Garden prep for pollinators

Garden prep for pollinators

Posted by Jackie Game on

As part of my civic duty (and to keep my neighbours and even wife happy) I've been keeping our lawn nice and trim.  

Here's what it looks like on this mid-July day.

Now, if you care to walk five steps to the east, here is the section of my lawn that I am converting into a pollinator garden. NOTE: this photo is taken on the same day, same time.

Please also note, that as part of my civic duty I have not watered either my traditional lawn OR my 'pollinator lawn' in the past 8 weeks.

Now, before we go further into this topic, I'd like to share a story about provincial politics here in my home province of Ontario.  You see, back in the 1990s, a new premier named Mike Harris was elected (for our American leaders, a Premiere is similar to a state governor) under the slogan of "The common Sense Revolution".

His platform was simple and clear: "tax cuts and a solution to the deficit." He also pledged to cut funding to social programs, reduce the number of MPPs, deregulate university tuition, and weaken unions with new labour laws. Although he wasn’t favoured in the polls, Harris and the Progressive Conservatives won 82 seats and 44.8% of the vote in 1995." (Bradburn, 2018)

Sound familiar?

Now, I don't know about you, but I'm a little burned out on politics, so I'm not going to get into a discussion about whether or not Mike Harris' common sense revolution was successful or not, but what I AM interested in discussing is what a great and catchy slogan he created.  

And I think it should be adopted by all people who are wishing to turn the tide on climate change and species loss.

Because I think the environmental movement could use a COMMON SENSE REVOLUTION.

Here are my top 3 common sense solutions to our climate issues.

PROBLEM 1: The US alone has over 40M acres of lawns, which require a wild amount of time, energy and MONEY to maintain, which creates a whole host of issues for everyone.  And unless you have kids using every square inch to play rugby, football or foot-ball... LAWNS MAKES NO SENSE!

COMMON SENSE SOLUTION: We should encourage people to naturalize their lawns (as opposed to fining them for naturalizing) and in turn aim to make urban city centres more naturally green so we can reduce the heat island effect (like Medellin Colombia who decreased their heat by more than 3C (5.4F)) and the astronomical costs of rapid flooding caused by not having enough vegetation to absorb increased storm water.  And don't get me started on the loss of life we're seeing from increased flooding.  SIDEBAR, Medellin's project not only reduced pollution, increased absorption and dropped temperatures, it only cost $600,000 US / year to maintain!

PROBLEM 2.  Pesticides and herbicides are killing vital pollinators, potentially contaminating our soil and even our bodies.... IT MAKES NO SENSE!!

Have you noticed fewer insects on your windshield?

Apparently insect numbers are dropping dramatically.

Controlling weeds by using chemicals that kill vital pollinators and potentially our bodies MAKES NO SENSE.

COMMON SENSE SOLUTION
Grow a pollinator garden and control weeds by encouraging new growth of native plants rather than breaking your back trying to keep a pristine 'weedless' lawn - are you noticing my theme here?
 
Lobby your local municipality to stop cutting large tracts of vacant land - including beside roads and highways - and instead turn them into naturalized landscapes.

Lobby your political reps to eliminate harmful pesticide use.  There are more of 'us' than there are of 'them' (meaning the multi-nationals who are responsible for these products) and together we can find ways to protect crops without relying on these old-school methods.
PROBLEM 3 - There are too many cars on the road, there is too much traffic to get anywhere efficiently.  Cars puke harmful pollutants, cost a lot to maintain and are clogging up our cities. It MAKES NO SENSE.
COMMON SENSE SOLUTION
Make it EASIER to build mass transit.  I love this quote from an interview with Ezra Klein about his new book - Abundance - "China could build 23,000 miles of high-speed rail in the time California has not built 500 miles. These are not technological problems. If we’ve made the process of politics impossible, then that’s on us."
Of course, I could go on, but I think you get my point.  Being more sustainable shouldn't create more problems (or red tape) it should make our lives EASIER, more enjoyable and fulfilling.

End of rant.

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  • ¿Cómo usar precio de Cytotec?
    Guía para el uso del misoprostol venta bogota:
    Según la dosis que se requiera usar para interrumpir el embarazo, a continuación, les contaremos como es el uso de las pastillas abortivas cytotec comprar bogota.

    Dosis de 4 pastillas: Esta dosis es de uso únicamente oral, se deben colocar las 4 pastillas cytotec a domicilio bajo la lengua hasta que se disuelvan, luego que sientas que las pastillas se han disuelto en su totalidad, pasas todo con un vaso de agua. Se recomienda siempre permanecer en reposo, preferiblemente acostada.

    Dosis de 8 pastillas: Colocar las 4 pastillas cytotec en Medellin bajo la lengua hasta que se disuelvan, luego que sientas que las pastillas se han disuelto en su totalidad, pasas todo con un vaso de agua, inmediatamente luego del paso anterior se deben aplicar 3 pastillas abortivas bogota/medellin cytotec, vía vaginal, 1 a 1 bien al fondo con los dedos, se deben levantar las piernas contra la pared por un tiempo de 50 minutos, después permanecer en reposo total, acostada preferiblemente. Evita ir al baño por un periodo de 4 horas como mínimo.

    Dosis de 12 pastillas: Colocar las 4 pastillas cytotec precio Bogota/
    Colombia bajo la lengua hasta que se disuelvan, luego que sientas que las pastillas se han disuelto en su totalidad, pasas todo con un vaso de agua, inmediatamente luego del paso anterior se debe tomar 1 pastilla cytotec vía oral debajo de la lengua, enseguida se deben aplicar 3 pastillas abortivas precio Colombia cytotec vía vaginal, 1 a 1 bien al fondo con los dedos, se deben levantar las piernas contra la pared por un tiempo de 50 minutos, para finalizar se usa la tercer dosis de manera oral (4 pastillas para abortar de cytotec, debajo de la lengua) después debes permanecer en reposo total, acostada preferiblemente.

    https://cytotec-medellin.com.co/

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  • ¿Qué pastilla es efectiva para abortar?

    Se recomienda el medicamento comercialmente llamado pastillas abortivas Bogotá o cytotec, con un compuesto de 200 mcg de misoprostol para lograr un aborto provocado, inicialmente se debe confirmar el embarazo mediante una prueba científica, para posteriormente conocer la dosis adecuada que se debe usar para interrumpir el embarazo, la venta cytotec bogota/medellin en lugares autorizados se debe contar con receta médica. El procedimiento se debe hacer bajo supervisión de un profesional de la salud, para evitar complicaciones, antes de comprar pastilla abortiva

    ¿Cómo funcionan las pastillas Cytotec Bogotá ?

    ¿Dónde comprar Cytotec en Bogota? Es una pregunta que se hacen todas las mujeres cuando se encuentran en una situación de embarazo no deseado o inesperado, al usar el precio de cytotec, causan cólicos, náuseas, escalofríos, calambres, diarrea, fiebre, vomito, causando contracciones en el útero, luego empieza el sangrado que viene acompañado de coágulos, durante este sangrado debe salir el embrión, que es un tejido de color blanco que no se disuelve, es importante estar muy pendiente de lo que va saliendo, para confirmar que el aborto se completó de manera exitosa. Las pastas para abortar prolongan el sangrado revestimiento que cubre el útero. Después que se complete el aborto se recomienda durante 2 a 3 semanas de manera mínima, esto para eliminar cualquier residuo y el empezar un tratamiento con antibiótico, con el propósito de evitar cualquier infección que pueda provocar el uso del Misoprostol.

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