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Excerpt from "How to make your yard a friendlier place for #pollinators"
#Pollination doesn't only produce more plants – it also helps make fruits and vegetables larger, more abundant, and even more flavorful.
by Abby Jackson, January 22, 2024
The Cool Down [#US-based publication]
How to Support Pollinators in Your Yard
"Plants are the foundation for every living thing on our planet, and without pollination, plants would be unable to reproduce and our food supply would be at risk.
"Here are a few things you can do to support their safety and protect our food resources for years to come:
- Avoid #pesticides, #herbicides, and synthetic #fertilizers as much as possible.
- Choose flowering plants that produce pollen and nectar, that are native to your area, and that support a variety of pollinators. Avoid hybrid plant varieties, as they've been bred specifically for aesthetics and may have unattractive nectar.
- You can use the #NationalWildlifeFederation's #NativePlant finder to discover plants in your area that attract pollinators. The #AudubonSociety has a similar search that identifies native plants in your area that attract birds.
- Follow seasonal changes and diversify your yard with plants that bloom at different times of the year for year-round blooms.
- Remove #InvasivePlants and weeds when possible.
- Provide a hydration station. Birdbaths are hazards for many pollinators because they can easily drown in them and because they are preyed on by other animals. Filling a shallow bowl with pebbles or marbles to a low water level will allow pollinators to drink while sitting on a perch. [I do create "bee baths" with marbles and rocks. I will be very cautious if I decide to provide "bird baths" this summer]
- Provide nesting sides, like a #BeeHouse. [Old logs can be good for some bees]
- Use certain plants strictly as food for the larvae of pollinators to ensure they will have enough energy to grow and frequent your yard. For example, #MonarchCaterpillars [and #TussockMothLarvae] love to eat #milkweed, and #BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars feed on #parsley [I did not know this! I will provide some parsley for their consumption this year!]
"#Rewilding your yard with native plants and #clovers, designating a garden bed to attract pollinators, or even having a pollinator-friendly plant in a pot on your #balcony are other ways you can make your area a friendlier space for pollinators.
"Any action that helps pollinators is a positive action that benefits you and the animals and nature around you."
Read more:
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/how-to-make-your-yard-a-friendlier-place-for-pollinators/
#GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForBees #Gardening #SolarPunkSunday
"Scarborough Fair" (#Roud 12, #Child 2) is a traditional #English #ballad. The song lists a number of #impossibleTasks given to a former lover who lives in #ScarboroughNorthYorkshire. The "Scarborough/Whittingham Fair" variant was most common in Yorkshire and #Northumbria, where it was sung to various melodies, often using #DorianMode, with refrains resembling "#parsley, #sage, #rosemary and #thyme".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUf5VQaaIV4
#Willowherb #SeedHeads
#Parsley #flowers going to seed.
#Carrot flowers going to seed.
I think it's time to harvest more #parsley.
I cut them all a couple of weeks ago. This is the highest production of vegetables I've got in one setting.
PS. Sorry for the bad image quality, the sun is shining on them.
Are you going to Granada fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme... Crazy. Cost-of-living crisis and all, but bloody #parsley in the local CoOp is shipped in from Spain. Parsley! #uk #brokenbritain
This is what happens when you grow #mint ina hydroponic system.
Just like in soil, mint have a strong way of spreading and taking over what ever place is available.
This used to hold a #parsley seedling, next to the mint unit on the 3x5 hole #IKEA #Växer unit.
The parsley was killed long time ago and it's roots were chocked and taken over by the neighboring mint.
I'm cleaning up the unit indoor and getting rid of all the unhealthy units. This , I pulled to find over 40cm of roots growing towards the rest of the system.
I removed this unit and trimmed all the unnecessary roots. And I probably have to do major cleanup of the reservoir.
But for now, this guy needs a new home.
Peter Davison's character in #classicdrwho just sneezed when he drank an alcohol-based medicine tincture in scene. I'm allergic to grapes. Wine makes me sneeze. I can relate. #parsley
I'll never get used to Pete Davison as #DrWho. He's a great actor, but he's too sweet for that character. I remember him from "All creatures great and small." Lovely person on screen. Even when his character needs to be abrasive. I much prefer actors like Eccleston and Tennant, who embraced their dark side at need. #parsley
#Parsley - I picked the last of the stuff out of our garden before the heavy frosts started hitting, and the result was a very tasty tabbouleh. So I'm thinking I'll re-visit that soon.