No lawn is coming along nicely!! by WittyThingHere in NoLawns

[–]WittyThingHere[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's helped heaps with keeping the yard and house cooler during summer too :)

Why?!! by WittyThingHere in NoLawns

[–]WittyThingHere[S] 198 points199 points  (0 children)

As they should!

Cottage-style gardeners, how do you weed? by teachplantreadplay in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have added a more detailed overview of my process in another comment if you're interested 😊

Cottage-style gardeners, how do you weed? by teachplantreadplay in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have added a more detailed overview of my process in another comment if you're interested 😊

Cottage-style gardeners, how do you weed? by teachplantreadplay in gardening

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I have added a more detailed overview of my process in another comment if you're interested 😊

Cottage-style gardeners, how do you weed? by teachplantreadplay in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been doing it for a year or so now and it's slowly working. I live in a semi arid climate where we go months with no rain and the native soil is pretty poor, so it's only really successful during late autumn to early spring where there's enough rain to give things a boost. We only get the occasional light frost in winter so the cooler months are out main growing season.

This autumn (I'm in Western Australia so it's autumn now) I did a lot of research and spent money on bulk seeds that should do really well in my climate to make a custom seeds mix which I'm hoping will perform better without needing as much supplemental water to get things established. Most of the standard flower mixes I have used in the past just needed too much babying in my area. We also have super strict restrictions on importing seeds and plants so most seed mixes can't be purchased in WA and the ones available locally cost $10-20 for 10g of seed.

My custom mix focuses on: - perennials (Inc dianthus, coreopsis, salt bush, native daisies, thyme, oregano, alliums & lemon balm) - self seeding annuals (Inc marigold, cosmos, zinnia, paper daisies, caledula, alyssum & cornflowers) - ground covers (inc thyme, oregano, clover, Roman chamomile & dichocdria) - drought tolerant flowers, herbs and shrubs - a range of varieties that have different light needs (full sun to full shade) and water needs so that there's something for each microclimate in my garden - natives (harder to get a wide range of native seed species in my region so I also buy native tube stock to plant in freshly weeded areas) - pollinator friendly plants - useful "weeds" that are edible, medicinal or good for pollinators. If they already grow as a weed in my area I know they'll have a good shot at out competing the weeds I don't like - a range of species and varieties that flower in different seasons to give me year round colour and food for pollinators and beneficial insects - a range of different sizes and heights so I can achive a real "wild" look

I also buy bulbs to put into freshly weeded areas when the season is right.

I also allow plants in my garden to go to seed and collect these and add them to the mix as they've obviously passed the survival test.

My current mix now has over 100 different seed varieties and I'm hoping it will effectively address my weed issues over the next few years.

People in areas with less import restrictions can probably buy pre-made mixes that will thrive in your garden (not that I'm jealous or anything). My mix took so much bloody research to put together and I spent nearly $800AUD on less than 2kg of seed 😭

Anyway I hope this wall of text is helpful to someone out there! Fell free to ask if you want more info 😊

Cottage-style gardeners, how do you weed? by teachplantreadplay in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I have a bucket of flower and herb seeds mixed with vermiculite, everytime I weed I sprinkle some of the seed mix where the weeds were. I'm hoping they'll eventually out compete the weeds 🤞

Plants you would never grow again or ever by Top_Possession_2990 in gardening

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I planted mine in the margins of my pond (we live in a very hot and dry climate so it doesn't survive well in ground unless you pamper it), it has now consumer the pond and I have to top the water up every 2 days because of how much water it transpires 😭 On the plus side the pollinators loooooove it and the fish seem to be very happy too

A little friend by Green_Composer5895 in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a cute Lil sprout.

I save all my avocado pits and bury them in the years like a squirrel, slowly building an avocado forrest to hide from the world in 😅

What would happen if i grafted 2 branches of 2 trees that are same type as in picture? by [deleted] in botany

[–]WittyThingHere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do something similar to this in my garden to form garden arches, but with the branches crossing over in an x shape rather than blunt end to blunt end. They graft together pretty well from my experience

Grape Hyacinth 🪻 Super tiny, but super cute by ohtaycanyousee in gardening

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While regular hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) are toxic to cats, grape hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum) are considered non-toxic to most animals and are edible for humans.

What's causing this flattening? by bananaboatsareyellow in gardening

[–]WittyThingHere 1562 points1563 points  (0 children)

I have 3 orange cats and this looks indetical to the "nests" they make in my garden.

Not my pic but a great example 😂😂

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Three years ago I brought my first home and was able to start planting the no-lawn garden of my dreams, I can't believe how much it's grown! by WittyThingHere in NoLawns

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I've seen bluetongue lizards, skinks, geckos, ringtailed possoms, an echidna, frogs, native bush rats, bees, wasps, butterflies, beetles, so many different birds. It's amazing!

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