My coreopsis is spreading as it is supposed to and it’s in the “mow zone” AKA lawn. I’m digging them up and moving them to a safe area but this is really hammering home that lawns are stupid.
Yep! I’ll intentionally mow around anything I’m not sure about, use my plant indentifier app, then relocate it if it’s something I want. We get lots of volunteer coneflowers and black eyed susans that way.
ziptye
Looks like you need to expand your garden and let them do their thing!
lizlemon921
I think it’s okay to let the flowers try and spread wherever they want and mow some of them. We have a large property and I’m trying to establish a dedicated footpath with the mower but otherwise letting the rest grow a little longer when it gets the right sun/rain. I will continue to throw down native seed and wildflowers, clover, short grasses. Eventually I will have a big area that doesn’t need to be mowed at all! But establishing the wild areas and dedicating some space for humans is just part of this whole coexisting thing! I say leave the seedlings that grow where they’re allowed to and mow the others if you want, don’t feel bad!
non_linear_time
I tried to relocate some prairie mimosa i found among the grass in my new yard this way, and it had been mowed over for so long, the subterranean roots were thicker than my finger and too deep to dig out. I now have a large patch of prairie mimosa that looks nice enough after weeding, but I’ll be trimming it back from the road for all time 😆
Sweaty_Ranger7476
annoyed by how many sunfliwers i offed yesterday by trying to keep the damned ivy from overwhelming them. . .
gottagrablunch
Solution is to deadhead the flowers and put seeds where you want them. Net net is still effort but I think deadheading is better.
Junior-Cut2838
Maybe put mulch around the seedlings
Mmm_bloodfarts
How are you digging them up? I have some “weeds” that i found interesting and mowed around them but last time i tried to relocate one of them, it died
CobblerCandid998
The problem is that it’s so hard to permanently kill the grass with a product that’s safe enough to immediately replant seeds/seedings/transplants without the soil being contaminated. Cardboard or plastic doesn’t work. I’ve tried that…
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Zone 8B!
Yep! I’ll intentionally mow around anything I’m not sure about, use my plant indentifier app, then relocate it if it’s something I want. We get lots of volunteer coneflowers and black eyed susans that way.
Looks like you need to expand your garden and let them do their thing!
I think it’s okay to let the flowers try and spread wherever they want and mow some of them. We have a large property and I’m trying to establish a dedicated footpath with the mower but otherwise letting the rest grow a little longer when it gets the right sun/rain. I will continue to throw down native seed and wildflowers, clover, short grasses. Eventually I will have a big area that doesn’t need to be mowed at all! But establishing the wild areas and dedicating some space for humans is just part of this whole coexisting thing! I say leave the seedlings that grow where they’re allowed to and mow the others if you want, don’t feel bad!
I tried to relocate some prairie mimosa i found among the grass in my new yard this way, and it had been mowed over for so long, the subterranean roots were thicker than my finger and too deep to dig out. I now have a large patch of prairie mimosa that looks nice enough after weeding, but I’ll be trimming it back from the road for all time 😆
annoyed by how many sunfliwers i offed yesterday by trying to keep the damned ivy from overwhelming them. . .
Solution is to deadhead the flowers and put seeds where you want them. Net net is still effort but I think deadheading is better.
Maybe put mulch around the seedlings
How are you digging them up? I have some “weeds” that i found interesting and mowed around them but last time i tried to relocate one of them, it died
The problem is that it’s so hard to permanently kill the grass with a product that’s safe enough to immediately replant seeds/seedings/transplants without the soil being contaminated. Cardboard or plastic doesn’t work. I’ve tried that…