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I'm working on a long term project. I'm planting an all native-plant pollinator garden along the roadside at my property. It's almost 300' long and ranges from 10-30' wide. It will have bushes, trees and lots of wildflowers and grasses. Here is a picture of me planting plugs that I purchased from a native plants nursery in my area. The plugs were mostly grasses and echinacea and bee balm. I killed down the weedy turf with black plastic that stayed on most of the summer. The paper shown here, goes under the mulch to block light that might allow weeds to germinate. I'm a Master Gardener and this is a multi year project. I'll try to post some pictures of some of the more established plants. Most of my exercise comes from crawling up and down the slope, hauling mulch, soil and water and lots of squatting and standing. My home and yard are in the greenway of the Connecticut River with thousands of migrating birds passing through, so I figure it's important to feed the insects and birds in a world where they're losing so much habitat. It's important for gardeners these days to plant native plants, because the insects need them to reproduce. They just don't do as well with plants that have been imported from some other part of the world.
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1397 kcal
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Fat: 96.90g | Prot: 97.71g | Carbs: 45.82g.
Breakfast: Peaches, Heavy Cream, Heavy Cream, Cocoa Powder (Unsweetened), Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Heavy Cream, Peaches. Lunch: Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless), Salmon, Sir Kensington Avocado Oil Mayonnaise, Wild Harvest Mixed Greens & Spinach Salad. Dinner: Butcher Box Grass-Fed Beef Ribeye Steak. more...
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2436 kcal
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Exercise:
mowing on a riding lawn mower - 3 hours and 30 minutes, Cooking - 1 hour, Resting - 11 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Master Gardeners are trained in horticulture, and these days the focus is on sustainability. We are a volunteer corp that serves to educate the public and maintain non-profit gardens that serve the public. I volunteer on a regular basis at a local hospice garden and at a garden that honors and includes a statue of Sojourner Truth who was a 19th century black abolitionist and feminist crusader. We're mostly retired and mostly women. It's a way for us to give back to the community. Many projects are oriented these days to creating habitat for the pollinators who are alarmingly endangered. This matters because they are the foundation of the ecosystems. And it turns out that what we plant in our gardens can make a world of difference. Also, not using weed killers and other chemicals matters.
26 Aug 21 by member: erikahollister
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Kenna, to become a Master Gardener you take a year-long course that is basically a college level horticulture class with a 60 hr hands-on internship. Usually, you can find the organization in your area by calling the agricultural extension service of your local university. I taught Horticulture for 10 years before I retired.
26 Aug 21 by member: erikahollister
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such hard work can't wait for more pictures
26 Aug 21 by member: ridemariel
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Gosh how fantastic! Nice one! I love my outdoor space too & try to keep it attractive to all the wildlife so they visit! Looking forward to seeing this progress 🙌👌
26 Aug 21 by member: piggy winkle
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26 Aug 21 by member: Kenna Morton
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Thank you all for your interest. It keeps me out of trouble!
26 Aug 21 by member: erikahollister
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I want to be like you when I grow up.
30 Sep 21 by member: ACBelle
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