Amiran Ó Floinn

Thanks for the tips.

I think the milkweed is the common or syriaca variety. I did plant the whole roots in all five of them but I don't think they'll last this weekend.

I planted more stratified milkweed seeds that were kept in the cold for more than a month and still no germination despite babying them.

My borage is germinating nicely but my bee balm, nothing, cosmos, one srpout out of a dozen+, goldenrod, zip. But the dozen volunteer sunflowers make me happy.

I have better luck germinating seeds in free egg cartons, probably because I'm more consistent in watering them from the sink and not having to go out and unroll the hose, etc...! But again, patience is needed for them to grow enough before transplanting. Couple inches high and two true leaves are the transplanting norm, yes?

Good news: the buckwheat has grown extremely fast and has started to show flower buds only after a month!

And the yellow-leaved weed was...

Fleabane!

Which I will keep despite its poor pollinating capacity because it look nice and colourful.

I also transplanted five grown milkweek but they didn't survive their new place, despite ample watering and good "resoiling". I was hoping for a new monarch egg-laying station or at least more nectar flowers.

I also bought oregano and Korean mint pots. Like the milkweed, I had to dig a hole in the useless grass to plant them but I don't think that's the permaculture way. It's just I'm too impatient. Would putting the plant inside a 12 inch mound of soil been the Fukuoka way to grow grown plants without disturbing the ground?  

Oops, a repeat.

Plus, that plot with non-growing buckwheat, just weeds.

I hope they're visible.

I started to get into the regretted Fukuoka's very interesting One Straw book and
his pioneering farming methods.

My goal is to plant as much nectar flowers to help pollinators first and foremost,
less about edible fruits and veggies. I bought around 60 seeds of the best and
recommended nectar plants this past winter.

Like most homes, the front and backyard is just useless lawn and weeds.

My only gardening experience is growing tomatoes in pots and volunteer sunflowers in zone 5a-b.

I recently tried to grow buckwheat in a 3 m² test plot as I learned is a fast-growing
and flowering plant but 10 days later, my hand-sown seeds has not germinated
at all and I think it's because I haven't watered enough and/or not
buried deep enough. Does it need daily watering to germination?

I also put white clover around the rose bush and it's growing good.
Still have some annoying large-leaf weed continuously growing around it.

Please help me with tips and suggestions to Fukuoka my backyard, thank you.