Thanks for the update, Roger. You are a very conscientious record-keeper! I appreciate the time you took to write up your thoughts on this.
Hi, Roger! I noticed a while ago that whatever has been robbing our lupin seeds seems to have stopped. Odd, but good. In our case, I don't...
I don't know what (or who!) is causing this, but the same thing is happening here on Gabriola. Strange, isn't it?
You may not want them, but I think it's unfair to call them weeds. They're native plants, and the very ones I am encouraging!
I wonder what would have happened if you'd fertilized their soil instead of pulling them out - I keep running into stuff that suggests that...
I've read that morning glories do well in poor soil, and that the way to kill them is to enrich the soil. If that's so, you're being too good to...
Exactly. What is the use of some stupid thing I am supposed to mow and weed? I can't fathom why people want lawns. I want none of it!
I'm planting native plants that thrive in wet conditions. I hope that, with encouragement, the natives will replace the buttercup.