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Herb Spiral Questions

 
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I just built my first herb Spiral and was looking for some feedback on my construction techniques. I put down a layer of cardboard, then drew out the spiral, dry stacked the biggest stones I could find/move in the spiral shape. I then back filled it with some old hay bales, and covered the whole mess with about six inches of compost/topsoil mix (1:1). It was crusting over pretty good with some recent rain and watering so I put a thin (1/2 inch or so) layer of fresh grass clippings on top. I did soak the whole mess pretty good as I was making it, and there was little to no seeds in the grass clippings.
 
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Here's a pic of the finished product.
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a herb spiral built from rocks
 
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I have not made one yet Dave but that looks like a good one to me. Which way is south in the picture?
 
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The lawn chair is facing south. Thanks
 
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