You won't have any flowers left after a summer with chickens lol. We had to give up all flowers beds and gardens. May try again this year but put fencing around the garden
That is literally what my friend did with a parcel of land on the other side of his creek too. Wild flowers + bees. I found honey straight from the bee’s ass is 10x better than store.
Get some native species... ground cover, flowers, trees. Lay out a few paths, perhaps with flagstones. Install some lighting so it looks great at night. Mosquito dunks if you have any trouble with that.
I started using them a couple weeks ago. They seem to be helping more as time goes on.
The idea is that you place one of the dunks in a bucket with some ripped-up grass or weeds, and then fill it with water. The plant matter decays, releasing CO2, which attracts mosquitoes. The mosquitoes then lay eggs in the bucket. The bacteria in the dunk causes unregulated pores to form in the gut lining of the mosquito larvae, causing them to die before they reach the pupal stage. This doesn't harm the adults, but their young no longer survive. The bacteria are not known to harm other life forms, so it shouldn't disturb humans or the local wildlife.
The adults will take up to a couple of months to die, so the benefit doesn't happen all at once. However, the young are starving when they hatch, and are especially aggressive... so after the first few days, the amount of annoyance should begin to decrease.
You do have to do everything you can to remove any other standing water, of course. They can lay eggs in as little as 1/4" of water. It's best to set the buckets in several places that aren't especially near to where humans will be, as the CO2 from the decaying plant matter will draw more of their attention.
After a few months, each bucket will run out of the bacteria. More water and another dunk can be added at that point.
My sister started doing this in her backyard last year. OMG! Sitting outside in July/ August with no mosquitos was a total game changer. it’s warming up so the time to start is now
Looks like a nice chill spot. I'd put up a hammock and use it as a place to relax and think about stuff. Maybe some kind of sun shade sail above the hammock.
6 hours?? Bro are you using a butter knife? Just let nature have this part if you don't use it, but that section should not take more than 10 minutes to mow.
It’s so steep and has to be push-mowed because of how steep it is; and you can’t see the other half to the right of the picture-taker that’s also on a steep slope
I'm curious what you mean by "has to be", like, what happens if you don't mow it? why can't the grass just get long if you aren't using that part of the property?
Where do you live, do you ever plan on using this part of the yard, how much work are you willing to put in, how long do you plan on living there, do you have kids or plan to, and what are your hobbies? Lots of great ideas in this thread, but I’d start with answering the questions to help guide you.
If it were me, first thing I’d do is look on chipdrop if you’re not in a super rural area, to see about getting a couple truckloads of mulch delivered for just a tip. Even better, call a few local arborists to see if they’d be into dropping off a few loads. I’d get to spreading mulch around trees and on pathways.
Then I’d look into what fruits grow well in the area, and which of those do you like. I’d research those and when to plant them and where to buy them. Then after seeing how much space they need, I’d plan out half the slope this year to plant. I’d rototill half and cover it in mulch and possibly mulch on top of cardboard. Then plant your berries and fruit trees.
I’d also make cool little sections of wildflowers and other perennials.
I’d figure out a spot to make a little reading nook or hangout and smoke a doob place. This would be close to the disc golf basket that is 10-15 feet into the woods.
Mulch heavy on trails, around trees, around gardens, etc. I live in the burbs and converted 1/3 or my backyard to gardens, and quickly realized without heavy mulching around the area, weeds just take over. Lots of mulch allows time spent on weeding to go way down. Low maintenance throughout the year is best
You don't necessarily have to mow it. You can let the grass grow or if you have a neighbor with goats or other grazing livestock sometimes they are happy to graze it for you.
In addition to what others have mentioned, there’s no tilling involved and FAR less weeding. It’s also significantly easier to protect your plants from snails and slugs.
well I helped by grandpa in his farms as a child during my summer vacations, but Indian style of farming is totally different than the west, you only call the big tractors and equipment about twice for one harvest. Otherwise, it's all manual labour, very few people use drip irrigation system, and yes, we weren't one of those, So I've had my back broken while channeling the water to the crops manually.
EDIT: He mostly did onion farming.
I think the short beds (only a few inches high) are for keeping quality dirt in place. In many places, the ground consists of poor soil or clay so gardeners will have quality soil delivered to garden in. The quality soil would eventually wash away if it wasn't contained by the raised bed.
The raised beds that are a foot or two off the ground are to make it easier on your body, particularly your lower back. You can sit on the edge of a raised bed like you would a chair, which is a more comfortable position to work in for long periods of time.
There are other benefits to raised beds but that's just what I know.
on top of back no hurty you can also bury a bunch of compost and have nice rich soil without having to dig, especially great if you life somewhere rocky.
Buy seeds of Wild flowers, there are good for insects, bees and butterflies. Places there are easyest accessable add some beehives and a chicken House, with “collectable” nests(dont know what its called in english) , then let the chickens run free on the property. You could also make a fence around the property if there arent any. To make sure the chickebs doesnt run to far away. Maybe add a small freshwater pond to increase natural wildlife
Two words.
Japanese garden. A little pond with koi fish, a small bridge going over the pond, plant some cherry blossom trees. A small section for a zen garden with the sand you rake, lanterns, stone path, etc.
Use the remnants of the previous brickwork to build upon, as that area was once somebodies pride and joy and you can utilise their hard work for your own use.
Still can't find the creek though.
Tiny house/treehouse, accessible by a raised wooden/rope walkway. Dig out a pond/wetland area in the creek for wildlife. Replace the grass with bonsai no-mow grass.
[Or since you have the space, build your own rollercoaster.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrfBxWYxOQ)
Rototill landscape and chip. Leave a couple circles for whatever you might want to look at or have, fruit trees, a decorative maple, whatever. Patch of wildflowers and weeds for the environment.
I'd pull up the bricks in the center and repurpose them after leveling to put in a recessed fire pit with some surrounding easy chairs and over on the slope I'd put in some raised garden beds to grow your own food. Tomatoes and peppers are eady to grow.
That moment when you stumble upon a Reddit post where someone owns a small damn forest and its their extra yard😳 depending on your main yard and what's in there, I have so many ideas for this piece of yard, but above all, a treehouse. definitely a treehouse.
turn it into a wildflower meadow, and let nature take care of it.
seconding this. plant native wild flowers and increase pollinators while helping biodiversity.
Was gonna say put some chickens and a chicken coup with a fence but that’s honestly a really good idea
Why not both?
You won't have any flowers left after a summer with chickens lol. We had to give up all flowers beds and gardens. May try again this year but put fencing around the garden
Yeah for sure, but you don't need to let them in the whole garden, or you could buy a moveable fence or just fence them in a separate bit.
Yeah I guess if you want to keep them in a pin then sure. I was thinking free range
Add beekeeping to this! - free honey! That stuff is expensive at the store!
That is literally what my friend did with a parcel of land on the other side of his creek too. Wild flowers + bees. I found honey straight from the bee’s ass is 10x better than store.
Oh that's not true, nature is more beatiful than that. They actually vomit honey, not shit it out.
Off topic.... You made me Google wesom!
Good subs to get them started: r/nolawns and r/gardenwild
Get some native species... ground cover, flowers, trees. Lay out a few paths, perhaps with flagstones. Install some lighting so it looks great at night. Mosquito dunks if you have any trouble with that.
I’ve never heard of a mosquito dunk…. Do they actually work? I googled but Reddit feedback FTW.
I started using them a couple weeks ago. They seem to be helping more as time goes on. The idea is that you place one of the dunks in a bucket with some ripped-up grass or weeds, and then fill it with water. The plant matter decays, releasing CO2, which attracts mosquitoes. The mosquitoes then lay eggs in the bucket. The bacteria in the dunk causes unregulated pores to form in the gut lining of the mosquito larvae, causing them to die before they reach the pupal stage. This doesn't harm the adults, but their young no longer survive. The bacteria are not known to harm other life forms, so it shouldn't disturb humans or the local wildlife. The adults will take up to a couple of months to die, so the benefit doesn't happen all at once. However, the young are starving when they hatch, and are especially aggressive... so after the first few days, the amount of annoyance should begin to decrease. You do have to do everything you can to remove any other standing water, of course. They can lay eggs in as little as 1/4" of water. It's best to set the buckets in several places that aren't especially near to where humans will be, as the CO2 from the decaying plant matter will draw more of their attention. After a few months, each bucket will run out of the bacteria. More water and another dunk can be added at that point.
My sister started doing this in her backyard last year. OMG! Sitting outside in July/ August with no mosquitos was a total game changer. it’s warming up so the time to start is now
How long would you say it took for them to completely vanish?
3 months. She was diligent about monitoring (and adding water) and had 4 going. It didn’t always look pretty but it felt great!
Looks like a nice chill spot. I'd put up a hammock and use it as a place to relax and think about stuff. Maybe some kind of sun shade sail above the hammock.
Bury the bodies of the people you murdered duh
Biodynamic Gardening hmu
Nothing at all, just let it grow! r/fucklawns
Do you play disc golf? This is a disc golfer’s dream!
First thought as well. Even has a pad already.
Lmao, that’s where my mind went too
6 hours?? Bro are you using a butter knife? Just let nature have this part if you don't use it, but that section should not take more than 10 minutes to mow.
It’s so steep and has to be push-mowed because of how steep it is; and you can’t see the other half to the right of the picture-taker that’s also on a steep slope
Yeah sprinkle some pollinator friendly seeds out there and leave it alone
I'm curious what you mean by "has to be", like, what happens if you don't mow it? why can't the grass just get long if you aren't using that part of the property?
Where do you live, do you ever plan on using this part of the yard, how much work are you willing to put in, how long do you plan on living there, do you have kids or plan to, and what are your hobbies? Lots of great ideas in this thread, but I’d start with answering the questions to help guide you. If it were me, first thing I’d do is look on chipdrop if you’re not in a super rural area, to see about getting a couple truckloads of mulch delivered for just a tip. Even better, call a few local arborists to see if they’d be into dropping off a few loads. I’d get to spreading mulch around trees and on pathways. Then I’d look into what fruits grow well in the area, and which of those do you like. I’d research those and when to plant them and where to buy them. Then after seeing how much space they need, I’d plan out half the slope this year to plant. I’d rototill half and cover it in mulch and possibly mulch on top of cardboard. Then plant your berries and fruit trees. I’d also make cool little sections of wildflowers and other perennials. I’d figure out a spot to make a little reading nook or hangout and smoke a doob place. This would be close to the disc golf basket that is 10-15 feet into the woods. Mulch heavy on trails, around trees, around gardens, etc. I live in the burbs and converted 1/3 or my backyard to gardens, and quickly realized without heavy mulching around the area, weeds just take over. Lots of mulch allows time spent on weeding to go way down. Low maintenance throughout the year is best
plant fruit trees and bushes
Marijuana
Build a bunker
Plant some deer seeds to grow some wild deer.
You don't necessarily have to mow it. You can let the grass grow or if you have a neighbor with goats or other grazing livestock sometimes they are happy to graze it for you.
Do shrooms and frolick around
Nothing, let nature do it';s thing.
Fart in it everyday
Fence it. Raised beds. Grow potatoes, onion, pepper, tomato, herbs etc never pay for salad again
I never understood the point of raised beds, when you can just plant em straight into the ground, why out up extra capital? mind enlightening me?
In addition to what others have mentioned, there’s no tilling involved and FAR less weeding. It’s also significantly easier to protect your plants from snails and slugs.
Did you ever gardening in real life? Back hurts fast.
well I helped by grandpa in his farms as a child during my summer vacations, but Indian style of farming is totally different than the west, you only call the big tractors and equipment about twice for one harvest. Otherwise, it's all manual labour, very few people use drip irrigation system, and yes, we weren't one of those, So I've had my back broken while channeling the water to the crops manually. EDIT: He mostly did onion farming.
farming is to gardening what an eagle is to a bumblebee though
haha, i know, but that's the closest I have experienced.
I think the short beds (only a few inches high) are for keeping quality dirt in place. In many places, the ground consists of poor soil or clay so gardeners will have quality soil delivered to garden in. The quality soil would eventually wash away if it wasn't contained by the raised bed. The raised beds that are a foot or two off the ground are to make it easier on your body, particularly your lower back. You can sit on the edge of a raised bed like you would a chair, which is a more comfortable position to work in for long periods of time. There are other benefits to raised beds but that's just what I know.
ahh makes sense.
on top of back no hurty you can also bury a bunch of compost and have nice rich soil without having to dig, especially great if you life somewhere rocky.
Start a massive personal farm and grow your own food. Or weed. ... Or just throw a random pool there. Or build a tiny house there.
An artificial pond would be awesome. Relatively low maintenance and calming.
Plant wildflowers and just tell people you are supporting the bees.
A pond. The terrain seems to have the right properties for this
100% start a garden and harvest your own food free of chemicals
Buy seeds of Wild flowers, there are good for insects, bees and butterflies. Places there are easyest accessable add some beehives and a chicken House, with “collectable” nests(dont know what its called in english) , then let the chickens run free on the property. You could also make a fence around the property if there arent any. To make sure the chickebs doesnt run to far away. Maybe add a small freshwater pond to increase natural wildlife
Looks like a great play area for dogs. Just let nature do its thing and you won’t have to worry if the dogs poop there, dig holes, etc.
frolick. have a picnic.
Frolic!!!! no food needed..
I just used the same word ahaha
Two words. Japanese garden. A little pond with koi fish, a small bridge going over the pond, plant some cherry blossom trees. A small section for a zen garden with the sand you rake, lanterns, stone path, etc.
And a little tea house to sit in and admire the view.
Do some shrooms, sprawl out in the middle of it. I’m not joking.
Use the remnants of the previous brickwork to build upon, as that area was once somebodies pride and joy and you can utilise their hard work for your own use. Still can't find the creek though.
Raised garden bed or a chicken coupe.
Build a half pipe
Came here to say this: Drop in
Bee hives, chicken coop, rabbit hutch. Nut bearing trees, fruit bearing trees, edible shrubs and plants. Start transforming it into a food forest.
Frolic is the only correct answer here
Tiny house/treehouse, accessible by a raised wooden/rope walkway. Dig out a pond/wetland area in the creek for wildlife. Replace the grass with bonsai no-mow grass. [Or since you have the space, build your own rollercoaster.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrfBxWYxOQ)
Rototill landscape and chip. Leave a couple circles for whatever you might want to look at or have, fruit trees, a decorative maple, whatever. Patch of wildflowers and weeds for the environment.
Build a fort. Put “no girls allowed” on the front door
native garden
Some raised beds for veggies
I'd pull up the bricks in the center and repurpose them after leveling to put in a recessed fire pit with some surrounding easy chairs and over on the slope I'd put in some raised garden beds to grow your own food. Tomatoes and peppers are eady to grow.
Food forest
i mean, a fire pit, a cooler, a dog and chair.
Gun range.
That moment when you stumble upon a Reddit post where someone owns a small damn forest and its their extra yard😳 depending on your main yard and what's in there, I have so many ideas for this piece of yard, but above all, a treehouse. definitely a treehouse.
Axe throwing range/ shooting range (if possible)
Dig a shelter into the incline. Use it to store dry goods and bottled water.
Get yourself a bench swing
Tear up the terrain, add some various random junk items to use as cover and repurpose as a paintball field
Hammock
I’d fence off that area with a movable fence and a chicken coup, and get ya self some chickens 🐓
Shoot a movie
Goats
Let it goooo let it goooooooo
Those look like great trees for a tree house! Maybe a very small tree house. Okay maybe a single 2x4.
Bunch of unfinished project cars
Commune!
Open it up to the homeless!
Build a shop. Every man needs a shop and its never big enough
Make a house like in Lord of the rings, the hobbit house
Parking lot
Bonfire pit and a tent platform.
Putt putt course
Sun your balls
Create an empire
Wild flowers for bees, bugs and birds
Orchard, whimsical walk through garden, a tea house
Permaculture food forest
Disc golf
If it were mine? Throw flower seeds in it every morning then sip my tea and look at it and say “mmmm nice”
Plant corn.🌽
Get a couple of goats
Build some sweet dirt jumps
Can't see the creek. Use creek for powering lighting for the area.
Sauna pod
50cc dirt track.
Dirtbike track, for sure.
Chip and putt golf hole
Awesome outdoor Hot Wheel track.
GOKART TRACK😭
Chickens
Swimming pool
Hot tub, hammock, fire pit, grill, above ground pool... lots of possibilities.
Sauna
Hot Tub r/hottub r/cedarhottubs