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Shredding A Few Excess Plants
I am limited in what I can compost here because I only have space for a small tumbling composter. That takes care of all of our household kitchen scraps and some of the garden waste. Tumbling composters don’t get hot enough to kill weed seeds, so there are some times when I will discard plant Continue reading
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Clearing Excess Frogfruit From Near The Wood Pile
One of the first things I did here once the Bermudagrass had been removed in the back yard was to create a pile of logs and to let a Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) plant scramble over it. Then I pretty much left it alone to be occupied by whatever wildlife wished to use it. In the Continue reading
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Observations At The Wood Pile
One of the first things I did when starting the garden last year was obtain a pile of logs from a dead tree that was cut down and assemble them into a wood pile. I planted a Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) in one of the internal pockets of the pile, and then pretty much left the Continue reading
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Clearing A Back Corner
In this second year of my “rewilding” project, I am using annual native flowers (seeded or volunteer) to cover most of the back yard. This “green mulch” approach allows me to capture water before it runs off, prevent soil erosion, improve soil health, and host wildlife visitors while I continue to make more long-term plans Continue reading
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More Logs
I wasn’t planning to add more logs to the garden, but an opportunity presented itself that I chose to take. Four heavy Pecan logs were delivered to me from San Antonio and for now I’ve put them in a place that is currently unplanted and was already covered with mulch. Unlike the logs in my Continue reading
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Is This Bee Home, Or Just Resting?
One morning when I was walking past the wood pile, I noticed a lot of bee activity. I had seen bees before flying to the inside of the pile, where I presumed they were living but couldn’t see. This time I happened to notice several bees nestled into holes on the outside of the pile. Continue reading
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Frogfruit On The Wood Pile
When I first formed the wood pile a few months ago, I filled one cavity with soil and planted a Frogfruit there. It has happily started to ramble over and around the pile. Ants must certainly be living in the wood pile; they are everywhere else. But I have also seen bees fly in and Continue reading
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I Welcome Decay
…in the garden, that is. A nature ecosystem needs to include opportunities for organic matter to break down, and to encourage and support the organisms which do that. My approach here is to have a log pile, and behind that, an area to collect bits and pieces of plants that have been chopped up — 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.
Rewilding My Lot 