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Plants in Dallas are blooming a week or two ago. Given there was the big freeze in December followed by 2-3 weeks of 70s/80s temps, it’s no surprise really. Nat

Plants in Dallas are blooming a week or two ago. Given there was the big freeze in December followed by 2-3 weeks of 70s/80s temps, it’s no surprise really. Nature is really trying to bring back the prairie land here, I think we’ve had temps from -10 to 110 over the course of 3-4 month span.

hanniabu 4y ago
> Nature is really trying to bring back the prairie land here Quick, better hit it with that Roundup so we can maintain our sterile lifeless landscapes!
- conductr 4y ago
  Lol, yeah. I tried to plant cold tolerant plants last year. But not all of them took the -20 windchill we got. I tried but there really are no native plants to this region that look very nice. It's mostly grasses and other weed looking plants. I'm looking at what did survive that storm in other peoples yards and that's all I'm going to plant going forward.
  - culi 4y ago
    You'd likely have more success focusing on your soil health than individual plant species. Soils inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi can hold 50x as much water and plants that make these associations are more resistant to drought, frost, diseases, and pests. Plants are able to send signals to each other through these networks to It's easier said than done though. Most people think you can just buy a packet of dried mycorrhizal powder and spread it around but depending on your soil it could actually take a year or two before its in a place where mycorrhizal fungi can really thrive. I'd recommend following the rules of ecological succession from a soil science perspective if you're interested. Jeff Lowenfels series (Teaming with Nutrients, Teaming with Microbes, and Teaming with Fungi) are great if you want something that goes deep into the biology, ecology, and biochemistry of it
swader999 4y ago
Wait a week, cold is coming back.
- conductr 4y ago
  Exactly what I've been saying. It's happened before and all the flowers die early and it's just ugly the rest of the year. The couple of uncommon hard freezes we've had means most plants/landscaping around the city is dead anyways. I just replanted mine last spring and probably lost 60% of it. It's annoying and expensive but what can you do...
  - Symbiote 4y ago
    In Texas? Push your politicians really hard to reduce CO2 emissions, it's the 9th highest per capita in the USA, and 3-5x higher than wealthy European countries.
    - conductr 4y ago
      I’m just trying to have a nice yard, not solve the world’s problems

hanniabu 4y ago

> Nature is really trying to bring back the prairie land here Quick, better hit it with that Roundup so we can maintain our sterile lifeless landscapes!

conductr 4y ago
Lol, yeah. I tried to plant cold tolerant plants last year. But not all of them took the -20 windchill we got. I tried but there really are no native plants to this region that look very nice. It's mostly grasses and other weed looking plants. I'm looking at what did survive that storm in other peoples yards and that's all I'm going to plant going forward.
- culi 4y ago
  You'd likely have more success focusing on your soil health than individual plant species. Soils inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi can hold 50x as much water and plants that make these associations are more resistant to drought, frost, diseases, and pests. Plants are able to send signals to each other through these networks to It's easier said than done though. Most people think you can just buy a packet of dried mycorrhizal powder and spread it around but depending on your soil it could actually take a year or two before its in a place where mycorrhizal fungi can really thrive. I'd recommend following the rules of ecological succession from a soil science perspective if you're interested. Jeff Lowenfels series (Teaming with Nutrients, Teaming with Microbes, and Teaming with Fungi) are great if you want something that goes deep into the biology, ecology, and biochemistry of it

swader999 4y ago

Wait a week, cold is coming back.

conductr 4y ago
Exactly what I've been saying. It's happened before and all the flowers die early and it's just ugly the rest of the year. The couple of uncommon hard freezes we've had means most plants/landscaping around the city is dead anyways. I just replanted mine last spring and probably lost 60% of it. It's annoying and expensive but what can you do...
- Symbiote 4y ago
  In Texas? Push your politicians really hard to reduce CO2 emissions, it's the 9th highest per capita in the USA, and 3-5x higher than wealthy European countries.
  - conductr 4y ago
    I’m just trying to have a nice yard, not solve the world’s problems