https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-01-28 https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/rethinking-weeds-part2 monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/d22f63e6-11e9-4817-aa9c-f551ef27be37/DSC_0528.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out The view looking across the paddock. The skeletons of the prior year’s lanceleaf ragweed are scattered throughout the grasses, but is not a solid stand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/2d05ad77-f3e2-4490-a81f-5e86e7e76a54/DSC_0527.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out Always be sure to look straight down when assessing ground cover! We have excellent ground cover from the native grass and leaf litter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/01c935ad-2494-45f9-8c1b-ff74cbea6e6e/DSC_0530.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out Dig a hole! Our soil structure is a little tighter and blockier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/81b68a3b-de2c-4ff2-b958-f4a28700e203/DSC_0526.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out The root system of a dead Lanceleaf Ragweed has a thin taproot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/8412cf2b-69ef-4575-a44a-389f17f37988/fungal+spores.PNG Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out A nice strand of fungal hyphae with spores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/1738013253262-F39RTNQ6JMD7F7GHDI6H/unsplash-image-kW1P8R-UoWI.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds: Part 2, What Is That Weed Doing? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/rethinking-weeds monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/01b7ed4b-5ab9-4608-b8a6-c3e9558ccc38/IMG_20220520_115510818.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds - What Are Your Weeds Telling You? - Make it stand out a young lanceleaf ragweed (not flowering) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/2d05ad77-f3e2-4490-a81f-5e86e7e76a54/DSC_0527.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds - What Are Your Weeds Telling You? - Make it stand out the view looking down at the skeletons of lanceleaf ragweed scattered through the warm season grasses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/d22f63e6-11e9-4817-aa9c-f551ef27be37/DSC_0528.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds - What Are Your Weeds Telling You? - Make it stand out The view looking across the paddock. The skeletons of the prior year’s lanceleaf ragweed are scattered throughout the grasses, but is not a solid stand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/1723133246186-Q56G3EG5FJQ30MQV9DT7/IMG_20230607_151038771_HDR.jpg Blog - Rethinking Weeds - What Are Your Weeds Telling You? - Make it stand out A refractometer is a great tool for measuring plant health and how well our plant is doing its job https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/managing-non-native-plants monthly 0.5 2024-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/3e8b522e-a335-4e19-a909-45e0c88c4078/1.png Blog - Managing Non-Native Plants & Noxious Weeds - Make it stand out Hedge Ball, the inedible fruit from the hedge tree. The primary eater and spreader of the fruit is extinct. Today it is mostly enjoyed by squirrels and used in Fall decor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/48060611-e3b3-4870-820f-aef194a4a964/Untitled+design+%289%29.png Blog - Managing Non-Native Plants & Noxious Weeds - Make it stand out As one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, the Tallgrass prairie's greatest threats are woody encroachment and noxious weeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/9c5a775a-0d24-44ae-939a-e13689ea4e72/7.png Blog - Managing Non-Native Plants & Noxious Weeds - Make it stand out 38 species of giants roamed North America during the Pleistocene. From Giant Beavers weighing 150 pounds to the Glyptodon, a giant armadillo-like creature weighing over 2 tons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/46d2388b-57cc-4620-bdf5-0c65e6fcb8c4/IMG_20200804_085805300_HDR.jpg Blog - Managing Non-Native Plants & Noxious Weeds - Make it stand out Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), one of the invaders of our prairies can be devastating without management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/d0d65076-3314-497d-8a3d-5df2bf6050d8/5.png Blog - Managing Non-Native Plants & Noxious Weeds - Make it stand out Hedge rows were once used as living fences and windbreaks https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/monitoring monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/c4060d61-6914-48d3-81dc-9bede2fb56d1/IMG_20240806_133052395.jpg Blog - Monitoring - Why it Matters and How to Get Started - Make it stand out After Photo of a Summer Prescribed Burn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/443b280b-1fb3-43cb-82ab-c1e591ec43e8/DSC_0110.jpg Blog - Monitoring - Why it Matters and How to Get Started - Make it stand out If you do nothing else, take good photos! “Rastafarian roots” on cereal rye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/52940ccb-9588-4994-a081-e2b9697086e3/Untitled+design+%287%29.jpg Blog - Monitoring - Why it Matters and How to Get Started - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/2jjethlfzzw6no87cjt3vfyy5j9igl monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/the-soil-habitat monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://www.thrivinglands.com/blog/blog-post-one-thesoilfoodweb monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63c5707c7a083f60038a32c2/8412cf2b-69ef-4575-a44a-389f17f37988/fungal+spores.PNG Blog - What Are Soil Microbes? 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