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Spotted a native wildflower patch at the old railroad tracks today

I was walking my dog along the old railroad tracks behind the industrial park yesterday and noticed a huge patch of purple coneflowers growing right through the gravel. There were at least 30 plants in a cluster about 20 feet long, all blooming in full sun with no help from anyone. It got me thinking about how tough some native plants are compared to the fussy stuff I baby in my backyard garden. Has anyone else seen random wildflowers popping up in weird places like this?

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simoncarr•2d ago

Question about overwatering my snake plant for 2 years straight

I had a snake plant in my kitchen for about 2 years and it always looked kinda sad and droopy. Last week my neighbor came over and saw me watering it every Sunday and she just laughed. She said I was basically drowning the thing because snake plants like to dry out completely between waterings. I had no idea I was supposed to wait until the soil was bone dry maybe every 3 or 4 weeks instead of weekly. Now I feel like an idiot but at least the plant might survive if I stop. Has anyone else kept killing a plant just by giving it too much water?

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