Just posted again to my blog Habitat Gardening. This time, I cover
๐ชฑPreparing soil for native plants - by not doing hardly anything.
and
๐ชฒProtecting #wildflowers that bloom early - by just relaxing and not ripping them out.
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/prepare-your-garden-soil
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Prepare Your Garden Soil
This Time: Prepare soil for native plants; Protect wildflowers that bloom early [...]
Did you ever think you could be important to the survival of a rare, threatened, or endangered species?
๐ Look for an endangered species of insect that lives near you and see if you can help it out.
I'm doing this by growing and eating blueberries. ๐
๐ Really! There is a type of native bee here that ONLY pollinates blueberry bush flowers like the ones from my garden I photographed below.
๐ผ Notice how the flower has a tiny opening at the bottom. Bees who can extract the pollen use specialized high frequency "buzz pollination".
๐A local bee, the Southeastern Blueberry Bee (Habropoda laboriosa) does this. So, by having blueberry bushes, I help a population of rare pollinators.
๐ช You can help populations near you, even if it's just by planting native plants.
๐ธ One day I hope to capture a photo this bee. It looks like @Da_Gut may have just seen one:
https://dice.camp/@Da_Gut/116233929671304022
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๐ธ Here's a pic from my neighborhood showing a nest on top of a previous nest. Check out all the different materials used for a single build.
๐น Twigs
๐น Moss or decayed vegetation (hard to tell)
๐น Pine needles
๐น Leaves from grasses and slender flowers
๐น Flower stalks
๐น Mud
๐ฆ The more you provide, the more you help. Different birds prefer different materials.
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๐ฆโโฌ Has Spring nearly sprung in your hemisphere? Then it's time to think of your local birds!
๐งน [Edited to remove meanness] Unaware people near you cleared away leaves and debris last Fall, leaving precious little building material for our feathered engineers.
๐ You can help by taking a little time to make available twigs, last year's dead slender plant leaves, even natural fiber string and yarn. This will help reverse the bird declines we are seeing globally. More nests mean more chicks - and more bird song!
๐ Details are in my Habitat Gardening blog post, "Support Bird Nesting".
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/support-bird-nesting
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Support Bird Nesting
This time: Make nesting easier for your birds; Improve your home habitat for birds. [...]
HELP BUILD BIRD AND BEE POPULATIONS
๐ฑ New post in HABITAT GARDENING for those considering purchasing native plant seeds: Know germination requirements.
๐ Also, store-bought bee houses can be dangerous for bees, unless you manage them correctly.
๐ Finally, several FREE resources that help you help the 30% of native bees in North America that live above ground. You can bee a hero and help for zero dollars.
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/know-before-you-buy-native-plant-seeds
#WildlifeWednesday
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Know Before You Buy Native Plant Seeds
This Time: Making sure you know germination requirements of any native plants you plan to buy; Avoiding the danger in bee houses. [...]
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/know-before-you-buy-native-plant-seeds
๐ชฐ This very small fly landed on my finger last summer. Look at the bands on its tiny, tiny wings.
๐ท Pic is a little blurry (had to use one hand quickly to get the shot), but it looks like a "biting midge" (Culicoides spp.). They need a better publicist, evidently.
๐ It's one of a population in the thick layer of decaying leaves being used as a natural mulch nearby. Bugs like these are what Brown Thrashers and other birds are after when they are looking through leaves for food. We can support declining bird populations by just keeping leaves on the ground or as mulch in beds.
#InsectSaturday #HabitatGardening #Gardening #SolarPunk #BiodiversityGardening #Thrutopia
๐ Check out the latest post to Habitat Gardening.
๐ฆโโฌ This time I cover where to find sources of native plants so you can prepare for the next growing season using *Keystone Plants* that are critical in your area to supply food for birds and butterflies to bolster their falling populations.
๐ But there's more! For winter season improvement, I described how to keep a spot for ground-dwelling bees. I give you a link to a helpful guide from the Xerces Society that provides you with details.
๐ And, as always, there are links to expert resources.
#HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening #NativePlants #Nature #Environment #Conservation #Biodiversity #Invertebrates #SolarPunk #Thrutopia
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/where-to-purchase-native-plants
Joe Wynne ๐ป๐โฐ๏ธ
Habitat Gardening
