Mostly it was a texture thing. Felt like I should chew my smootie. Not sure if there's a better way to get it more pureed or not (with my crappy blender).

Not sure if it added much flavour or not. The protien poweder I add is way too sweet so I've been adding lemon juice, but I had to add more lemon juice than usual in today's smoothie.

I was told that while spinach is flavourless in smoothies, kale, not so much. I need the iron from the spinach anyway.

Mostly it was a texture thing. Felt like I should chew my smootie. Not sure if there's a better way to get it more pureed or not (with my crappy blender).

Not sure if it added much flavour or not. The protien poweder I add is way too sweet so I've been adding lemon juice, but I had to add more lemon juice than usual in today's smoothie.

I was told that while spinach is flavourless in smoothies, kale, not so much. I need the iron from the spinach anyway.

Mostly it was a texture thing. Felt like I should chew my smootie. Not sure if there's a better way to get it more pureed or not (with my crappy blender).

Not sure if it added much flavour or not. The protien poweder I add is way too sweet so I've been adding lemon juice, but I had to add more lemon juice than usual in today's smoothie.

I was told that while spinach is flavourless in smoothies, kale, not so much. I need the iron from the spinach anyway.

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Mostly it was a texture thing. Felt like I should chew my smootie. Not sure if there's a better way to get it more pureed or not (with my crappy blender).

Not sure if it added much flavour or not. The protien poweder I add is way too sweet so I've been adding lemon juice, but I had to add more lemon juice than usual in today's smoothie.

I was told that while spinach is flavourless in smoothies, kale, not so much. I need the iron from the spinach anyway.

Garden tawk time?

My poor poor back! I hope my newly-planted fruit trees/bushes are worth it. Right now I just hope they don't die.

And wow, I didn't realize that the currant bushes (more like seedlings), smell like black currants. Really strongly, too. Made my mouth water.

Trying to decide what to plant between the trees. The "classic" look is grass with mulched brown rings around trees. But that is a big pain to mow. Mulch the whole thing and let it be? That's way too much mulch, bc they have to be spaced 5-10 feet apart, depending on which trees/bushes we are talking about. What could be a good ground cover that doesn't compete with the trees and looks good, tolerates walking, and doesn't require mowing? Could I plant some annuals/flowers between the trees for now, since they are really small, and leave mulched paths for walking?

Just plant mint and let the rednek neighbor of the plant family do the rest.

it really depends on the blender. I put carrots and kale into my smoothies all the time, and it doesn't feel like chewing it.

Garden tawk time?

My poor poor back! I hope my newly-planted fruit trees/bushes are worth it. Right now I just hope they don't die.

And wow, I didn't realize that the currant bushes (more like seedlings), smell like black currants. Really strongly, too. Made my mouth water.

Trying to decide what to plant between the trees. The "classic" look is grass with mulched brown rings around trees. But that is a big pain to mow. Mulch the whole thing and let it be? That's way too much mulch, bc they have to be spaced 5-10 feet apart, depending on which trees/bushes we are talking about. What could be a good ground cover that doesn't compete with the trees and looks good, tolerates walking, and doesn't require mowing? Could I plant some annuals/flowers between the trees for now, since they are really small, and leave mulched paths for walking?

LOL, not between trees, but I am really tempted to plant mint along the side of the house, where my neighbor thinks that a combination of ground elder, creeping charlie, and bindweed makes for a good look. Do you think Mint would compete with these bastards under conditions of 100% shade? I am tempted to try!

Garden tawk time?

My poor poor back! I hope my newly-planted fruit trees/bushes are worth it. Right now I just hope they don't die.

And wow, I didn't realize that the currant bushes (more like seedlings), smell like black currants. Really strongly, too. Made my mouth water.

Trying to decide what to plant between the trees. The "classic" look is grass with mulched brown rings around trees. But that is a big pain to mow. Mulch the whole thing and let it be? That's way too much mulch, bc they have to be spaced 5-10 feet apart, depending on which trees/bushes we are talking about. What could be a good ground cover that doesn't compete with the trees and looks good, tolerates walking, and doesn't require mowing? Could I plant some annuals/flowers between the trees for now, since they are really small, and leave mulched paths for walking?

Just plant mint and let the rednek neighbor of the plant family do the rest.

Garden tawk time?

My poor poor back! I hope my newly-planted fruit trees/bushes are worth it. Right now I just hope they don't die.

And wow, I didn't realize that the currant bushes (more like seedlings), smell like black currants. Really strongly, too. Made my mouth water.

Trying to decide what to plant between the trees. The "classic" look is grass with mulched brown rings around trees. But that is a big pain to mow. Mulch the whole thing and let it be? That's way too much mulch, bc they have to be spaced 5-10 feet apart, depending on which trees/bushes we are talking about. What could be a good ground cover that doesn't compete with the trees and looks good, tolerates walking, and doesn't require mowing? Could I plant some annuals/flowers between the trees for now, since they are really small, and leave mulched paths for walking?

Sagina subulata (Irish Moss).

Simple very low maintenance and looks awesome. Throw a light border around the trees and put the moss in. It flowers, it stays low (no mowing) and is durable enough for occasional foot traffic.

I have no idea how to get rid of bindweed, but I doubt mint will make a dent in it. It had a fairly deep and sprawling root system from what I understand.

Sagina subulata (Irish Moss).

Simple very low maintenance and looks awesome. Throw a light border around the trees and put the moss in. It flowers, it stays low (no mowing) and is durable enough for occasional foot traffic.

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This is kerrect. Nothing will get rid of bindweed, save for every time you see a bindweed sprout, dig down, and follow the roots as far in every direction as you can (note, this will impact everything growing within a five foot radius of the sprout - you will probably have to dig down a foot or more). Repeat for five years. I actually did this once.

I understand there is another option - the nuclear option: Tear everything out, put down thick black plastic, add new topsoil over the plastic. Supposedly after five to eight years, the bindweed will be dead. But I wouldn't count on it!

Aside from that, all you can do is manage it. If you rip out every sprout that pops up, you'll starve the roots enough to keep them from spreading very much.

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You should minimize the lawn, and just put in different rock terraces, native plants. Xeriscaping! Lawns are lame.

I did that with the Gout/Bishop's weed when we boght our house over 7 years ago. I still find the random peice of it now and then. Haven't managed to kill the roses either.

I have a lot of Perwinkle which would fit the bill I think:
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I'm not sure how much walking you plan on doing, but it certainly tolerates light walking. Only problem is that it isn't a tight ground cover and other plants grown through it fairly easily. Great if you want bulbs and hostas to come up through, bad in the spring pulling out seedlings from the maple keys.

I also have it in almost full sun and esentially full shade, it's pretty hardy and fairly easy to pull out if it starts wandering where it shouldn't. It also has pretty little purple flowers. Oh, and I never water any of it.

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