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[โ€“] rarely@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am doing this to my lawn. Lots of "weeds" but I see some flower. I am not sure if this is good enough to help the local evosystem, maybe I should plant more local flowering plants.

[โ€“] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

It probably helps more than you realize. I'll never say no to someone asking if they should plant flowers though!

Look up the weeds using Google Lens. A lot of them are only "weeds" because they aren't "turf", you know? Like, I understand calling poison ivy a weed (despite it being native to my area) because it can cause a lot of pain. I understand calling gripeweed a weed because it really spreads like wildfire. (I believe it is not technically invasive yet.) But Virginia Buttonweed? Come on! It's gorgeous! It's not hurting anyone.