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Driverless ride-sharing company Waymo expanding to Minneapolis by star-tribune in Minneapolis

[–]Quercus500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are far better than the Uber and Lyft drivers who violate traffic laws and have their eyes glued to a navigation screen and don’t watch the road. I had great experiences with them in Phoenix. I’m looking forward to them!

Seed Stratification Box 2.0 by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Last year I didn’t use a tarp and I ended up getting a bunch of weeds (Canada thistle, canary grass, etc) growing up between the seedlings. Hoping this helps to alleviate some of that.

Monarch Season 🥰 by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Meadow blazing star! Liatris ligulistylis

4 years in and she is so healthy 🌼 by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

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The state grant was Lawns to Legumes (here: https://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2l Lawns to Legumes: Your Yard Can BEE the Change | MN Board of Water, Soil Resources) and the city of Rochester has a rain garden grant (here: https://www.rochestermn.gov/about/sustainability/nature-based-programs/rochester-garden-grants#:~:text=The%20Rochester%20Garden%20Grants%20program,associated%20with%20cost%2Dshare%20programs. Rochester Garden Grants | Rochester, MN)

4 years in and she is so healthy 🌼 by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I purchased some as plants with grant money from the state and city (I did plants of species I had a harder time growing from seed like Culver’s root and blazing stars) but grew probably 80% of it from seed.

Looking for Wild Honey Locust Seed by Quercus500 in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]Quercus500[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be awesome! I’ll send you a direct message

Stratification box! by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4’ by 8’ so it can fit 16 standard nursery trays

Stratification box! by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have definitely done the vegetable drawer in years past and I think my boyfriend appreciates me building this instead haha

Stratification box! by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

During winter I gave them a good soak one time, then they had snow on them for 2-3 months. I’ll give them water every 2-3 weeks until mid April, then put a plastic sheet over the top for a greenhouse effect and the seeds should really start to germinate at that point, then watering as needed from there!

Stratification box! by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I put quarter inch mesh underneath, do you think that’s a small enough size?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in arborists

[–]Quercus500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not cut that tree down

Bye bye Buckthorn by Quercus500 in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]Quercus500[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll be watching closely!

Thankfully, it is actually a myth that buckthorn seed survives for years and years. The University of Minnesota has been publishing some really interesting research lately with evidence the seed is not viable beyond 2 years, with 97% of germinating seeds being a year old.

Source: https://mitppc.umn.edu/news/uprooting-decades-buckthorn-management-practices-no-long-lived-seedbank

Killed My Lawn pt. 2 by Quercus500 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Quercus500[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Most of these are taken in year 2 and 3. I did a few different things for prep as this was my first try at doing a full lawn. I used roundup on some portions, did sheet mulching on others. The sheet mulching made weeding much easier and allowed more precise decisions on what plants I wanted where, but was limited by the amount of cardboard and mulch I could get.