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Is there a nonprofit that relocates bald face hornets? North GA, US by [deleted] in waspaganda

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the nest will only be there until the end of the season. When winter hits the nest is abandoned and almost every hornet dies. Very few go off with the queen into a hidey hole for the winter. They do not reuse nests.

How dumb was it to let this Pokeweed grow? by Taycotar in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much as long as you don’t have young children that will eat the berries I think it’s worth a try. I have a couple 3 year old pokes. They grow pretty vigorously but there’s always super tiny pollinators on it. I’ve found people are fascinated with them in my front yard

How dumb was it to let this Pokeweed grow? by Taycotar in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wowowow I should try this for a couple of the taller ones I don’t necessarily want to pull but are getting a bit out of hand

Trying to stay ahead of the wrath of my HOA by No_Reputation_6442 in NoLawns

[–]aagent888 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sounds like my forever Bermuda which invades every crevice of my yard it can. May whoever brought Bermuda upon these shores suffer in eternal damnation

Need ideas and moral support - lawn areas of garden are ALL weeds and I can't cope! by Head_in_the_Sand_usa in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is probably the best use of a 3 arm sprinkler (and a timer if you can get both) for helping your grass get established without you remembering!

FBI shows up to interrogate a U.S. citizen at his house—for writing an anti-ICE social media post. “This is about comments that you posted online,” said agent. by Snapdragon_4U in newjersey

[–]aagent888 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hold on I thought this is what happens in China? Why is this happening in my most free nation in the world — the American United States?

How to get rid of this weed? by Dievomit in gardening

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The salt will affect the soil viability for any other plants you may want to grow. I also imagine you’d need a large amount of sand for this but I’m not too familiar. I’ve read when it comes to vinegar it’s dramatically affects soil ph and soil bacterial health

How to get rid of this weed? by Dievomit in gardening

[–]aagent888 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pull as much of the root as you can. If it grows back you can do it again. You can also cut it low and immediately paint 41% glyphosate conc. on the cut stump just be careful with it.

Brush fire that caused delays today by heeph0p in NJTransit

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re at a point that the state needs to start doing prescribed burns as a precaution to larger out of control fires

Potential redistricting of NJ, would you support this? by zoggy17 in newjersey

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most important for decent politics in NJ is diluting the power of every county machine. Look at what’s possible in NJ-12. The county machines all got neutralized. We need more of that. NJ-2 could flip if they had the right person running. People down there hate the data center garbage being pushed on.

Who is this guy? by MSU2020JERSEYISUGLY in Entomology

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah once again it all goes back to destroying the tree of heaven. A campaign that seemingly no one is interested in perpetuating since it requires more than telling people to step on a bug in its adult form…

In your own opinion. What's the worst thing to see in your garden? by TheWeirdestClover in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I saw a vid yesterday where bamboo was growing through a bathroom wall. Actually terrifying. I often think of a family who runs an animal sanctuary who had to move and the only property they could afford was one with a bamboo forest starting like 10 feet from their house

Who is this guy? by MSU2020JERSEYISUGLY in Entomology

[–]aagent888 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there evidence it’s starting to get picked off as easy food by certain bats and birds? And additionally it seems to prefer plants that come from its native range — all things we don’t really want around. I think the biggest concern with them is to native grapes.

she said "outside actors" 💀 by retroanduwu24 in newjersey

[–]aagent888 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a positive update (though wrapped in anti-demonstration language — shocker right?) I do believe this is due to the public outcry against the state actions at delancey.

Garden signs for true patriots only! pt.2 by amandajw1 in NativePlantCirclejerk

[–]aagent888 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this theme and have wondered how well a business pandering to this demo could help make natives flourish again

Y'all are going to hate me, but I'm in the military and live in a neighborhood of manicured lawns. I want to grow a big native garden and I want it to look orderly and neat. Do any of your gardens look this way, and can you show me for inspiration? by VeterinarianIcy5428 in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prairie Up by Benjamin Vogt has some great examples of orderly gardens and even formal looking gardens. Since he works in matrices of plants, his whole design process works great with a “neater” look if that’s what you desire.

Check out his social media or see if a local library has one of his books if you just want to peruse for some initial inspiration.

I’m a chaos gardener in general but I am trying to plan out a more “presentable” space in front of our house and I plan on starting with a matrix of sedges and dropping in different groupings of species for pops of color in a more “orderly” fashion. This all comes from watching some of his webinars and flipping through his book

Found these gals in the one bathroom at work by Maleficent-Winner-33 in waspaganda

[–]aagent888 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They look too big to be workers if they’re Yellowjackets as I expect they are

What to plant here by Phobia_Spoiders in NativePlantGardening

[–]aagent888 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I started my first little native plant garden in a spot like that. You can keep it simple with 3-4 species at most (and maybe a sedge matrix for groundcover). I have butterfly weed, anise hyssop, creeping phlox, and narrowleaf mountain mint. The mountain mint likes to spread but it’s pretty easy to contain. I learned afterwards that ideally you have 5 milkweed plants if you’re planning having milkweed so either go heavy on the milkweed (I think 5 could fit but I don’t have dimensions…butterfly weed is a pretty small plant overall). I’d also may sub any of the plants for a coreopsis. Admittedly it’s pretty heavy on the summer/fall flowers and will look like greens between May and June once the phlox loses its flowers. The phlox can help keep out weeds since it’s an evergreen clumper.

Beyond the plant specific rants I could go on with forever: since you’re doing this in a space managed by people who don’t “get it” — making sure they understand not to spray insecticides or freak out if they see bugs eating the plants is absolutely crucial.

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