The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoPlanting mintlemmy.worldimagemessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down119
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minus-squares3rvant@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoOur soil is almost entirely clay and rock to the point that most grasses also fail to grow. I wouldn’t mind something nice like mint or another invasive plant if it meant actually having something grow at all…
minus-squareWordBox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoIt takes very little top soil for most grasses and sedges to thrive -on clay
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoWell, “thrive” might be overstating it because they’ll be much more susceptible to drought with shallow roots.
Our soil is almost entirely clay and rock to the point that most grasses also fail to grow. I wouldn’t mind something nice like mint or another invasive plant if it meant actually having something grow at all…
It takes very little top soil for most grasses and sedges to thrive
-on clay
Well, “thrive” might be overstating it because they’ll be much more susceptible to drought with shallow roots.
Make some planters