I agree Jan about treating our planet with respect. I care for a 3 acre floral garden. I use very little chemical in the gardens. Only when needed, I have volunteers that help me weed by hand and only when the boss pushes for spraying do I do it carefully and limited mostly to walkways. We use peat, pine fines and buy compost from a local nursery.
The absolute keys to attracting pollinators is to plant the right plants. We have so many butterflies, bees, wasps, birds, and little critters. When I'm in the gardens I don't feel like there is a problem in the world.
I'm not a big believer in climate change, I've been around long enough to see we have cycles and some of the endangered creatures are returning. I try to judge by this method. I could be proven wrong one day but for now this is what I see.
I agree Jan about treating our planet with respect. I care for a 3 acre floral garden. I use very little chemical in the gardens. Only when needed, I have volunteers that help me weed by hand and only when the boss pushes for spraying do I do it carefully and limited mostly to walkways. We use peat, pine fines and buy compost from a local nursery.
The absolute keys to attracting pollinators is to plant the right plants. We have so many butterflies, bees, wasps, birds, and little critters. When I'm in the gardens I don't feel like there is a problem in the world.
I'm not a big believer in climate change, I've been around long enough to see we have cycles and some of the endangered creatures are returning. I try to judge by this method. I could be proven wrong one day but for now this is what I see.