volunteer plant
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Volunteer: Prickly Sowthistle
Note: I originally identified this as a Common Sowthistle, but I have been corrected by others in iNaturalist who know more than I. Various kinds of thistle are common volunteers here, and often invasive (meaning non-native and aggressively populating). My approach differs according to where I find them. In the front yard I pull thistles… Continue reading
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Volunteer: Curvepod Fumewort
This colorful and early blooming plant is a volunteer, but a welcome one so I will allow it to stay and seed. Curvepod Fumewort (Corydalis curvisiliqua) has also been called Scrambled Eggs, although I haven’t been able to find out why that name. You can buy seeds for this plant, but I don’t need to! Continue reading
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Burclovers
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) is an invasive weed, although it can improve soil quality because of its nitrogen fixing properties, and most livestock will eat it. Plants of the genus Medicago are otherwise known as burclovers because they are related to other clovers and their seeds are highly barbed. Surely everyone at some point has collected… Continue reading
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To Pull Or Not To Pull
As new plants start to grow here for the spring season, I need to identify them as soon as possible so that I can decide what to do with them. Plants will generally fall into one of three categories: The main thing to determine for a volunteer plant is how invasive or aggressive it is.… Continue reading
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I Have Baby Bluebonnets!
I sowed three kinds of wildflower in the center of the front lawn area a couple of weeks ago, but then the day after that we had torrential rain. I was not confident that the seeds had stayed put, so I repeated the seeding a few days later. The day after that second seeding I… Continue reading
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Collecting Salvia Babies
I planted two Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) in front of the house this spring. Salvias are some of the easiest plants to grow and pollinators love them. Their season is long, and even through this summer’s drought, they thrived and even self-seeded. Here’s one of the plants with a few tiny babies to the right.… Continue reading
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Sunflowers
With such a plain landscape in the early weeks here, I was thrilled to see at least two varieties of volunteer sunflowers arrive. The seeds might have been in the soil already, or perhaps dropped by passing birds. Unless they are in the way, I am letting them grow through their flower and seed cycle.… Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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