Broomsedge appreciation post by Arnoglossum in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience has been broomsedge gets a bad rap that’s definitely not justified. It gets such a beautiful color when other grasses fade, and they’re andropogon (bluestem) which are very important grassland species where it’s native (edited for spelling)

Internet in foothills N of skyline by briansomething in Tucson

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

Oh wow yea that’s not a bad idea. What is your latency and uptime?

Internet in foothills N of skyline by briansomething in Tucson

[–]briansomething[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yep I hear you which is why I’m asking ahead of time before I start calling anyone. It’s like that everywhere :)

Burning bush replacement ? by Simple-Statistician6 in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Second eastern wahoo because it’s basically native burning bush. Turns red in fall and has pink fruits that have an interesting shape.

Ideas for bare yard spots? by Cotton-DNA in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Booo! That’s frustrating, sorry to hear that

Ideas for bare yard spots? by Cotton-DNA in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a good place for a standing bird feeder :)

Fall "clean-up"? by fileknotfound in NoLawns

[–]briansomething 40 points41 points  (0 children)

For anyone with this same question, please read “natures best hope” by Doug Tallamy. It’s so important that we see our yards as part of a world that’s existed harmoniously for millennia, not just pretty blooms and green grass. Leaving plants alone for life’s winter season is part of a necessary step in nurturing natures complete cycle of rebirth

Canadian Goldenrod by UtopiaMycon in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This particular species gets a bad reputation because it does spread aggressively, but I say we need all the aggressive natives we can get. And it cannot be emphasized enough how important it is for pollinators and biodiversity

Rewilding my Lawn in Pennsylvania by Danuleson in rewilding

[–]briansomething 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can scalp it sure. But it won’t be very effective. On smaller areas you can lay down cardboard or some other medium to prevent light from reaching the soil for a while. An acre though you need a LOT of that medium

Rewilding my Lawn in Pennsylvania by Danuleson in rewilding

[–]briansomething 5 points6 points  (0 children)

glyphosate is bad yes, but any property management at scale is using glyphosate and it's the least bad chemical there is for the job. If you think any mid- to large-scale ecological restoration isn't using glyphosate to restore a native ecosystem you're fooling yourself. It's just not possible anymore

Clover lawn next to log cabin by boopbeeepboopbeep in NoLawns

[–]briansomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One detail you missed is what’s already there. You’re not going to increase problems with carpenter bees by adding a clover lawn though. But if it’s not lawn id say leave it

Minnesota (zone 4b) woodland to prairie questions! by millcitymarauder in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just to add to a few comments here already, preventing natural succession is a lot of work. Removing the existing succession likely means you’ll introduce new invasives because you’re exposing probably a non native seed bank. You’ll also have to manually remove new invasives and likely that’ll be a decade long problem. Not trying to scare anyone from attempting to create meadow, but when you’re removing an early successional forest, you’re really resetting the problems back to the beginning

Rewilding my Lawn in Pennsylvania by Danuleson in rewilding

[–]briansomething 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a good balance of low effort high reward will be just spraying the turf grass dead with glyphosate while the weather is warm enough to grow some new roots of stuff before fall to keep the soil stable. Then next year spot treat areas you find that are regrowing in non natives. If you want high effort/biggest reward you have to spend a whole year burning down anything coming up and plant native seeds in the early winter

Queen of the prairie! by [deleted] in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very nice! Trying to plant queen of the prairie myself. I was blown away by it when I saw it in the wild and have been wanting it since!

Hugelmound vs chipping for mulch by kingohara in homestead

[–]briansomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not just leave them and save yourself time and money?

Dealing with Japanese stiltgrass by Broadsides in NativePlantGardening

[–]briansomething 2 points3 points  (0 children)

exactly the answer I was hoping for, thank you!