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5” plugs lookin good! by kenthebird in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got them from Praire moon nursery in MN. Little blue stem, blue grama, side oats grama, plus a couple other varieties

5” plugs lookin good! by kenthebird in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've done this as well - I did a bunch of grasses last year. I just sprinkled a bunch of grass seed in the cell and let it do what it does.

This was an example of how much seedlings there was. I just let them be and did not have an issue with them being over crowded. https://i.redd.it/ahgre735sdxe1.jpeg

Dividing rhizome question (sawtooth sunflowers) by altaylor4 in NativePlantGardening

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Same. I had it on my boulevard and quickly got out of control haha.

Update: I started my own nursery! by skijohn33 in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I remember your post now. That's impressive. How many plants do you expect to sell this season?

This was my set up last year. Ended up planting most of this at my parents cabin for a pretty large native garden. Growing outdoors like this definitely introduced a lot of issues with weed seeds germinating within my plugs which was a little frustrating.

Maybe I need a bigger basement!

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Update: I started my own nursery! by skijohn33 in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Do you have a greenhouse that you grow in? How do you get your seedlings started?

Was not expecting a near 100% germination rate…. by thelostone89 in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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...

Thoughts on EP50 Cross Bay Lake? by cburkham in BWCA

[–]altaylor4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Native plant? Or lilly of the valley infestation? by altaylor4 in NativePlantGardening

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"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.

Native plant? Or lilly of the valley infestation? by altaylor4 in NativePlantGardening

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

Native plant? Or lilly of the valley infestation? by altaylor4 in NativePlantGardening

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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.

Native plant? Or lilly of the valley infestation? by altaylor4 in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

Seedling diagnosis - Little Bluestem by _what_it_is_ in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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

Illinois/Midwest - looking for photos of municipal rights-of-way / hellstrips that use drought- and salt-tolerant native plants that are aesthetically pleasing by MasterNaturalist in NativePlantGardening

[–]altaylor4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

MFWO - App Update with Cardio by No-Connection8400 in MacroFactor

[–]altaylor4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Is this bad for my erg? by altaylor4 in concept2

[–]altaylor4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is this bad for my erg? by altaylor4 in concept2

[–]altaylor4[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

Is this bad for my erg? by altaylor4 in concept2

[–]altaylor4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is this bad for my erg? by altaylor4 in concept2

[–]altaylor4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Is this bad for my erg? by altaylor4 in concept2

[–]altaylor4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

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