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   Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 22:21:12 JST Nelson

   We've finally cleared our main garden of all our inherited plants, except for the yucca. Assuming this is common yucca / Yucca filamentosa, it is native to just south of here, like Virginia, so I think of it as helping the plant move north ahead of global heating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_filamentosa

   Also, I'm told that previous owners have tried to kill this plant multiple times and failed dramatically (it looks very healthy). I try not to pick fights I expect to lose.

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     RMcNeely (mcneely@jawns.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 22:21:09 JST RMcNeely

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     @skyfaller how "local" are you aiming for? Are we talking "South Eastern PA/Delaware" or just "PA local"? Curious where you got your seeds and plants from

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     Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 22:21:11 JST Nelson

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     The next day after clearing the garden, we were able to sketch out the garden path and put a few plants in the ground in the morning before the rain arrived.

     The goal is a native plant pollinator-friendly permaculture food forest, with the emphasis on supporting local wildlife before feeding ourselves. So far we have planted two highbush blueberries, a dwarf black chokeberry, and a Viburnum dentatum / arrowwood. (I think the arrowwood may also produce edible berries, I hope to learn more.)

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     Nelson (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 23:33:55 JST Nelson

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     @mcneely As local as possible really, depends on the circumstances. Ecoregions don't really line up with state lines, so something regionally appropriate might come from a few states away, while a plant adapted to a different environment in the same state might not be as good.

     I got my plants from Good Host Plants, which goes to great pains to get plants appropriate for Philly. They are located in my neighborhood, so plants that grow well for them should work for me. https://www.goodhostplants.com/

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     RMcNeely (mcneely@jawns.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 23:44:53 JST RMcNeely

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     @skyfaller wow it's hard to beat sourcing them from your own neighborhood! We're trying to turn our hill into wildflower meadow so we went with a few mixes that are just found in PA.