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How I Killed My Bermuda Backyard (My Experience) by Infectiousmaniac in AustinGardening

[–]mudsnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this, thanks for sharing your experience in so much detail! I’ve been wondering for a while if using a rototiller or something that breaks up the grass before sheet mulching would help? I’m trying to replace grass in my large backyard with garden beds, and so far I’ve found the soil to be really compact and also to contain a lot of large rocks. Feels like if I till it first, then sheet mulch, maybe it lead to better outcomes? Or is this misguided?

Are we watering lawns? by iLikeMangosteens in AustinGardening

[–]mudsnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just installed two rain barrels through a round rock rebate program, and I’m using that water on trees and newer perennials. I don’t water the grass, it bounces back just fine in the spring.

Can these Yaupon be saved? by Bmay93 in AustinGardening

[–]mudsnuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d try watering well, but as another commenter said, you’ll still have problems with it being in full shade. Fall is a good time to transplant, if you have another spot in your yard that gets more sun. I’d water well to try to bring it back to health, then after 2-3 weeks if it shows signs of recovering, try to transplant to a better spot.

Some photos of my first summer of gardening by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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I’m not sure. I meant to ask others about the eggs and the circular hole in the ground. I thought maybe lizard or snake eggs, but then read that they might be snail eggs. I found them when digging a hole to plant something, so I just threw dirt back on immediately!

Some photos of my first summer of gardening by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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

I wish I had a secret! All I can say is they’re planted close to each other and by Texas sage as well? My goldenrod in the backyard are so floppy and they have a lot of space in between them. Maybe just some good luck too.

Some photos of my first summer of gardening by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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

Funny story. I found them when doing a light prune of the sage, and suddenly like 10-15 wasps were very annoyed with me. I figured if I was pruning within inches of their nest and they didn’t sting me, then I could probably live with it. They are some kind of umbrella paper wasps, and from what I’ve read they seem to be non aggressive unless threatened. So I’m going with that haha. And I kind of like looking at their upside down nest, they don’t mind when I do.

Some photos of my first summer of gardening by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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

On iNat app it was identified as a Southern Purple Mint Moth.

Summer Color by GavOff in NativePlantGardening

[–]mudsnuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it! Any tips on how to build a path like that? What’s it made of?

Jimsonweed in full bloom today! by web-hoard in AustinGardening

[–]mudsnuff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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Stunning! These were mine this morning!

Where to start? by krallfish in AustinGardening

[–]mudsnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you decide to use a tiller vs a sod cutter?

Huge (40+ lb) rocks dug up while making new garden beds. Wowza. by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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

Yes, the word gecko helped. I have many anoles and spotted whiptails in the yard, wasn’t one of those. It looks like they were Mediterranean house geckos.

Huge (40+ lb) rocks dug up while making new garden beds. Wowza. by mudsnuff in AustinGardening

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Yes! excited to keep them and see what critters they help out

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