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People will say stuff like “I wonder why I never see fireflies anymore” and their yard is a lifeless green rectangle full of roundup that might as well be poured over with concrete and painted neon green Lawn culture will never not be the stupidest thing to me, glad to see there’s sense out there
Thank you. I have a continuous struggle with what I should do. I make choices: please the neighbors, or protect the natural world, pollinators and plants.
In addition to leaving the leaves that fall in my yard, I pick up leaves that other neighbors bag and put at the curb. I distribute some in areas of my yard where the soil needs improving. This has made a huge difference. The rest, I put into large rings made out of chicken wire. They stay there through the winter and well into spring, so hopefully any creatures that were hiding in the leaves can emerge safely when they're ready. Eventually, they decompose into leaf mold, which is an awesome soil amendment for the garden. I do avoid taking leaves from any yards that look a little too perfect, have no weeds or other signs of herbicide and pesticide use. Don't want poison in my yard or soil.
This very useful info. I have heard and tried to follow the let it bee (yeah I did) approach, but was unsure of some of the details. I am now inspired to let it bee more. Thanks!
Great advice as always. We do the best we can, leave things in the backyard while raking the front to border beds ... while simultaneously adding more bed space =)
The general recommendation is once the temperatures are consistently about 55F, which can get fairly late into the year. If you want to or need to cut earlier wait for the redbuds to bloom. The earliest emerging native bees will be out, and if you stack the stalks someplace the later emerging species will still be able to.
I mostly didn't mow this year and trying to build pollunators and fire fly spaces. QUESTION: can I blow leaves to just the treeline? I have a mouse/vole "super problem" so trying to give a 100 foot boundary around the house. The property is many acres of mixed trees (not natural per se since the region has had rons of trees planted when it had more open land naturally).
Yes, you can move those leaves to allow a mouse/vole semi-exclusion zone. If using a blower try to just gently roll the leaves and don't blast them full on with max power.
Once the pods start to split the seeds should be ready to collect. I usually just plant them in a flat and let them sit over the winter - making sure they don't dry out too much. Or you can plant them right into the bed around Dec-Jan and just let nature do its thing.
@@beverlybelcher3423i planted some last year. I just threw my stratified seeds onto some fill dirt, and pretty much all of them germinated, and then proceeded to survive the driest spring my county has ever had
Mowing them does nothing for the critters that rely on them - the ones already hiding out just get chopped into bits, and the pieces that are left are too small for the insects and critters that rely on them for cover.
Mowing does nothing to help the critters that rely on the leaves to overwinter - in fact it tends to eliminate them as they get chopped up in the process.
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People will say stuff like “I wonder why I never see fireflies anymore” and their yard is a lifeless green rectangle full of roundup that might as well be poured over with concrete and painted neon green
Lawn culture will never not be the stupidest thing to me, glad to see there’s sense out there
And they keep flood lights on all night long. Scared by the fear mongers even though they are in the burbs where crime against homes is nonexistent.
If you're in Maryland, there's a law that allows you to ignore HOA rules if it's for conservation purposes.
Yay Maryland! More states need to implement laws like this.
There are also xeriscaping exceptions in many states
Thank you. I have a continuous struggle with what I should do. I make choices: please the neighbors, or protect the natural world, pollinators and plants.
In addition to leaving the leaves that fall in my yard, I pick up leaves that other neighbors bag and put at the curb. I distribute some in areas of my yard where the soil needs improving. This has made a huge difference. The rest, I put into large rings made out of chicken wire. They stay there through the winter and well into spring, so hopefully any creatures that were hiding in the leaves can emerge safely when they're ready. Eventually, they decompose into leaf mold, which is an awesome soil amendment for the garden.
I do avoid taking leaves from any yards that look a little too perfect, have no weeds or other signs of herbicide and pesticide use. Don't want poison in my yard or soil.
Thanks for making this video, I always struggle with finding balance for how much to clean up this time of year.
Glad you found the video helpful!
This very useful info. I have heard and tried to follow the let it bee (yeah I did) approach, but was unsure of some of the details. I am now inspired to let it bee more. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad you found the video helpful!
What do you do when you find a Chinese mantis egg case? Do you destroy it?
This was great. Really appreciate the idea of balance! Happy Halloween 🎃
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Great advice as always. We do the best we can, leave things in the backyard while raking the front to border beds ... while simultaneously adding more bed space =)
Thanks! Sounds like you have found a great way to balance things!
Thanks for another excellent video!
Thank you!
When's the best time in spring to crimp or cut the old, standing stalks?
The general recommendation is once the temperatures are consistently about 55F, which can get fairly late into the year. If you want to or need to cut earlier wait for the redbuds to bloom. The earliest emerging native bees will be out, and if you stack the stalks someplace the later emerging species will still be able to.
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I mostly didn't mow this year and trying to build pollunators and fire fly spaces. QUESTION: can I blow leaves to just the treeline? I have a mouse/vole "super problem" so trying to give a 100 foot boundary around the house. The property is many acres of mixed trees (not natural per se since the region has had rons of trees planted when it had more open land naturally).
Yes, you can move those leaves to allow a mouse/vole semi-exclusion zone. If using a blower try to just gently roll the leaves and don't blast them full on with max power.
How do you plant Swamp Milkweed seeds. I planted a few of those plants last spring. They have produced an abundance of seed.
Once the pods start to split the seeds should be ready to collect. I usually just plant them in a flat and let them sit over the winter - making sure they don't dry out too much. Or you can plant them right into the bed around Dec-Jan and just let nature do its thing.
@ Thank you so much for your reply. I live in Louisville, Kentucky. I shall prepare a bed and plant them in December or January as you suggested.
@@beverlybelcher3423i planted some last year. I just threw my stratified seeds onto some fill dirt, and pretty much all of them germinated, and then proceeded to survive the driest spring my county has ever had
@ Thank you for your reply , Matthew. I shall do just that. I have a plastic bag full of swamp milkweed seeds!
Would it be ok to mow the leaves but not collect them?
Mowing them does nothing for the critters that rely on them - the ones already hiding out just get chopped into bits, and the pieces that are left are too small for the insects and critters that rely on them for cover.
I run the lawnmower over the leaves instead of raking and let the fragments decompose on the lawn.
Mowing does nothing to help the critters that rely on the leaves to overwinter - in fact it tends to eliminate them as they get chopped up in the process.
Thanks for another great video!
Your welcome! Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!