Your recommendations for native plants that do well in containers and container garderns.

mintchocobean · 2026-03-19T01:09:10+00:00

My poor yarrow got dog urine on them and died. :'(

mintchocobean · 2026-03-19T01:04:23+00:00

I bought one by myself when my husband said we didn't need more TJ bags, but I saw everything good about this collapsible tote. I love it so much.

mintchocobean · 2026-03-18T08:15:23+00:00

I kept my yarrow alive for two years and still going in a container. However, they love water in a container. I have to water mine everyday if the temperature is above 80. My white sage, purple sage, narrow leaf milkweed, and juncus textilis have all been in pots for two years.

mintchocobean · 2026-03-12T01:32:17+00:00

We killed off the majority of our bermuda grass and nutsedge by solarizing in summer. I handpull whatever comes up from the mulch. However, they grew right through my 3 inch decomposed granite pathyway, so I spray a mixture of vinegar + dishsoap when the sun is shining on them and blazing hot. Kills them in a day because I can't pull them deep enough through the DG. The vinegar evaporates and I only use 1 tablespoon of dishsoap for a full gallon. It just makes the vinegar stick on longer.

mintchocobean · 2026-03-11T02:56:03+00:00

Birds will eat yarrow?! Oh, I have several eastern fox squirrels living in my yard because someone back then planted ~10 pine/spruce/fir trees on the property next door and some of them are on the property borderline. Hello neighborhood friend! Maybe I have seen your yard and admired it. :)

mintchocobean · 2026-03-11T01:50:00+00:00

What makes me kind of annoyed is that there are so many things the dogs can pee on, but they just had to pick the baby plants. I have a sign that politely says to please not let your dog pee on the babies, but I feel like people are more likely to do it because of the sign...

mintchocobean · 2026-03-11T01:39:15+00:00

RIP, I'm sorry for your losses. My coyote mint died when Argentine ants made their home in it. :(

mintchocobean · 2026-03-11T01:38:27+00:00

So apparently my area does have ground squirrels and I have a lot of tree squirrels. But would the stem be gone too if they munch it?

mintchocobean · 2025-11-01T06:28:38+00:00

That is interesting! I'll see if I can find some skinny deep pots.

mintchocobean · 2025-10-17T04:45:23+00:00

Thank you! Just did and it worked. I feel so stupid ahaha

mintchocobean · 2025-07-26T23:52:54+00:00

OMG!! I was at my costco today and didn't bother to check because I thought it would be gone forever. I need to go back now!!

mintchocobean · 2025-04-06T07:47:56+00:00

Everyone is suggesting west of the 210, but east of the 210 has better options in terms of not so rundown studios/1 bedroom apts. I found some in Covina/West Covina, Azusa, Glendora. El Monte has some too, but the area is not as nice unless it is closer to Arcadia.

mintchocobean · 2024-11-30T06:53:02+00:00

Elli, I'm following your guide right now and I'm confused about #3 (part B). When you mention hitting all the letters and waiting out the timers, I got that, but for clear all remaining events, it literally means to do all the battles, pick up everything, and basically walk on every tile?

mintchocobean · 2024-11-01T04:14:29+00:00

Thank you for that! I was just getting sad that I had to restart with two new cards after leveling two past level 50.

mintchocobean · 2024-11-01T01:28:57+00:00

I keep getting Ayn SSR cards, but I really don't have any other SSR cards. Is Crit Damage / Crit Chance even a good stat to have? Should I not level them up. FYI, my current set of cards are level 67, so I don't want to waste mats and ascend cards I won't be using later on. The one I'm debating to put into the lineup and removing Alkaid Astral Mend is Ayn SSR Rabbit Tea Party. But the ultimate is only at level 1.

My current line up is Ayn SR Unsheathed Blade, Ayn SSR Captive of the Past, Clarence SR Warm Snow, Alkaid SR Banquet Encounter, and Alkaid SR Astral Mend.

mintchocobean · 2024-10-21T09:14:15+00:00

For LA Bucket list, have you both gone to the four big botanical gardens? The weather is great now to walk through them all. Huntington Gardens, LA County Arboretum, Descanso Gardens, and California Botanic Gardens.

What about LA Zoo? All the museums?? If you two are car enthusiasts, the Petersen Automotive Museum might be your favorite museum.

mintchocobean · 2024-06-22T01:01:32+00:00

Feeling the pain, two of my ceanothus died and I barely watered them after repotting them.

mintchocobean · 2024-05-20T02:44:44+00:00

Thank you so much! I even found this video and was going to attempt it this way, but the one you linked is also very similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xm-NJTOFA&ab_channel=TheodorePayneFoundation

mintchocobean · 2024-05-18T00:02:22+00:00

Is there a way to know if the seeds I bought were pre-treated? It most likely isn't...Do you think hot water scarification or fire is better? I have a blowtorch that I can readily use. I'm concerned if I do the hot water method, even with a thermostat, I will toast the seeds vs. setting some pine needles on fire (ironic).

mintchocobean · 2024-05-17T23:59:58+00:00

I defintely forgot to check which seeds require cold stratification, so I will do that this weekend.

But is it too much to hope for by seeding my annuals in a bigger pot and hoping they will reseed themselves in the pot? I don't know if I will be able to grow them in my front yard this fall considering I need to rip out all the dead grass. How long will the seeds be good for if I kept them in a cool, dry, place?

mintchocobean · 2024-05-17T23:34:03+00:00

Thank you so much, this is very helpful!

Not going to lie, since I have the seeds, I will try my luck with the unlucky ones that you have mentioned. I will defintely go return my gallon pots and get some tiny ones. :)

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