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[–] [email protected] 161 points 2 weeks ago (32 children)

They were everywhere when I was a kid. I haven’t seen one in years.

They were so delightful, and I miss them.

[–] [email protected] 107 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (17 children)

I stopped mowing super regularly and my yard is full of em

Let the weeds grow, let the forest in. I'm in the Smokies fwiw

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

While it's better than keeping a barren monoculture lawn, keep in mind that letting things grow with no intervention will get you a lot of invasive species. If you want healthier habitat for your critters try to keep an eye on what's growing and replace the bad stuff with native options.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm working on it :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's not true for my yard. My calculated neglect results in an extremely drought tolerant yard of native species.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

problem: the bad plant is native, and phototoxic

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I have a big flat yard i don't use and I hate boring grass. I want part of it to just grow. Would you recommend dig up the current grass and throw some native seeds out, or just let the grass and plants grow themselves and weed anything bad out (like creeping jenny)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Depends on if you have a healthy wild source that can seed itself in. My woodline is almost entirely invasives so it took more legwork to balance it out. I ended up mostly planting small trees/shrubs to shade out the weeds and letting Virginia Creeper spread (love that stuff).

Barring that it probably depends on yard size and local climate. Might be more economical to clear with a sod cutter or spot weed + replace.

Check for local native plant orgs, they can get you plants in bulk. They might also have specific advice, for example if you need to avoid seeding certain plants to protect a vulnerable local species.

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