u/lefence

Sedges have edges, rushes are round...

Pour one out for all the homies who got pulled up based on confidently wrong reddit advice

Here in Italy mullein plays critical ecological services, providing toilet paper for desperate citizens as Italian restrooms are notorious for their lack of toilet paper (photo 1). You can often find mullein by the railroad where the old creosote ties enhance its medicinal properties (photo 2). The demand is so high in its native habitat, that they often have to cage it to ensure they don't harvest it to extinction (photo 3).

What if my dog, child, dogchild, or I eat it? It just doesn't seem safe to have something so dangerous in my backyard. Better to keep to safer landscaping plants like my azaleas!

Payback for Christopher Columbus

I need my ants for myrmecochory!

They need a little help with their performance

Last fall I gathered a bunch of seed from my garden and winter sowed it to give to neighbors! I put together 6-pack gardens for sun and shade, and made some pamphlets on native gardening. Tomorrow is the big day! Fingers crossed!

Hi y'all, I'm setting up raised beds for my first time this year. I ordered a mix made for beds in bulk from a local garden center I trust. The mix is supposed to be 1 part top soil, 1 part sand, and 1 part compost/humus. The soil arrived this morning looking a little light in color and is very easily compacted. Does it look okay? If it isn't, what should I do about it? I've only filled one of the beds so far and I want to proceed with caution. Thanks in advance! 🌿

Damn, dude. Wait a minute.