Forum home Talkback
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Wildflower area

Aym, yes basically. However wildflowers aren't an easy option. It's usually recommended you prepare the area just as you would do for laying a lawn. I'd certainly turn the soil and remove the weeds then rake to a fine tilth. Then sow, tread in the seeds and then water. You can spray to get rid of the weeds but you still need a good surface to get the seeds to take. Wildflowers do like their sun to flower well so as much aun as possible. As you're in the SE you're unlikely to need fleece.

Posts

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Daves's right, sowing seed into grass is a waste of seed. Wildflowers in grass isn't easy even if you start from nothing. What sort of wild flowers have you got? Some of the meadow mixes aren't for grass meadows.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    more acres more digging aym. I knowimage

    Do as little of it as possible and get it all permanently planted



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Not plastic plants aym, perennials and shrubsimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    B......y cold here as well. and drizzlingimage

    managed a bit of weed and brick rubble removal thoughimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    on reflection, some of that astro turf and a plastic hedge might be labour savingimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Hi aym, 2 acres here but not all 'gardened'  

    No bacon hereimage

    Unusual plants? probably unusual in that there are lots of species rather than fancy cultivars and hybrids. I like natives as well, to keep the other residents happyimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Near Peterborough aym.image

    no idea re the white spirit, I have heard about smoking them and setting fire to them but never tried to germinate this one



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Very flat, yes, except for the piles of gravel and 'land-fill' mountains.

    On the plus side, my garden has different levels from old diggings and dumpings.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
Sign In or Register to comment.