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Hot take: I think planting a native garden to help pollinators is way harder than people say.
I decided to convert a small patch of my yard in Tacoma to all native plants last spring. I figured it would be a weekend job, but sourcing the right plants took months because local nurseries never had them all in stock. The actual planting was quick, but keeping the weeds and old grass from taking over the new seedlings took almost the whole summer of constant work. Has anyone else found a simpler way to do this without it becoming a part-time job?
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emeryo5818d ago
Tell me about it, my garden looks like a nature preserve for every weed in the county. That first year is just a brutal fight against the old lawn. Cardboard helps but you still gotta babysit those little plants.
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dixon.david18d ago
Try using cardboard to smother the grass first, it really cuts down on the weeding later.
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