Herbalism

While I drink my beer and procrastinate studying woody plants and  I'm thinking about herbalism. It's definitely interesting. I would be interested in trying to grow plants for their medicinal uses. I would have to do a lot of research. There's an account that I follow on Instagram @flowermedicine_ and @plantfolk (same person I believe) that's really inspiring to me. I imagine having a garden like hers. If I'm being honest, in the least creepy way possible,  I imagine that I'm in that garden when I'm depressed.

I want to focus more on growing things for consumption. Right now, I have a fig tree waiting to leaf out, some spinach growing and mesclun seeds sprouting. I also bought some carrot and radish seeds that will be planted soon. I'm trying to find the best spot for them. I was going to put them in my raised bed, but the way the sun hits this time of year, I don't get full sun like I do in the summer. So they may have to be in a pot. I need more organic potting soil. I have some soil that has fertilizer in it, but I don't want to use that on food. I'll just use that in my ornamental flowers.

The more I'm thinking about it, the more I want to use my raised bed for growing flowers this summer. I can't grow any tomatoes or peppers because of crop rotation.