Wildflower
Planting Instructions
Site Selection:
When selecting a proper site for your wildflowers,
pay close attention to the existing vegetation.
If you have a site that has been used for a garden
or a large open flowerbed, establishment will be
easier. Your site should receive at least six
hours a day of full sunshine. Try to avoid wet
areas or low areas that may have accumulated weed
seeds. These areas will promote weed growth
that may compete with your wildflowers.
Site Preparation:
To ensure success, preparing your site properly is
imperative. If the site has existing
vegetation, it must be controlled before planting.
This may be a lengthy process. Be sure to
start early enough to allow for proper planting
time. The most successful method is with the
use of non-selective herbicides such as Round-Up.
Apply the herbicide following the label
recommendations when the vegetation is actively
growing. After ten days - two weeks, mow and
rake up the dead material.
If the site is heavily compacted, shallow tillage is
needed. Avoid deeply disturbing the soil as
this will bring up more dormant weed seeds. If
soil does not require tillage, rake the soil to
loosen the top one to two inches. Water the
site for an additional week to help germinate the
new application. If the use of herbicides in
not desired, weeds may be controlled by the tillage.
Repeated tillage throughout the growing season will
provide some weed control. Other methods such
as hand pulling or close mowing may also have some
success.
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