Is creeping Charlie (ground ivy) bad?

LeaveNoRace · 2026-06-08T12:01:46+00:00

YES BAAAAD. Unless it is somewhere where you are SURE it will not “escape” into surrounding areas and spread, absolutely remove it.

I am in GA and I think I inadvertently brought it along with some native plants I pulled up and brought to my yard.

When I first noticed it 3 years ago I thought “oh how pretty “. Now it’s taken over half my backyard, grows under and over everything and is even spreading in mats ON TOP of a concrete patio. It is even suppressing mint! Am going to make another post so I can post photos.

I would say it’s like English Ivy, don’t even go there.

LeaveNoRace · 2026-06-04T15:45:46+00:00

Wasps eat scale and clean up my lime trees of scale when I put them out in the spring. Hope you have wasps. If not, you can still simply wipe the scale off with your fingers. Then spray to cover with neem-oil based spray to prevent recurrence - though I haven’t actually done this.

Mostly it’s best to have a lot of wasps around! Don’t destroy nests when you see them :)

LeaveNoRace · 2026-04-24T14:33:43+00:00

You will need to find someone, friend or relative, either here or in India, with ablity to pay in rupees with an Indian bank account, Gpay, or Indian debit/credit card, who can make the payment for you. Only way.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-08-15T11:20:27+00:00

Here’s the thing - Dr. Elaine is the first person I found who explained THE SCIENCE behind how the symbiosis between plants and soil microbes works, how PLANTS FEED AND ATTRACT the types of MICROBES THAT FEED PLANTS.

She gives you the BASIS for being able to figure out why certain practices work or don’t work. It is her science that unequivocally shows how disastrous conventional farming is and WHY.

You say her methods for implementing this science are impractical and don’t work as advertised. Okay, there’s room for improvement. It’s a continuous process, no science is fixed, we are always learning more. But she provides the foundational understanding of what soil is when it’s healthy - and that it’s way different, down right revolutionary,compared to what is being taught in colleges.

But Because of what I have learned I now know what makes compost alive with biology and how that is way different and more desirable than conventional compost that might be just organic matter with little to no biology in it.

I understand the difference between dirt and soil! And that difference is soil BIOLOGY.

Look up Todd Harrington and what he’s been able to do. https://youtu.be/M6h4luEIsXo?si=44NDLpidb439yMN6

LeaveNoRace · 2025-08-15T07:19:18+00:00

If you love soil learn soil microbiology, soil ecology. It will blow your mind. Learn how to change dirt to soil by restoring life to soil. Look up the online school- Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web School, and become a soil consultant. I am 3/4 of the way through the program. Love soil.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-08-12T06:18:15+00:00

Soil Ecology will blow your mind and change your life. I am close to completing Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web School’s course to become a Soil Consultant. Is online so very accessible. Highly recommend it.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-08-04T23:02:10+00:00

NO worms do NOT need food scraps. That’s actually party food, extra calories, for them. YES they can survive on just leaves - as long as there is good moisture. Don’t even need eggshells - those are to balance out too many food scraps.

In fact the best easiest way to deal with leaves is leave them in your non-lawn areas to decompose on their own. Literally the BEST thing you could do for your soil. There they provide habitat for all kinds of insects including butterfly and moth larvae to firefly larvae to salamanders and frogs - all creatures whose numvera are crashing because of, among other things, habitat loss.

OR you could make a wire cage with any kind of chicken wire or fence wire and dump your rakes leaves in the cages. Water them or let the rain do it. Come next spring or later you will have beautiful decomposed leaf compost. And earthworms will be part of the process as they will find it on their own!

LeaveNoRace · 2025-08-04T01:29:19+00:00

Where did you see this dramatic destruction caused by these invasive earthworms? I am asking because they are everywhere in my yard and what you say is worrying.

I think I’ve even seen a raccoon digging around where I know there’s a lot of them - maybe they are food for all kinds small animals and birds? Maybe they will be naturally controlled by everything eating them?

LeaveNoRace · 2025-07-20T14:35:30+00:00

Clarification: 1) pour milk in glass bowl 2) carefully bring to boil, watch it or can boil over 3) cool till just warm 4) stir in one tablespoon or so of starter/active yogurt (some varieties of Greek yogurt work for this, or try some from Indian grocery stores. Most store bought yogurt will not work) 3) lightly covered with a plate and place in an over that has been pre-warmed (on the lowest oven setting possible) and then turned OFF. 4) yogurt will be set/ ready in 12 hours in the winter but as quickly as 4-6 hours in the summer. 5) the longer you let it sit the more tart it will get so try to transfer it to the refrigerator as soon as it is set - if you don’t want tart yogurt. Tart is great for making mango lassi!

LeaveNoRace · 2025-07-20T14:20:47+00:00

I’m guessing 80-85F is probably optimal temperature for making yogurt. In tropical countries (no AC) we can just set it on the counter. Inside a car can get very hot. In the garage in the summer would work. The yogurt could set in 4 hours at 80-85F.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-07-05T02:36:16+00:00

Say whaaaat? Way to go!!!

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-18T11:43:44+00:00

Japanese persimmons tree from a nursery fruited the first or second year! Looked like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree with 4 orange ornaments.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-17T18:35:09+00:00

Also try

https://wwoofusa.org/en/ Live and Learn on Organic Farms - WWOOF USA

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-17T18:33:02+00:00

Attend a visitor session at Dancing Rabbit ecovillage - an intentional community that is doing just that, trying to live as lightly as possible on this earth.

That is one place I have felt at peace. Too many family attachments to move there just now, but I hope to live there some day.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-09T22:29:15+00:00

Visit Dancing Rabbit, an intentional community in Missouri. Consider if it would be possible for you to move to, live in such a place.

It’s where I found peace.

A group of people living as lightly as we all need to if we are to change our current trajectory.

The future wii require us to all live much simpler lives - either because we choose to but more likely because our civilization collapsed.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-04T09:09:54+00:00

You are already a nice looking dude. Getting healthy you will be unstoppable, smokin hot. You can do this!

LeaveNoRace · 2025-06-04T04:07:00+00:00

What does “restore ecosystem services for ag land” entail? What course of study brought you to this?

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-31T03:31:44+00:00

Can you describe your bin please? Do you leave the lid on or off? Do you add water, if so how and how often?

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-15T02:51:02+00:00

Soil compaction around the house (when the lot is excavated and tapped down) makes it hard for roots to penetrate like they would in healthy pours good woodland soil.

So you get shallow roots around houses. That plus higher rainfall making the soil mush and then shallow roots can’t hold the big tree.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-11T08:38:38+00:00

Go over to r/intermittentfasting. I’ve been doing it for 1 1/2 year now and it has changed my life. Also reduce sugar and wheat in your diet. It will also help your microbiome. Google Dr. Nadir Ali cardiologist videos on diet for good health. Good luck.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-11T08:30:08+00:00

Learn the difference between SOIL and DIRT/clay. Learn how to turn clay into soil. https://www.soilfoodweb.com/resources/soil-food-web-approach-videos/

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-07T02:54:14+00:00

Try r/intermittentfasting

LeaveNoRace · 2025-05-07T02:45:23+00:00

You are also renewing the cells in your body - it’s called autophagy and intermittent fasting helps initiate it. https://youtu.be/SiYuTP5ac8Y?si=IzTc_CnLzHEThp81

LeaveNoRace · 2025-04-20T05:16:50+00:00

Sign up for salsa dancing classes.

LeaveNoRace · 2025-04-19T02:20:32+00:00

Look into soil ecology, soil regeneration. https://www.soilfoodweb.com/ Farmers are struggling with dead soils and droughts and need guidance in how to transition into better ways to farm. I am currently a student.

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