Planting Wildflower Seeds ??

 

Ok, so I want to have a very small area, perhaps 150 square feet, in an area
that is now grassed.   I plan to sow heavy with a mixed wildflower seed.

Before seeding,  I plan to put down about  3 inches of soil.   I will throw
out the seed, and then tamp it in, by walking over it with my boots.

Question 1:   What should I do with the existing grass ?   Won't the  3
inches of soil kill the grass ?    Or, should I first kill the grass with
roundup ?


Question 2:   What keeps grass and weeds from growing back in this area ?
It would seem that in about two years, the grass would be as high as the
wildflowers.


What am I missing here ?

Thanks for any advice on this.

James

 

wrote:


The grass will grow up through the three inches of soil.  You need to
kill it or remove it.

 

wrote:


Remove the grass, any method.


Mulch helps.  Weeding is one of those gardening chores.  You might
want to carefully plan the area to minimize weeding chores.

 

Mulch helps, when seeding wildflowers ??  Exactly where would you put the
mulch/  try to stick it in between  5,000 wildflowers ???

I do agree with the points to get rid of the grass first, and then seed
heavily, so that the wildflowers dominate the grass and weeds in the future.
I suppose it all has to be a balance.

Thanks for all the good replies !!

James

 



In his book, Gardening when it counts, Steve Solomon recommends
rototilling the lawn, first North to South, and then East to West, and
then repeat after 2 weeks. At this point I'd put down newsprint or
cardboard, mulch on top of that, hose it down, let it sit for a couple
of weeks, and then broadcast your seeds.
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