We also had a wild flower (mostly perennial) meadow sown last Autumn (more recently a field used to grazing and crops). Our mix is bird's foot trefoil, black knapweed, black medick, ladies bedstraw, ox-eye daisy, red campion, red clover, sainfoin, self-heal, night flowering catchfly, white campion and yarrow. Also included is a grass mix. As yet there are no flowers although some of the plants are a few inches tall and may flower in the next couple of months. There is a lot of dock and plantain, which was a problem before the seed was sown and will probably continue to be a problem. I will be interested to see how your meadow develops over the coming months.
if the land has been used for grazing at any time in its history, dung will have contained many species from wherever else they have grazed.... I honestly do not think you can be a total purist as every time you plant you will awaken other species..and if the land has been unused a while there will be deep seeds from way way back, garden as well as wild (you are in? kerry? Cork? I am up the coast in west mayo )
Thank you Bob. Thats three out of three keepers - one assumes the little 'moss-ie' fella is not going to turn into a monster, garden ending, rare Chinese invasive species. To turn things around a little, I think the following is an unwelcome addition...
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Thats three out of three keepers - one assumes the little 'moss-ie' fella is not going to turn into a monster, garden ending, rare Chinese invasive species.
To turn things around a little, I think the following is an unwelcome addition...
Is this a rag worth seedling?