My wildflower garden looked a mess until today when I decided to get my act
together and tidy it up a bit. Lots of tall dead stalks left from the corn marigolds,
cornflowers and corncockles, so I just pulled them out. The ground was so dry
(despite quite heavy rain on a few days) that it was quite easy. The ladies bedstraw is still going strong and there is new growth at the base of my oxeye
daiisies, but I don't know whether this is a good thing? Also my cow parsley
is already showing new growth, presumably from the seeds of the only plant
I planted. Is it not much too early? My wild violets are already in flower under
the trees and I have today planted my wild primrose and cowslip plugs as the
weather was lovely and warm. I've also planted wild daffodil bulbs and am
awaiting delivery of native bluebell bulbs. I can't wait for next spring!
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My whole garden looks a mess fb.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Lol I'm with you there nutcutlet although I like to think it looks "natural"..
Very 'natural' Farmergeddun, I'll try and achieve a little control between now and next year. Not too much though
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Guys,
My wildflower garden looked a mess until today when I decided to get my act
together and tidy it up a bit. Lots of tall dead stalks left from the corn marigolds,
cornflowers and corncockles, so I just pulled them out. The ground was so dry
(despite quite heavy rain on a few days) that it was quite easy. The ladies bedstraw is still going strong and there is new growth at the base of my oxeye
daiisies, but I don't know whether this is a good thing? Also my cow parsley
is already showing new growth, presumably from the seeds of the only plant
I planted. Is it not much too early? My wild violets are already in flower under
the trees and I have today planted my wild primrose and cowslip plugs as the
weather was lovely and warm. I've also planted wild daffodil bulbs and am
awaiting delivery of native bluebell bulbs. I can't wait for next spring!
Nutcutlet - I'm just about to PM you!
got it and replied ffb (2 replies)
My cow parsley is growing now, it always starts again with the autumn rains. Don't let too many of those grow and seed, you'll never get rid of them.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks Nutcutlet - I'll bear that in mind re the cow parsley!
Hi folks,
Just a little update re my wildflower garden and a couple of questions I need
to ask, as I'm still not sure what to do?
Q.1. As we haven't had any rain for quite some time, do I need to water my
primroses in the w.f.g. as I understand they like quite damp ground?
Q.2. I've found a packet of field poppy seeds which I've overlooked when sowing
my wildflower seeds in October. Is it now too late to sow them - we've
had two or three frosts, but I think that maybe poppy seeds need some
cold weather to germinate and as I mentioned above, we haven't had rain
so the ground is quite dry?
Any advice gratefully received as always!
Hi ffb
I wouldn't water anything in the garden now. There's enough moisture to stop anything drying out. Primroses don't need boggy soil, they grow here.
I would sow the poppies, it's what they would have done themselves.
Now the apology. I haven't made you any cuttings yet, sorry. I think about it in the evenings when it's dark and forget in the daytime.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Nutcutlet,
Thanks once again for your words of wisdom (I really don't know what I'd do
without you!) Not having done anything like the w.f.g.before, I sometimes get
a bit confused as to what I should and shouldn't do, especially at this time of
the year. Please don't worry about the bay cutting Nutcutlet......honestly any
time is absolutely fine, at your convenience. I know what you mean about the
dark evenings....it still surprises me how quickly it gets dark....haven't got tuned
into it yet!! About 3p.m. I start thinking about giving the birds in my garden
their supper, but sometimes, I'm a few minutes late and they've all gone to bed!!
I'm going to try to PM you - it has nothing to do with gardening, but would be a
bit odd to ask on the forum!! If I can't PM you I'll email you!