I spilled coca cola in my car! So if I had time I’m sure I could get this cleaned with paper towels while it’s still freshly spilled, however I’m not going to be able to do anything about this until after my shift ends at work, which is in 4 hours. It’s 80 degrees where I am and I expect the sugar to do horrible things while I wait to clean. What should I do??
I recently moved to a house with a yard for the first time and I’m wondering:
What kind of PNW (Oregon) native plants should I get that are not too hard to maintain and that are good for the living things around? (I’ll explain what I mean by hard to maintain below) I’m hoping for like 5 or more recommendations to get me started.
How can I avoid making the outdoors worse by accident? Not super familiar with fertilizer and store-bought nutrient enhancements but I don’t wanna accidentally poison anything. Are local garden center employees pretty knowledgeable about this sort of thing? Can I just use the dirt I already have back there without bells and whistles?
About me and my yard:
I’ve never gardened before except one time I helped my mom plant some marigolds at her house. That’s my skill level. Right now I’m at the super beginning and all there is is grass! It’s a square shape, I get dandelions and common weeds popping up on the perimeter but everything else is simple grass. I have wooden fencing around the edge.
I have a disability and won’t be spending a ton of time on my feet maintaining the yard, I’m gonna get one of those foam knee pad things for pulling weeds/working low to the ground and maybe bring my stool out to help me with taller stuff. I can only stand and reach for about 30 min to an hour without pain. But I’m willing to take breaks and chip away at things slowly!
I love wildlife and want them to be happy and safe visiting my yard if they so choose. I’d love to attract more birds and it would be great to have something natural to hang a feeder on in addition to having plants around that they might snack on or hang out in.
I live in Oregon and my yard gets plenty of sun when we have those kinds of days. Most of the year it’s very overcast though, as I’m sure you all know. My soil is pretty soft and moist, the color is pretty dark. I would almost describe the texture as fluffy? The previous owner of my home left a rain water collection bin with a hose attachment as well, and it rains a lot so it’s always full. So far I haven’t noticed any drainage issues or puddles that linger.
Thanks for any and all insights! No piece of advice is too small, as I have never done this before ☺️