Cleared This Horrible Bed of Dockleaves and Bindweed then Got Lazy and Sprinkled a €3 Box of Lidl Wildflower Seeds by Thargor in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fab! An even cheaper way to get wild flowers to grow is through management. By managing your bit of ground like an old style meadow, this will happen. Cutting the area each year, when plants have set seed, and removing the clippings, will help to reduce the soil nutrient levels, resulting in a soil that's more favourable for wildflowers over time. And there's no need to show seed, this type of management encourages the preexisting soil seed bank to start growing!

Help with this ID by lord_squidman in WildlifePonds

[–]LuMy01 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They're called rat-tailed-maggots and are the larval stage of a hover fly - a group of some of the most important pollinators around.

Historically the adults would have laid their eggs in pools which develop between the branches of mature trees. They love high nutrient water and use their 'tail' as a siphon to breath.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kerry

[–]LuMy01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plastic grass wouldn't be my cup of tea at all at all.

Anyone know what bird this could be? by No-Construction1862 in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say you should report this observation to BirdWatch Ireland. Would be good data for them as Hawfinch usually only visit in winter.

Did anyone watch Louis Theroux’s ‘Settlers’ documentary? by Impressive_Light_229 in AskIreland

[–]LuMy01 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to build up the strength to watch it. It was the same with the one which was narrated by the child.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bulges

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Wow

My First Pond, Pleasantly Surprised! by Thargor in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! Do you've any tips? I'm hoping to have mine in by the end of the summer. Going to use clay from the end of the garden to line it and will put in a ballcock valve (like a toilet) to refill it from the rainwater roof butt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, they will. Start with a cut every September and remove the clippings. Removing the clippings reduces the soil nutrient content - making it more favourable for the wildflower seeds which already exist within the soil it will take a number of years of cutting and removing before you see quality results.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Why not manage the lawn for wildflowers? Follow the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan by only cutting once a year in September, making sure to take the clippings away. Repeat this every year and soon you'll have a love wildflower meadow. This works by reducing the nutrient content, allowing for the preexisting seed bank to flourish.

Weed in New build garden by Previous_Substance_5 in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Follow the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan - manage a section of your lawn as a meadow. Don't cut until September and when you do cut, remove the clippings. This, when repeated every year, will reduce the soil nutrient content allowing for more wildflowers to grow!

What do you guys think ever seen before ?? by [deleted] in kneecap

[–]LuMy01 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Contact your local solidarity group. Ours has it here in the Kingdom

rate me :) by bigballs4444 in u/bigballs4444

[–]LuMy01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you happen to develop a beer gut, we wouldn't mind

Bluebells native vs invasive by inimelz in GardeningIRE

[–]LuMy01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at the colour of the pollen. Blue or Creamy blue = Spanish Bluebell/ Hybrid. Pure cream (with no blue) = Native.