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My local park's native plant section versus the old flower beds
I've been watching the new native plant area in Grant Park for about a year now, and it's way more resilient than the old annual flower beds they used to have. The native section, with stuff like purple coneflower and little bluestem, only needed watering twice all last summer, while the old petunias and marigolds needed it almost every other day. Has anyone else seen a city project like this where going native just clearly worked better?
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dianawilliams2mo ago
That "only needed watering twice" part makes me wonder if we're just gardening wrong most of the time.
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faithwalker1mo ago
Watched my neighbor kill a perfectly good rosemary plant with kindness last spring. She watered it every other day because it looked "dry" on top. The roots basically drowned. She was shocked when I told her I only water mine when the soil is bone dry an inch down, like maybe once every two weeks. It's huge now. We really do overthink it.
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west.anna2mo ago
My basil died last year from overwatering. Seeing that "only twice" thing, dianawilliams, made me totally rethink my schedule. Now I just check the soil first.
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