• rarely@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I am doing this to my lawn. Lots of “weeds” but I see some flower. I am not sure if this is good enough to help the local evosystem, maybe I should plant more local flowering plants.

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        1 year ago

        It probably helps more than you realize. I’ll never say no to someone asking if they should plant flowers though!

        Look up the weeds using Google Lens. A lot of them are only “weeds” because they aren’t “turf”, you know? Like, I understand calling poison ivy a weed (despite it being native to my area) because it can cause a lot of pain. I understand calling gripeweed a weed because it really spreads like wildfire. (I believe it is not technically invasive yet.) But Virginia Buttonweed? Come on! It’s gorgeous! It’s not hurting anyone.

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      Maybe. I only take lawn criticisms from other lawn owners. Can you upload a picture of your lawn to validate your opinion?

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        Sure! This is from early June before I mowed it back some. It’s not perfect, it doesn’t have the whimsical wildflower field feeling I want it to have but the bees seem satisfied.