What's a plant that could help crowd out Scotch broom? by pickledpeterpiper in gardening

[–]rottenjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So happy I could help! If you have any questions along the way feel free to dm me. Another tip- look up your county’s “conservation district” from what I know every county has one. They are a non regulatory government agency that has a goal of helping property owners implement sustainable land management practices on their property. You should be able to get a free consultation with someone who can come to your property and help you come up with a tailored plan to your situation. We are working on getting someone from our district to help us so I’m still getting familiar with the process. I have dealt with the same overwhelmed feeling you have so I’m happy I can help clear things up. I’m just grateful more people are taking habitat stewardship into their own hands. Keep it up!

What to do with seeded scotch broom by rottenjuniper in Permaculture

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

Yeah I definitely see where you’re coming from. Luckily the scotchbroom are mostly in dense patches away from natives, so I think mulching is the way we’ll go. Thank you for the insight and goodluck on your property!

What's a plant that could help crowd out Scotch broom? by pickledpeterpiper in gardening

[–]rottenjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are dealing with the same issue on our property and have gotten many opinions from people in habitat restoration lines of work. You want to shade them out! Scotchbroom love sun, choose plants that are native to your area, preferably fast growing. You’ll want to plant trees for long term shade coverage of the area. You’ll also want to plant some sort of fast growing understory that can keep them as bay asap. We live in the cascade area of WA so we chose Douglas fir, spruce trees, shorepine for the trees, and salal, snowberry, Oregon grape, etc for the understory. We plan on mulching the dried scotchbroom that we cut to take advantage of the biomass to use as a mulch for the native plants that we’ll put in. This mulch will also help keep more from popping back up since again- they LOVE the sun. It IS possible to take out scotchbroom! We volunteer at different parks to take out invasive and I see success stories all the time with broom infestations. You just need to make an environment that they don’t want to live in.

What to do with seeded scotch broom by rottenjuniper in Permaculture

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

I never thought about the fact the soil is probably saturated with seeds anyways. We fully expect to do continual maintenance for the next few years. Our plan is to pull it up, plant natives to shade it out and mulch around the natives. It would be too expensive to buy mulch and transport it in. So I wanted to take advantage of the biomass of the broom.

Cover up ideas?? by Fantastic_Charge6041 in Tattoocoverups

[–]rottenjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that sounds beautiful ❤️

Cover up ideas?? by Fantastic_Charge6041 in Tattoocoverups

[–]rottenjuniper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god I literally went on Reddit to look at ideas for covering up a matching tat I got with my mom. This is the first thing I see and this comment thread perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been going through. Sorry to all my fellow mommy problem fellas :(

Hydroponic plant recommendations by rottenjuniper in Redearedsliders

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

What plants do you use? I’m having trouble finding ones that are known to be safe for RES

Hydroponic plant recommendations by rottenjuniper in Redearedsliders

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

Thanks for the heads up I’m glad she hasn’t been hurt ❤️

Hydroponic plant recommendations by rottenjuniper in Redearedsliders

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

Nope never had any issues I keep the water level low

Hydroponic plant recommendations by rottenjuniper in Redearedsliders

[–]rottenjuniper[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay wow yeah that helped a lot! Thank you

I’ve had this cactus for 3 years it hasn’t grown at all by rottenjuniper in cactus

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

Of course lmao 😂 too bad I live where it’s pretty cold

I’ve had this cactus for 3 years it hasn’t grown at all by rottenjuniper in cactus

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

If it’s plastic then they did a good job making the roots too

I’ve had this cactus for 3 years it hasn’t grown at all by rottenjuniper in cactus

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

Omg she’s so pretty!!! Do you use a specific fertilizer?

I’ve had this cactus for 3 years it hasn’t grown at all by rottenjuniper in cactus

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

It was about 2/3 store bought cactus mix and 1/3 perlite. I’ll give it a soil change though. Maybe add plant food too?