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I’ve got a .9 acre lot with tall trees scattered throughout, with sections of well established St Augustine grass, peppered with lots of “weeds” that I’m happy to let grow like dandelions, violets, and dead nettle, but also lots of invasive field garlic and patches of monkey grass I plan to uproot. It’s our first spring here, so I’m also trying to just observe what shows up throughout the growing seasons.

I’ve been sporadically pulling up the field garlic that’s been popping up all throughout the grass. Im left with big holes where I remove the garlic and I’m wondering if it would make sense to just toss some native wildflower seeds and/or native grass seeds into the little craters I make each time I pull the garlic out? Or would it be a waste of seeds to plant them interspersed throughout the grass? I’d like to try to foster a way for native and beneficial plants to slowly take over and push out the lawn grass.

I’m not very organized and like to let things take their own course. I can easily get distracted halfway into a project, so I’d rather not just pull up large areas of grass only to fail at replacing it quickly enough to avoid erosion. So I guess if anyone has done anything similar – just trying to let native “weeds” overtake the yard, while also adding various other seeds in hopes they give the grass some competition – I’d love to hear your tips or suggestions.

I’ve been growing these guys for a year now several failed attempts at growing them and this is the furthest I have gotten. Theyre about 3-4” each

I am in NE illinois, and need suggestions on where to plant and when. Have trouble finding suggestions with our strange climate, and I do not trust google AI.

Hello all,

This is my first post here and I’m not really well versed in anything permaculture related. I’m graduating soon with a degree in bio and I’d like to put it to use on my family’s property.

We have a lot of acres and I’m wondering what software I could use to manage everything. I need to be able to put accurate markers for trail cams within 30 feet would be nice. And I would like something also for long term planning like trails, roads, areas of specific biodiversity, etc. Preferably I’d like everything in one place, as in only using one program, but I know that may not be possible. I thought about using GIS but it’s so darn confusing and not really beginner friendly.

Any help would be nice. I’m located in central Maine is that’s anything. Thanks!