Just a quick update on establishing the buffalo and blue grama lawn. It looked like this in early February, right after I spread the jute mesh and scattered the seeds.
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| February 2, 2017 |
After way too much weeding and daily hand watering, by late May I had grass and an enthusiastic crop of native wildflowers. Two annuals - Tahoka daisy (
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) and sunflowers - are the main ones now. The perennial species are still very small.
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| May 27th |
The daisies were not deliberately planted. They blew in from somewhere and I decided to keep them. They have a long bloom period, reseed easily, and attract a small white butterfly.
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| Tahoka Daisy |
The native grasses don't grow very tall at first. They are establishing roots. When the summer rains come, I expect to see the buffalo grass sending out runners and the blue grama bunches get taller.
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| Tufts of grass |
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