One Tree at a Time

@moffittjc You shouldn't let them get away with that. They'll think it's okay and you don't mind.

I have a small oak sapling growing in one of my flower pots from the squirrels planting an acorn.

I have the same problem with squirrels. They like to store away their nuts and put them in things like plant pots in addition to the ground. They are master hoarders, lol. Interestingly, they can locate and remember up to 95% of what they store away

Earth Day was first celebrated in the early 1970s as a way to draw attention to the negative impact humans were causing on the planet. It’s a way to remind us that we need to do a better job of taking care of this planet.

@mildredtabitha I try to be as respectful for our environment as I can be.

@moffittjc Now I understand. I know this has impacted many people positively. It is good to care for our environment

@moffittjc Based on the size and how they're spaced, I don't think they are designed too. But, yeah . Which they didn't have to block the sidewalk to do it, when the parkling lot wasn't packed and right there, though.

Nice! I hope those trees thrive and grow nice and big and provide lots of shade!

@moffittjc That’s a good idea

That’s awesome that your kids got little trees to plant!

@moffittjc their school grows there own garden but the kids where not allied this year to help grow it for safety of course. There school got rights to grow food, they are also a bird sanctuary which is sweet. They set up butterflies as well. I love that they do with the kids.

@ShyBear88 That’s awesome that they do so much nature-based stuff with the kids.

You can always dig up the sidewalk and plant your veggies there!

@Fleura You can't dig up part of the road to use as a garden?

@DaddyEvil There is no sidewalk on this stretch of lane. The garden is much more convenient!

@moffittjc Yes and they grow fast too! We had several hundred at work that were used in an experiment or a study that were tossed out at the end. We all brought some home to plant. Our subdivision did not have a drain back in the servitude between property lines and it was always wet back there. We planted a row of cypress trees there. I wouldn't put them in your yard though--you will have needles/knobs popping up that your lawn mower won't like!

I want to plant some cypress trees next. The meadow behind my house would be the perfect environment for them, since it almost always is full of water, which cypress trees love.

@kareng I have no room for them in my yard with the heavy tree canopy I already have. I want to plant them in the meadow behind my property.

Yes, the Mesquite but they are very slow growing and often their seeds do not germinate. I have one out back. I think there are a couple of gullies in our mountains that have cotton wood trees but I've never seen them. Mostly we have yucca and other cacti type plants that can withstand our long droughts, sometimes we get 10 year droughts.

There isn’t a native variety which will thrive in you r arid environment?

@rebelann No offense, but why in the hell do you live in a place like that?

@moffittjc I hope too, my neighbor planted one 5 years ago it is already 7 feet tall.

@LadyDuck That’s certainly encouraging for you as your tree starts to grow.

I hope your pine grows into a beautiful tree!

I love Japanese maples. I would love to plant one here.

@DianneN Do you think they would grow well in Florida?

I would have thought the coconut trees would have thrived on Guam. My grandmother had coconut trees in her yard in south Florida, I used to love eating the coconuts when I was a child.

@just4him I’m the opposite. I can get stuff to grow great outside, but then struggle to keep houseplants alive.

@moffittjc Everything thrives on Guam, just not in my yard. I don't have a green thumb. I tried everything to get plants to grow. I even took seed pods off blooming plants at the base my husband worked at. Nothing. I gave up. I'm good at indoor plants though. Why? I don't know, but I have one plant I bought for Mother's Day when I moved in here 5 years ago that's still going strong. My Christmas poinsettia is also doing well. Now, if I could only get something to grow outside, it would be great.

The NYC metro area needs more trees and less concrete and asphalt!

@lovebuglena Sure, why not! Do it.

@moffittjc Are you suggesting I go plant something there?

I’m thinking about buying some acreage out of town to give me plenty of room to do the things I want to do.

That’s a really nice looking tree!

@dgobucks226 Would those pear trees be able to survive in Florida?

@moffittjc Thanks Jeff! When it blooms it's my pride and joy

@moffittjc that’s a good idea.

That’s good that you have so many already. I’ve actually planted a few trees in our local parks before, without telling any of the city workers!

That’s nice that you have so many trees. In too many places these days there is too much concrete and asphalt.

Several myLotters have commented about getting trees from the Arbor Day foundation. I’ll have to check out their website.

@moffittjc They have really good deals for packets of trees. They are small; but we have a whole forest from the plantings we did (at the other house).

I have huge aloe plants growing around my yard.

@oahuwriter My neighbor has an aloe plant that is even bigger than mine!

@moffittjc Nice! Mine in pots do half the size of yours.

That joke made me laugh. I’ll have to remember to tell it to my girlfriend today (she is a blonde).

@moffittjc

What is Warth Day?

@moffittjc an overly zealous typer. Or more likely Klingon Earth day.

@JimBo452020 Depends on where that bush is that you grow.

I try to plant a tree every year. Sometimes more.

@moffittjc I sometimes grow a bush. Does this count.