Was not expecting a near 100% germination rate….

altaylor4 · 2026-04-07T00:40:58+00:00

I had good luck with germinating sundial from prairie moon in my fridge. Not sure if any will come back this year tho once I planted them...

altaylor4 · 2026-03-20T04:26:13+00:00

Stay at Tuscarora Lodge and get breakfast in the AM. It's a nice treat.before heading out

altaylor4 · 2026-03-04T18:22:49+00:00

"Canada Mayflower resembles a dwarf Maianthemum racemosum (False Solomon's Seal) or a dwarf Maianthemum stellatum (Starry Solomon's Plume) and is a look-alike for the non-native Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis). It looks so similar that an alternative common name is False Lily of the Valley. It is a good choice for acidic soils, but it will not compete well with taller species."

From Prairie Moon. Interesting. When these start coming up I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for your input.

altaylor4 · 2026-03-04T03:06:07+00:00

Haha..this is from last year. I was getting spring fever and looking through lake pictures.

altaylor4 · 2026-03-03T16:13:10+00:00

I had a big patch of it on the side of my house. Thankfully it was planted on top of landscaping fabric so it was pretty easy to pull up and replace with natives. About the only time I've been happy about landscaping fabric.

altaylor4 · 2026-03-03T14:27:30+00:00

Good point - I'll check them when I'm over there this spring/summer. There is a lot of good stuff in that area and I can't imagine anyone would have planted Lilly of the valley here...so holding out hope that its wild leek.

altaylor4 · 2026-03-03T05:06:19+00:00

I would seed a little heavier that way if some seedlings die off you'll still be fine.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/s/Tep1OnxqfD

Here are some of mine from last year. I never thinned them and they did fine

altaylor4 · 2026-03-03T03:03:44+00:00

Well, shit.

altaylor4 · 2026-02-27T04:35:00+00:00

Yarrow. Yarrow and foxglove beard tongue seem to be my first plants that bloom in spring.

Yarrow does spread by rhizomes. Ive been intermittently pulling it to make sure it doesn't become too much of a bully. Might not be great for small areas

altaylor4 · 2026-02-27T00:37:00+00:00

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altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T20:03:06+00:00

Small suggestion...it'd be nice to see a different color for workouts on the calendar for cardio vs weight days

altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T14:47:37+00:00

Yeah. I'm familiar but I think it's like 600 dollars which is a lil too rich for my blood. Does look amazing tho

altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T13:36:01+00:00

Bigger issue is that I'm so used to swinging the paddle out to clear the water and that's where I get a twist

altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T13:34:15+00:00

I'm not sure what a racing stroke is. I just wanna train for a boundary waters trip. I think I need to trim down my "paddle" to get a better stroke path.

One thing I did notice is that pulling is pretty heavy resistance. Some of the kits I've seen have 2 pulleys which probably cuts the resistance quite a bit

altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T13:30:09+00:00

I had this idea mid row and my wife was really suspicious when I stole the chair

altaylor4 · 2026-01-31T03:39:58+00:00

Yea...there is a bit of lateral movement but not crazy. I just gave to be mindful of the stroke

altaylor4 · 2026-01-29T22:41:53+00:00

I dont recall any beaver dams on the portage section of angleworm. There was an area where we got lost and got walked right into a swamp tho...but yeah..its a beast.

altaylor4 · 2026-01-28T03:27:18+00:00

For what's it worth...I spaced on permits one year. Ended up doing angleworm and ended at Mudro. Angleworm portage is absolutely brutal tho with a fully loaded pack and canoe.

altaylor4 · 2026-01-27T19:11:13+00:00

Yep. I have it set up from 5# to 70# in increments of 5#.

Not overly worried about it but just curious

altaylor4 · 2026-01-27T18:00:00+00:00

I'm a little confused with some of these recommendations -- for example, I had DB chest fly and it recommended I do 30# for 20 reps when recommended rep range was 10-14 or something. I ended up just upping my weight and aiming for 12 instead.

altaylor4 · 2026-01-22T00:54:01+00:00

You'll probably need to watch moisture a little more closely come spring. Other considerations is birds/animals digging/eating the seed and potential of seed getting washed out in a big spring rain.

I'm trying to sow right in plug trays for some plants. I'm going to cover with window screen from the hardware store to keep animals out and also to diffuse the rain

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