Christie Bailey

Hello!

I live in the Pacific Northwest, in a city, in a wood-framed house. The previous owners left a couple piles of big logs, which are cut into lengths of about a foot and a half. "Fantastic!" I thought. "I'll use them to grow with." Now I find that they're full of termites, and I am feeling like an idiot.

How concerned should I be? Should I get these logs out of here post-haste? Can I still use them for hugelkultur? I've never dealt with termites before, and I haven't done much research because, honestly, I'm afraid of what I might learn -- and, also, half the online search results are people trying to sell extermination services. Oof.

Had originally planned to base this design on a foundation of hugelkultur, because wood is something we have a lot of around here, but now wondering if I should reconsider.

Thoughts and suggestions appreciated!

Hello! This is my first post at Permies, so I hope I'm posting this in an appropriate forum. I wanted to post this in "Living," since it's a potential medicinal herb, but only got "ergonomics" and "toxin-ectomy" as choices for forums--neither of which fit. So, since I am a beginning gardener, here I go!

I found this plant growing in my (future) garden with leaves that remind me of tomato leaves, small white flowers, and bunches of black berries that are matte but also kind of shiny at the same time. The plant is about a foot tall, herbaceous. An online search tells me this is probably black nightshade, which apparently is not toxic and may even be used in food or medicine? I don't want to inadvertently remove it if it's useful! But of course I don't want to leave it if it's poison; the puppy tends to sample everything she can get her mouth on. :/

Attaching three photos with leaves, berries, and flowers.

Thank you!
--Christie