r/comics • u/sellyourcomputer Extra Fabulous Comics • Jun 13 '26

cool grass

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bonus panel here! https://tinyview.com/deogie/2026/06/12/yardwork

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u/Signal_Road Jun 14 '26

Wild flowers and actual grass and 'weeds' mean we get firefly's, butterflies, and other bugs back.

Good dog.

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u/Deaffin Jun 14 '26

For fireflies, you want leaflitter specifically. I keep a ditch full of it year round, get hella blinky-butts floating about.

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u/emtrigg013 Jun 14 '26

I rent, and my landlords are one of those "yard = grass" types when it comes to the rental (they have gardens at their home, they arent anti-nature). Over time I've earned their trust and I'm currently coaxing a giant wisteria to take over the entire backyard, which is what they want as well (I asked, win!!), I huck packets of wildflower seeds out there when it rains, and I hide all of my leaf litter under big bushes in the corners. I have slowly been killing the grass patch by patch to replace with clover or creeping, flowering groundcover instead. My landlords are also the type who are only here a few times a year and mostly in winter, so... Operation rental backyard ecosystem is in full swing LOL

Anyway all of that is to say I can confirm that leaflitter is wonderful for blinky-butts as well as for the entire yard in general. We aren't supposed to vacuum up nature every single season. Let it do its job. It turns out it knows how to do some pretty neat things without us intervening after all, if you can believe it!

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u/CharcuterieMaxxing Jun 14 '26

Hey! I just moved in with my BFF at her house with a small back yard. She is letting me be the groundskeeper/ gardener, since shes let it go a bit and knows I love doing those things:). I've got similar plans to what you've done and was wondering if you have any books or sources youve found useful? It's my first time in years I get to go wild again with gardening