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🌱 Should we stop de weeding our gardens?

Plants and wildflowers are a haven for a lot of wildlife like bees and butterflies.

SamGoodship
a year ago
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JLouM

No don’t stop all together but leave a wild ‘patch’ for the pollenators.

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SamGoodship
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JLouM sprinkle some wildflower seeds and the insects will thank you for it 🐝 🦋

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jms19

I guess it’s up to people’s personal choice. I personally like wild flowers etc and it’s a lot easier to maintain but I understand why people would want a well maintained garden cause it’s more convenient to do stuff in

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SamGoodship
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jms19 As someone else suggested, maybe creating a wild patch of garden would be a good compromise?

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jam45

SamGoodship - I have been weeding my patio since last February, by hand (no chemicals), bleach or vinegar alone, bleach/salt and hot water, weed killers and the weeds is still growing back. I am not spending anymore money on killing the weeds.

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SamGoodship
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jam45 I don’t use anything on mine, just pull them up from the root

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jam45

SamGoodship It's hard work bending down wearing gloves and spending more than two hours pulling the weeds out.

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Auntielettie

It depends on the size of your garden I guess. Even if it's small you can choose to grow insect and bee friendly plants and eliminate the unwanted weeds

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Midnightflower

I think you can do both. Just have small areas dedicated to wildflowers and grow bee friendly plants aswell. Try not to use chemicals and go for more environmentally friendly alternatives. I'm using egg shells to stop the snail this years.

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Howmuch

No they will take over the the world, less plastic grass and patios would help.

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tara73ziva

I leave a patch of wild weeds in the corner of my garden for the pollinators if everyone did that it would help the bees 🐝 as you only need to leave a small patch

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SamGoodship
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tara73ziva great idea!

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Nadiaparveen

I like wildflowers.. we pull them out and they grow right back because it's natural and I think that's beautiful. But I understand not wanting them on your pavements.

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Jerseydrew

Leave some for wildlife as insects need the weeds

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MelissaLee1

Always leave a wild patch.Looks nice and is great for pollinators as you so rightly say.

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