Growing a Greener World Episode 1008: Bringing Nature Home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- When it comes to understanding the vital relationships between native plants and the wildlife that depends on them, Doug Tallamy is the acclaimed expert. This episode explores ways to incorporate nature into your landscape and help you understand why that’s so important.
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Doug Tallamy thank you for opening my eyes. Now I slow down more looking at the interactions closely.
Now my yard is over 95% native to my area with over 70 species and I have no turf.
You should register your area to your native species council in your area..
Doug Tallamy is one one of my heroes and the inspiration for my gardening for wildlife and native plants. I saw him at a pollinator conference in 2017 and I haven’t stopped following his advice since.
I have a mixed forest of black and white oaks on a property a d am curious as to the type of oaks u are refering to a d there use especial.y in oregon.
I met and bought "bringing nature home" years ago, love it , he's a gem
Joe Lamp'l and Doug Tallamy are rock stars in my eyes!
Thanks, Melanie!
Absolutely growing oak trees from acorns now and winter sewing wildflowers seeds that needed cold stratification
keep spreading the word about native plants and wildlife...I just found out how important it is
I got Rick Darkes' book "The American Woodland Garden" after my neighbor totally destroyed the forest we share in less than a decade piling wood chips that are now over 3" deep and has slowly killed all the trees as an arborist predicted. The end result was a definite decline in the # of birds & species but most important NO bees or butterflies - all gone - just yellow jackets everywhere & getting stung. Ricks' book is a wake up call & is beautifully done so I am SLOWLY bringing my portion of the woods back but it takes a lot of time & money but I am getting there & planting more natives in yard . Cornell University has a link to find natives in each state to help - an oak tree alone is hosts more than 400 species of moths and butterflies - more than any other tree and I have 5 of them over 50'! Thank You for the info & I will be getting Dougs' book too!
so sad to hear this.
How did wood chips kill your trees? I’ve been using wood chips for 10+ years and trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants are thriving. Did you use them as mulch? Was it too dry when applied? Curious.
@@dankeener3307 Wasn't me. I hired a master arborist to find out why the forest was declining. He said continuous use of yearly wood chips take the nitrogen out of the soil and both covering the root flare eventually suffocates the trees. The soil becomes anaerobic from lack of oxygen due to compaction causing fungal disease to roots (i.e. anthracnose).
Not to mention you do not know where those wood chips came from - whether trees were treated with pesticides and / or carrying insects and disease.
Death happens over time as trees slowly decline and can take up to 5:years but by the time trees show symptoms it is too late.
I even know people who got carpenter ants and termites from wood chips around house that ate their foundations and cost a fortune to fix.
This helps me be aware to plant natives in my yard to support the local pollinators and birds. I don't care if they eat it up, I want them to be fed!
Agreed. Same here!!
Excellent subject and so important!!
This video is helpful and important for anyone who grows anything from the plant world.
That was one beautiful blue dragonfly.
This was amazing! We live on a wooded plot of land however it was landscaped 30 years ago with tons of Asian (and invasive) plants. I’m trying to restore it as we have so much wildlife here (foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks and all the others.
But what you said really resonated with me and I feel it would help so much with not only the climate crisis, but with the animals: if everyone did their little part in their space, we can transform and bring back their habitats. We can coexist. I love this so much and more people need to see this.
yes, I am on board now...spread the word through social media and out and about.
You raise a really important point about the need for coexistence. One thing I haven’t heard Dr. Tallamy talk about is when predators start to move in, or larger animals in general. You know, such as foxes, deer or bear or even bobcats. People are just as concerned/alarmed with those species as they are with insects! But larger wildlife would be a natural feature of a more diverse ecosystem. I’m sure the answer is education and tolerance, but do you think we can get there?
@@jenniferspring8741 it’s hard. For us, we love the foxes. We have a den that lives under our deck every year. We do see the side effects of it in our yard, but to me it’s a sign of a strong ecosystem. I think it would be harder with larger predators but it’s doable. Look at communities like Masai Mara and natives who do coexist with them. It’s a mindset shift. The animals were here before us. We need to respect nature and not get in the way. I don’t think we will ever 💯 be there. We as human race are too concerned with ourselves and our own personal wants/needs. We still have issues that could’ve been solved probably years ago, but selfishness and greed have proved to be more important. It’s sad.
Really agree. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Best wishes!
Great video. I'll definitely think more about hosting creatures when adding plants to my space. Right now I have smaller areas set up throughout my yard for butterflies and birds etc. It is hard to protect them with all of the sprays and pesticides some neighbors use.
I have the same problem & I am trying to figure a way to attract beneficials without giving them a death sentence from neighbors using chemicals but I still think it's better than nothing AND it might inspire others to do the same if it's done right.
I’ve listened to several podcasts interviewing Doug, and I love listening to the Joe Gardener show. This would’ve been more helpful, though, if it had spoken more to those of us living in small plots in suburbia. Photo after photo of huge lawns surrounded by plant layers isn’t what most of us encounter. Some suburban examples would be beneficial. Trees are also planted so close to houses here that many people are having them removed. Every bad storm we have (thunderstorms and hurricanes), I see several downed trees in my neighborhood, so I don’t really blame them. We still have our 3 trees, but one was damaged by lightning and probably needs to be removed. If any one of them falls (including my neighbors’ trees), it will fall on a house. The houses in our neighborhood did not come with garages or outdoor storage of any kind, so we’ve had to build those on our property. I am learning and making small changes, but it’s hard not to feel like it’s a drop in the bucket.
Maybe try native shrubs and herbaceous plants and skip trees. I get it.
Wow! Love this information. I am excited to see how I can increase the number of native plants on the land.
Great episode!
Very Good Episode. We all can do our part at adding native plants to our gardens and being aware of how to support insects the natural way. And as always, I like seeing those Kubota's in your video. That RTV is a helping hand.
Aaahhh I read Doug's book by the same name. Love him
Love this education! Thank you!
Very helpful in understanding more about native plants.
That's crucial information, thank you!
Love this video!👏🏻☺️🌻
Thank You for giving me so many Ideas that i can use to restore damaged ecosystem.
An eye opener
This was explained so very clearly....what an eye opener. I’m building on 2 raw acres soon & will incorporate many of these ideas. One Q....why do trees in my area (Oh) get those nasty tent caterpillars?... that certainly can’t be a good thing for those trees.🤷♀️
Those are more than likely the native eastern tent caterpillar. They have co-evolved with specific tree species. Prunus. Those caterpillars are the very thing that Doug Tallamy is talking about. talks about. The caterpillars become food for baby birds. The trees have evolved with the caterpillars. The trees will be ok. That’s very exciting that you have a functioning ecosystem.
Several species of birds eat the caterpillars including yellow-billed cuckoo. Many birds use the web to build nests such as blue gray gnatcatcher and hummingbird.
It makes me sad knowing just how many people just don't care..
I care Karen, so there is two of us now at least, lol. I have planted many native plants and trees in my yard where once was only turf, and still more to do. Just focus on doing the work to change things my friend. Have a lovely day.
It's not that they don't care it's that they are aware of what they can accomplish by going native
I have a single property and you can create a noticeable difference in a short time, you just need to create the ecosystems. A small yard can have a huge impact and so can city balcanies, ect.
Is there a way to get a narrow list of native plants for, say a zipcode? I live in Texas and there are so many varying ecosystems in Texas that it would be unwise to plant "Texas natives" in my area that aren't truly native to my area. It would be nice to have a resource that can easily tell me, based on my locality, which native plants are best-suited...
I'm also in Texas, and you're so right.
I love my Woodlands , but can only walk thru them in Winter because of all the Poision Ivy..
I've been trying to revert my property, in the middle of a subdivision, back to the way it would have looked before the subdivision was built. Getting rid of more turf grass and planting more native shrubs and sedges every season. All its done is piss off the neighbors because I'm _attracting animals_ & they feel obligated to trap and kill them. Those of you who have control of your own lives and can do what you like with your land are blessed. Don't ever take that for granted.
Which Rudbeckia is it directly behind where Doug Tallamy is seated?
As a chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, can we show this video during a Zoom meeting? Anybody have any experience with that? Thank you!
Since it's on TH-cam, all you have to do is share your screen and make sure your guests can hear the audio
I want to do more, but don't know what to do. My whole yard is full of natives.
You can spread the word, or get involved with a local native plant society.
As your native plants get established and need to be divided, you can share with neighbors or find a space that is neglected and start planting. Near our house is a park that was a landfill and covered with 6 inches of top soil. Lots of invasive plants came up among the great native plants. I began supporting the native trees by pulling vines and also planting plants from my surplus. Little by little it is changing. The latest count is 121 native plants I was able to introduce there.
so true.
Didn't mention the vines
I own 3 and a half acres in nc and after this wana bring in some natives.
This is great if you live somewhere beautiful and green . I live in Southern California and the native plants look like scrub brush. That is fine if you live in a Spanish revival. I plant low water need plants but things that look like a garden . I get lots of bees and butterflies , crickets, lizards, wasps , spiders and squirrels.
Unfortunately, without native plant species. You are not adding to the biodiversity of the area. You should embrace the amazingly tough plants that call your area of the world home. They are true rock stars. Once your neighbors remove the native species you will more thank likely loose the limited wildlife you have. It’s ok to have a few plants that are ornamental. However, think about the good you will do if you do add some of the native species. I guarantee it you will gain admiration and a love of these species.
@@braedonshelton2305 yeah, no. But that’s a kind response to something you adamantly disagree with. I have a Tudor storybook cottage. Other neighbors have Spanish revivals, or mid century which can support natives. I just wish they realized that there is a responsibility that comes with that and keep it clean and neat. Many think they no no maintenance, which they are not.
It’s a balance act. Listen to this episode several times. You will hear something new and helpful each time.❤
Plant native wildflowers and oaks.