That “pollinator seed mix” might be planting a problem.
A University of Washington study grew out 19 wildflower seed packets and found something wild: Every single packet contained invasive species. Not one or two bad mixes. All 19.
Some had 3 invasive species. Some had 13. Eight contained plants considered noxious weeds in at least one state. A third of the packets didn’t list contents at all. And only 5 accurately listed what was inside.
The most common species? Bachelor’s button. Pretty? Sure. But absolutely harmful. It can spread into native grasslands and crowd out the plants local insects actually evolved to use.
That’s the trap.
People buy “wildflower” mixes because they want to help bees and butterflies. But vague seed packets can introduce aggressive nonnative plants that make the problem worse.
Better move: Buy region-specific native seed mixes. Use local native plant nurseries. Check with your state native plant society. Look for packets that list every species by name.
seeing nalu on the tl is crazy… it’s been 15+ years and they still aren’t explicitly canon in all that time… I love slowburn but it certainly gets to a fucking point man 😭 will i d*e before they’re canon
I will never understand how the left were coined as "snowflakes" when MAGAs dear leader behaves like this anytime people call him out on his blatant lies
@vivix_202 I really think that she was going to assure Coco if that was what she wanted she’d support her that night, before she said “never mind” and they said goodnight instead 😭