Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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Happy International Day of Forests! (self.greenspace)

submitted 8 months ago by LallyLuckFarm to c/greenspace

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What's everybody doing to celebrate?

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[–] TammyTobacco@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm just hoping the maple I planted last summer gets to growing and doesn't die.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Summer plantings can be a little tougher on things, especially if yours are hot or dry. Still, a good little rhyme to remember is that "first they grow roots, then the growth shoots". If you're concerned, though, you can always do a scratch test on an outermost branch to make sure there's still green just below the bark.

[–] TammyTobacco@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Since it's her first winter I'm letting it wake up. I was pretty good about watering over the fall, so I'm hopeful.