Today the books came in. Peterson's Fieldguides, 4 of them; Bugs, Trees/Shrubs, Wild Edibles, Medicinal Plants/Herbs. Then of course one must know how to preserve bounty and collect/store seeds. Now I've the books for that as well.
And if Fukuoaka writes a guide with clues for us, so too will I read his book.

Today I ate tomatos from the garden I planted on my lawn. Quite exciting for this girl of concrete.

I was given many sprigs of food plants that were that were to be compost. So I dug up a portion of my yard in a ridiculous shape (Babs calls South America) and put the plants in holes within. The leftover young sprigs I put in flower beds.

Onions and chard and cauliflower and basil and brussel sprouts and corn and squash and peas and beans and stuff I don't remember what.

I learned that the corn was preferred by rabbits. Basil goes to flower quickly and onions have to be planted a little deeper. Squash likes to climb, cantelope likes to crawl and watermelon leaves are pretty. In the beds chard is colorful and in my mouth it's delicious.

Brussel sprouts. Who knew?! They're tall and large and strong and still growing. I can only get a peek of the roses behind. Peas and Beans? well . . . maybe next year.

So I've been experimenting and gathering and casting. I've collected experience, necessary materials and very promising possibilities.