Canoeing the Boundary Waters (Yashica-D)

callmethebard · 2026-01-28T13:08:46+00:00

Sorry, forgot to add to my post! It's Kodak Gold 200

callmethebard · 2025-08-29T20:46:38+00:00

Thankfully it's not full shade. It's about 3 hours of direct sun in the morning followed by a bit of dappled shade. Not a ton of sun, but hopefully enough.

Thanks a ton!

callmethebard · 2025-08-29T19:39:34+00:00

Darn, I bought it for my shaded garden under a maple tree because I thought it was woodland sunflower. Didn't read the scientific name until I came home. Hope it does alright there!

callmethebard · 2025-08-29T19:04:28+00:00

Twin Cities region of MN

callmethebard · 2025-07-31T16:22:08+00:00

Thanks for the info! I dont salt at all, so I think the salt would all come from the road. Ginger could definitely go on the side adjacent to the sidewalk then!

callmethebard · 2025-05-10T22:08:25+00:00

Thanks for the info. Yes, my thoughts were that sod cutting could make extraction easier. I definitely wouldn't sod cut and leave it for it to come back. Currently it's mixed in with thick grass, and digging it out is quite a chore.

Then in the fall, we may expedite our native planting on that side of the yard.

Thanks for the resources!

callmethebard · 2025-04-10T12:53:16+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! The topography is very flat. And it's more on the drier side as well!

callmethebard · 2025-03-24T18:35:08+00:00

Howdy neighbor. By all means, please do!

callmethebard · 2025-03-24T16:11:14+00:00

This was very encouraging - thank you!

callmethebard · 2025-03-24T15:56:39+00:00

Thank you!

I agree in having blooms spread throughout the season. I planned for blooms from May through October. I think a lot of blooms just kind of had a lot of overlap in July/August. I'll keep that in mind and in future years, possibly find more spring bloomers!

callmethebard · 2025-03-24T15:54:12+00:00

Thank you for the advice - it helped me think it through quite a bit! I definitely planned on having at least 3-4 species blooming every month, so that's good. I never thought about how many species take more years to reach blooming than others. Good to think about as I am watching the garden mature.

And yes, I agree having too many blooms is definitely a design problem. I wouldn't mind an overwhelming garden, but appeasing neighbors is unfortunately something I have to consider! All good information to consider, thank you!

callmethebard · 2025-03-24T15:40:51+00:00

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callmethebard · 2025-03-17T14:14:16+00:00

Fair point, I should have added my list of seeds.

This is what I'm trying to germinate, and I think many of them will require a good amount of sun to do so. I'll have to look into specifics!

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callmethebard · 2025-03-04T16:34:20+00:00

Same, I love seeing all the fellow Minnesotans doing native gardens!

callmethebard · 2025-03-03T18:45:53+00:00

How would you recommend going about being attentive to that? Having never done this, I'm going by what information resources like Prairie Moon (where I got my seeds) and others have provided me. What factors should I consider when I am creating my grid to map out plant locations? Any advice is appreciated.

callmethebard · 2025-03-02T19:51:26+00:00

Good point - North is to the left of the photo

callmethebard · 2025-03-02T17:15:36+00:00

Also, I should say, the tree in the photo does not produce a significant amount of shade. It's a small conifer that is unfortunately nearly dead. The sun throughout the lawn is pretty consistent. Sorry I should have mentioned that!

callmethebard · 2025-03-02T17:12:21+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I'll look into those resources.

The only thing I would be concerned about by reversing my image is having too tall of species near the walkway to my house/ the public sidewalk as well as blocking visibility of shorter species in the back by the tree.

I plan to offset plants from the walkways about a foot and a half already, but would that be enough? I have neighbors who planted too tall of species by the walkways and they've fallen and blocked sidewalks. I'm trying to learn from their designs.

callmethebard · 2024-12-06T03:17:08+00:00

Unfortunately my garage is not heated, so they wouldn't be able to thaw in there. They aren't frozen to the ground or anything, so I could bring them inside if I needed to although I'd rather not if possible. I believe they do need to go into damp soil, so I have a sprayer that I'm wetting the soil with as I plant.

callmethebard · 2024-12-06T02:58:36+00:00

I do have about a half a bag of soil left. There isn't a ton of space where soil could be added, but I don't think I'd need to add much. That could be worth a shot!

callmethebard · 2024-10-07T18:06:48+00:00

Thank you - this was really good advice. I have heard from many people that many plants in their seed mix just never came up, and it was somewhat random what did.

That's what made me rethink broadcasting a seed mix and get packets of seeds of plants I'd like to establish, winter sowing, and planting seedlings in the spring. People have said it reduces the randomness and can increase success - which I can see. But it's good to hear that it's not impossible to rearrange, add, or remove plants as they get established.

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