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    Mystery Plants: No, That’s Not a Skunk. – SOLVED

    March 1, 2021 /

    Something I haven’t talked about on this page yet (but maybe should have) was that there was some mystery source of STANK in my front yard. We noticed it when we first got the house, and we weren’t certain of the source. We thought originally it was a tree with some moldy looking leaves by our front porch, so we pruned it back excessively. That was a mistake, as the smell persisted. It was a mystery until last night, when I saw a post on the Austin gardening subreddit, where someone proudly showed off their “Society Garlic” plant that was shooting new growth after the devastating freeze we had two…

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    A New Recurring Segment – Mystery Plants

    February 8, 2021 /

    All my neighbors warned me to just let things grow in my front and back yard – the OG MG’s (remember, that means original owners, the Master Gardeners) planted a ton of beautiful flowers, and they just pop up at random. Much of my gardening is playing a game of “is this a weed or a flower?” and it looks a lot like this… The goal with this segment is to (hopefully) crowdsource information from more knowledgeable gardeners, so I can know what is growing in my yard. And, of course if it’s something I want to grow or yank. Today’s Mystery Plant I’ve counted 4 of these seedlings that…

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