get some yellow rattle seed and spread them with your wildflower seed, its a semi-parasitical plant that attaches to grass roots and weakens them so the wildflowers have a chance to take over.
I would also get a more varied mix as next year all you'll have is ox-eye daisies which can be a bit of a thug.
sow some now and again in the late summer in any bare patches and remember to cut the grass in late august and rake everything off after a couple of dry days (to get the seeds to release onto the soil) and repeat every year otherwise it'll turn into rough grassland.
^ what if I was to return the seeds mentioned above to the shops I bought them from and go of this instead? Same price, more for my money, better diversity of flowers and it contains (it says) native grass seeds. If not can anybody recommend a better mix?
This so what I have decided todo, I will rotivate the ground, I'll put out native grass seeds sparingly (I'll let them go to seed so they sow themselves thus saving me money) and I'll do as suggested and I'll grow the flowers indoors and put out once established.
Native plants won't be happy indoors - grow them in pots outside in a sheltered area.
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Agreed Dove, that's the twist with native flowers, grow them in trays, but not indoors, just leave them outside.
That mix looks a better bet Chris, you are very likely to get dead nettles just by disturbing the ground in any case. I just hope the other nettles don't decide to take over the rotavated area.
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get some yellow rattle seed and spread them with your wildflower seed, its a semi-parasitical plant that attaches to grass roots and weakens them so the wildflowers have a chance to take over.
I would also get a more varied mix as next year all you'll have is ox-eye daisies which can be a bit of a thug.
sow some now and again in the late summer in any bare patches and remember to cut the grass in late august and rake everything off after a couple of dry days (to get the seeds to release onto the soil) and repeat every year otherwise it'll turn into rough grassland.
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^ what if I was to return the seeds mentioned above to the shops I bought them from and go of this instead? Same price, more for my money, better diversity of flowers and it contains (it says) native grass seeds. If not can anybody recommend a better mix?
I already knew that ;P
Native plants won't be happy indoors - grow them in pots outside in a sheltered area.
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
best bet is to sow direct, rather than in pots
Agreed Dove, that's the twist with native flowers, grow them in trays, but not indoors, just leave them outside.
That mix looks a better bet Chris, you are very likely to get dead nettles just by disturbing the ground in any case. I just hope the other nettles don't decide to take over the rotavated area.
I don't know why I said 'indoors' oops ha ha, as long as I get bugs and 'creepy crawlies' coming in and out of the garden I'll be happy