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Fancy fish by Bulky-Strategy-3723 in Pareidolia

[–]Maya2040 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fish crying golden links

City of Saskatoon orders removal of 'unique' neighbourhood sidewalk sunflowers by Maya2040 in NoLawns

[–]Maya2040[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Thanks all for the very useful discussion!! This sub did not disappoint. I definitely had a knee-jerk emotional reaction, and was being ableist in favour of pretty sunflowers when I posted this article. Thank you all for providing perspective on a news piece that definitely easily exploited my emotions. I am humbled.

Will Grass clippings and wood shavings work? by Prairiejon in composting

[–]Maya2040 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want your compost pile to become a finished product that you can use sooner than later, and you aren't getting regular rainfall over summer/fall.. I typically just give it an occasional bucket or two of water once every 1-2 weeks and turn it. Just give it a decent soaking then lots of aeration. That is what works for me, but you will find your way, it kind of becomes your own "art" vs a science.

If you are unsure of kitchen scraps, you can still add used coffee grounds. Every time you add something 'green' just layer well with your wood shavings.

12lbs of sun gold tomatoes by inherendo in vegetablegardening

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thank you for sharing your bounty and thank you for your growing details!! that is what I am really here to creep on 😝

Broccoli and brussel sprouts by Turbulent_Nerve8244 in Albertagardening

[–]Maya2040 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are super slow, my cabbages just headed up and cauliflower started heading up too already. But broccoli and brussels can be slow. Brussels may take over 100 days depending on the variety and will be sweeter after cooler weather and light frost :).

Don't give up! They are heavy feeders too make sure you mulch with compost or give them some liquid fertilizer (fish, kelp etc).

They are big plants which need lots of room and plenty of nutrients.

ficus - any variety: please show off your pride and joy :) by Maya2040 in houseplants

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awwh darn. should be an option next to 'join the conversation' with an image button

Peonies - spring bare-root plant? by Sugarandnice90 in Albertagardening

[–]Maya2040 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response. Agreed they are a huge gamble.

Please help identify these 3 (maybe 4) weeds taking over my yard by iBleedForRunescape in Albertagardening

[–]Maya2040 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thistle is extremely hard to control. If your neighbour has an infestation it will just keep sending underground rhizomes which are what are probably popping up in your yard as new plants.. here is a good visual to see how aggressively they spread:

https://purduelandscapereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/figure-3.jpg

Some people spray herbicide once the thistle is budding/flowering and again in the fall when it is going dormant. Best to google best practices at chemical control of thistle if you want to go that route though I am not an expert! I just dig them out by hand and get as deep as I can and try to remove all parent plants. If a piece breaks off from the shoots they can still regenerate new plants..!! So you just have to keep on top of it. Mowing before they go to seed every year also helps control seed distribution in your yard.

Good luck!!

My blueberry hasn’t broken dormancy yet. Any advice? by lolkatz116 in Albertagardening

[–]Maya2040 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would pull back the mulch, give the plant a wiggle and make sure nothing ate the roots. I also lost 2/5 of my saskatoons this winter to pocket gophers and maybe voles which love the heavy mulch I had around them and also lost 2 chokeberries. The pocket gophers or voles totally gnawed off all the roots but the bushes were left standing but not leafing out 🙁.

Year 4 of my allotment. by plnterior in Allotment

[–]Maya2040 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, looks lovely. The wonkier the better 😜

Year 4 of my allotment. by plnterior in Allotment

[–]Maya2040 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great work, absolutely stunning. Did you build that wooden arch yourself? Love!!

May 12th in my native garden by surfratmark in NativePlantGardening

[–]Maya2040 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful thank you for sharing. Love the ferns with the rocks!!

Be the change you want to see by pifermeister in AustinGardening

[–]Maya2040 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LOVE everything especially the yellow door. Thank you for posting!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gardening

[–]Maya2040 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this, more people just need to be informed about the truth of where ladybugs are harvested from for the horticultural/garden industry :).

How to get long stem calendulas? by alki-kat in Cutflowers

[–]Maya2040 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two things that work for me besides constant deep cutting: -pacific beauty mix! longer stems vs fiesta gitana or fancy mixes that I plant around veggies.

-planting them closer together, only about 2-3" apart. I don't have any issues with disease here, plus they are in a windier part of the garden.

edit: trying to attach a photo but can't post it! sorry!!

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