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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:40 JST AI6YR Ben

   GREAT opportunity for those in the Conejo Valley/Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park. There is an opportunity for $250 in FREE PLANTS (plus help) to convert your yard into a native garden from the local Audubon society. #gardening #ThousandOaks #ConejoValley #garden #free #grant #plants https://wp.conejovalleyaudubon.org/conservation/lawns-to-habitat/

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:35 JST mark

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     • Cecilia Mjausson Huster

     @mjausson @ai6yr I enforce my plants to be hardy to survive. If they can't survive a bit of neglect then they will be replaced.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:37 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Cecilia Mjausson Huster

     @mjausson LOL I haven't used my irrigation system since before the pandemic... I have plans to cap off the automatic valves, so they don't leak.

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     Cecilia Mjausson Huster (mjausson@mastodon.design)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:37 JST Cecilia Mjausson Huster

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     @ai6yr With an established native garden you don't need it. But realistically it's going to take most people at least 3-5 years to get to that stage. If they lose lots of plants every time they take a vacation, it takes even longer. Automatic systems save time, money and heartache.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:39 JST AI6YR Ben

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     Lessons from me from this program, btw:

     1. Did NOT need that many plants! Remember that small plants become big plants...

     2. More variety better than a lot of the same. I could have used 1/5 or less of the plants and propagated them. Propagation of natives is very easy (in the rainy season, or keep them well watered the first year).

     3. Watch the selection.. a lot of the"native" plants are not very local but instead from Baja California, which is fine... but use in moderation, as those really are more exotics than natives.

     #gardening #natives

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     Cecilia Mjausson Huster (mjausson@mastodon.design)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:39 JST Cecilia Mjausson Huster

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     @ai6yr They probably expect you to kill 1/3 or more of the plants. That may well be realistic for people who don't install automatic irrigation.

     I know people who spend an hour every evening hose watering their garden. Then they go on holiday and come back to dead plants. Big surprise! 🤦🏼♀️

     When I tell them that they should install irrigation, they act like I'm inviting them to my Satanist church. 😂 Year, after year...

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:39:40 JST AI6YR Ben

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     Some great before/after photos from this program (not my yard). (I also took advantage of this, it was AWESOME). Before/After! #nativeplants #gardening #gardens #ConejoValley

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 04:47:42 JST mark

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     • Cecilia Mjausson Huster

     @mjausson @ai6yr I am still overwhelmed and unable to keep things tidy

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 05:32:47 JST mark

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     • Cecilia Mjausson Huster

     @ai6yr @mjausson yep. All this.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2024 05:32:48 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Cecilia Mjausson Huster

     @ATLeagle @mjausson There's definitely something to be said for hardiness. I am a fan of the edible weeds here for that reason. Zero need to worry about them and they keep on producing even if you pull half of them out, LOL.