Straw Bale Gardens, Overwintering a Bay Tree and An Acorn Myth
In this autumnal episode Ellen Zachos and C.L. Fornari talk about the pros and cons of straw bale gardens…fantastic or a fad? We talk about burdock (one person’s weed is another’s dinner) and keeping that potted bay tree over the winter indoors.
:28 Plant Noob: What is burdock?
3:33 Eat/Drink/Grow: straw bale gardens
12:42 Did You Know: Overwintering bay trees
22:54 Love Letters and Questions The myth of sweet acorns
See Ellen’s burdock fritter recipe here.
Ellen took a photo of a burdock plant with one of her shoes so you can see just how large this weed…I mean fantastic foraged plant, grows. 😉
OK…Ellen almost has me appreciating burdock with this fritter photo. If you try it, let us know, OK?
C.L.’s bay tree is so large that it requires a hand-truck to get it into the garage for the winter. But having this beautiful plant, and the constant supply of fresh bay leaves, is worth the effort.
Where is the pic of your ornamental grasses tied with bows? I hope to do the same in my garden. Love the podcast!
I live in Rehoboth MA
The photo is on the website for the last episode: https://plantrama.com/ornamental-fun-with-fall-grasses-leaving-the-leaves-and-wild-grapes/