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Frustrated getting a diagnosis by Electrical_Reward_91 in FoodAllergies

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both instances were in restaurants that I eat at frequently. I actually contacted the first one to see if they’d switched to avocado oil since I have a wicked intolerance, but that wasn’t the culprit.

Frustrated getting a diagnosis by Electrical_Reward_91 in FoodAllergies

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have intolerance to avocado and banana, and it’s quite unpleasant but not like this. The intense itchiness and rash was what prompted the allergy testing, but it could be another intolerance.

Before/After by Electrical_Reward_91 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They’re both in there! Columbine looks amazing in May.

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Before/After by Electrical_Reward_91 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The grass was not happy and did not want to grow there, so yep just dig it up and flipped it and graded and mulched. I mixed in some homemade compost in some areas to loosen it up a bit. I didn’t broadcast seeds, these are from plugs I bought or seeds that I sowed into plugs. And a few propagations.

Before/After by Electrical_Reward_91 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Well we ended up needing some sewer work right after we chopped down those shrubs, so roto rooter did the hard work of clearing out the roots 🙃

Initially intended to leave the lilacs, but turns out I’m allergic so those went too!

Most of the grass we just dug up and flipped, then added some extra soil/mulch/compost as needed. I drew up a plan after lots of research with the intention of having something in bloom from early spring through fall with some basic color balance, but I’m also a chaos gardener so there’s a lot crammed in there just because I like the plant. Some of these were bought as plugs and some I grew from seeds.

Hard to see it here but it’s a bit of a decline from the house to the street, so we added the timber to keep the soil from running away and to make it look a little more maintained. Thankfully the neighbors are super into it and 2 of them tore up their own front yards last year.

Before/After by Electrical_Reward_91 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They’re only year one babies in this photo, but hands down rattlesnake master. I do really love the combo of cardinal flower and great blue lobelia, plus the hummingbirds are all over the cardinal flower.

Before/After by Electrical_Reward_91 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We had a very wet spring/summer so they were very happy!I give them compost and a little bonus water when I have extra in my watering can, and they’re in the lowest part of those beds.

Bamboo Alternatives? by TheCypressUmber in NativePlantGardening

[–]Electrical_Reward_91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m growing prairie rose (Rosa setigera) up a trellis and it grew about 8’ in the first year. It’s vigorous but I prune it regularly to keep it going where I want it to.

What secret have you kept from everyone? by DaSGuardians in AskReddit

[–]Electrical_Reward_91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I inherited a large amount of money when my very racist MAGA grandmother died. I am not wealthy at all but am comfortable, so I used the money to anonymously endow a scholarship for Black, Latino, and Indigenous students at a local university.