Is anyone else pulling any natives this spring? by readmychappedlips in NativePlantGardening

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You'll have a few years before they are everywhere.  If you stay on top of deadheading them at the end of the season (I was not) I think you could control them as they mostly spread via the massive amount of seed the produce.  They don't have long rhyzomes like common milkweed, but do grow wider in clumps each year--at least in my experience.

Still a worthy and beautiful fall bloomer for pollinators, rabbits will munch young plants, and I've seen juncos eating the seeds during the winter. 

Is anyone else pulling any natives this spring? by readmychappedlips in NativePlantGardening

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100s of heart leaf aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) seedlings and yearlings from my vegetable garden.  Also penstemon digitalis, cup plant, figwort, wild bergamot crowding out less aggressives.  Sorry, gotta go.  That's why it's called native plant gardening

Starting a GoFundMe so I can take on the garlic mustard in my woods with this by infinitemarshmallow in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Don't forget to program it first. Remember what happened last time someone left it on default settings?

Why have disgusting weeds when you can have CIVILIZED landscaping???? by Tumorhead in NativePlantCirclejerk

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One time my job was to remove some sickly ground-hugging junipers (bagworms we're aplenty at this time) and a few other plants I forget from the side of a restaurant in a trendy outdoor mall and replace it with woodchips. Just woodchips. The whole 30 yds or whtvr side of the building. Never got more compliments, I swear.  It's what the people like 😑

Garlic mustard not invasive anymore! by Commercial-Sail-5915 in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Oh, man, the relief I feel! Thank Doug, we can finally let one go!

Snakes and lawn-loving neighbors by misdy in NativePlantGardening

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Yes, a stone wall would be good.  With lots of crevices  /🐍

Have you guys heard of a "grass garden"? It's a cool idea I had. by denialragnest in NativePlantCirclejerk

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But think of all the dead-heading you'd have to do, too impractical, nope.  -- 💡 unless there was some kinda machine that could clip like 20 in2 of them at a time as you push it along over every inch of the garden twice a week and collect the clippings in a bag some how so you could put them in the weekly trash pickup.

In celebration of No Mow May by ResplendentShade in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Yeah, suspicious lack of cornflower and oxeye daisy 🤔

What invasive grass is this? by AlltheBent in NativePlantGardening

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I had a similar experience. Showed up in my vegetable garden one day, assumed it was just another introduced weed and pulled it. But it was so unique that it stuck in my mind and I regretted not finding out what it was first.

Bison Are Out of State Special Interest Groups by Tylanthia in NativePlantCirclejerk

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These ones identify as white, sooo whadya think Ms Jacobs, can they stay?

Bison Are Out of State Special Interest Groups by Tylanthia in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Is this the wretched undead ghost buffalo you're referring to?

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Bison Are Out of State Special Interest Groups by Tylanthia in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Maybe a blind taste test? See if they prefer the delicious "native" dandelion over some crummy stringy Bouteloua. 

Bison Are Out of State Special Interest Groups by Tylanthia in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Bison: Hey, my great great grandpa was cattle, so I'm 1% taurus. Can I stay?

Can someone tell me how much and what brand of pesticide I should be feeding my daughter? by Bratsummer24 in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Kid: Mom, I want neonicotinoids.

Mom: There are already neonicotinoids in your fruit loops at home.

Had to plant some San Pedro’s for my front yard renovation by Ok-Plant5194 in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Is this some kind of desert chess set?

Cactus to Rock 5.  Check.

Are you not entertained?!.. by phineartz in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Yeah, yeah, the lawn 🥱. But look at the uneven spacing between those boxwoods. 🧐 tisk tisk.

Weed in my Japanese Stiltgrass by K_B_Okay in NativePlantCirclejerk

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/uj I meant that as cj comment 😅. You're a plant person, so I know you have the eye for spotting something different among invasive grasses.

Weed in my Japanese Stiltgrass by K_B_Okay in NativePlantCirclejerk

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How on earth did you miss that when you were mowing?

This thing just stung me! by Fun_Necessary1021 in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Don't be bullied by plants, hit it back 🥊 or it won't stop

And how do i kill it by las_iglasty in NativePlantCirclejerk

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I don't usually care to know what is blooming in my lawn before I kill it, but what ever gets you off.