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.
TFP is no angel, but i was so excited for this season of The Bachelorette for the first time in a long time. Honestly, fuckkkkkkkkkk Dakota and fuck TMZ and the incredibly obvious timing of this 2023 video being released publicly, that’s all i have to say. #SLOMW
Feels like a good day to remind you that you can have a clover lawn instead of grass or just let the clover roam free and grow where it wants to if you have volunteer patches of it. Better drought resistance, happy pollinators, acts as a natural lawn fertilizer, less maintenance.
Having a husband that can’t fix stuff must suck, but I can’t relate unfortunately. Our dryer stopped spinning last night and my husband took it apart today to fix the belt that had snapped and found all our missing socks in the process. A real one 🫡
HAHAHHAHA of course they only have one runway open at DIA due to wind, why would an international airport need multiple runways? Boooooooo tomato tomato tomato @united & FAA
If you want your family of 4 to sit together on the plane then you should book your tickets as such, don’t ask the attendants to move the people around you from the seats we selected and paid for because you didn’t plan your trip well.