What have you learned the easy or hard way so far this season?

Now that spring has properly sprung in most of North America, what takeaways do you have so far? Could be on seed starting and germination, plant habits, silly mistakes, useful hacks, you name it.

I’ll go first:

• Useful hack Pliers are a godsend to pull tree seedlings out of an area you don’t mow anymore, after a good rain
• Unexpected challenge Bare-rooted ferns are tricky to plant for the first time!
• Good surprise Spring ephemerals and sedges do take longer to germinate, but they eventually do!