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4) Summerhouse in center of garden is representation
of one drawn on the 1761 Hortus Medicus plan
5) All plants in garden (roots, stems, leaves, and
flowers) have some medicinal use
a. Hops Arbor
Symbolic of the extensive hops and bean and hops
and potato gardens cultivated at Bethabara
Hops (Humulus lupulus) used to:
a) Fdor beer
b) Give water yeast-like properties
c) Cure insomnia and headaches when stuffed in
pillows
Hops inflorescences (flower clusters) harvested from
late August through September; dried for several
weeks; and then put to one of the above uses
Hops vines were staked upright on poles for ease
of harvest and most efficient use of space. The
poles were placed far enough apart to accommodate
a companion crop of potatoes or bush beans beneath.
Growing two crops in the space often required for
one (interplanting) increased Moravian food production
per unit of land.
1. Discuss the importance of fruit trees and berries in the
Salem landscape.
a. Most Moravian gardens included small collections of
fruit trees (cherry, apple, pear, peach) along fencelines;
grafted Montmorency cherry trees and several old
unidentified apple cultivars/varieties grow to the
rear of Miksch garden.
b. Vine fruits (grapes, gourds) grow on fences for support.
2. Point out compost bins.
a. Compost piles were standard features in most family
gardens.
b. Provided decomposed organic matter like leaves, grass
clippings, and kitchen scraps, to improve the fertility,
tilth, and drainage of heavy clay soils prevalent in
Piedmont North Carolina
3. Highlight fences.
a. Miksch Tobacco Shop and yard enclosed by white picket
fence
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