As thrilled as I am to have a dedicated gardening forum I'm afraid I don't have much to contribute since my raised bed gardens literally drowned this summer due to extreme rainfall amounts totaling over 40" of rain so far this year (primarily April through current). You would think that raised beds would have prevented this but when you have this kind of consistent moisture followed by intense heat these poor plants didn't stand a chance outside of a covered greenhouse.
However, I am planning my fall garden and have taken on another adventure of sustainability; raising my own chickens. My potted herbs have done well in providing my young chicks with organic nutrition in the form of parsley, oregano, sage, basil, and thyme added to their food and water. I never dreamed my garden would be such an asset to my chickens.
