will offer this summer.
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By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:53:03 +0000

Absolutely, Carole. Each surprise plant is a gift from nature.

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By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:53:37 +0000

I’m always amazed by where the natives will pop up next. I’ve got swamp milkweed happily growing in my dry meadow garden. Also wood poppies in the full sun. I just love to watch each season unfold to see what will happen next.
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