Creepy

I have planted seeds of creeping thyme between the flagstones of our front walk. supposedly it can handle being stomped on, and it will gently fragrance your approach to our front door! the trick is, it grows in alkaline soil and our is so acid it almost burns. Pine trees prefer to grow in acidic soil and their needles decompose into a lovely low ph compost. so it takes acid soil for them to grow and they like to keep it that way.

i sweetened the dirt with ash from our wood stove. not only does it raise the ph but it also adds yummy things like potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and delicious delicious sulpher. add a generous dollop of compost and it's great soil for creeping thyme! i hope. cross your fingers for a creepy walkway!