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Hi All,
I recently bought some wildflower seeds for the shady area under my trees. The packets say that you should plant the seeds out in March, so I have been eagerly anticipating that. But then I read on the RSPB blog that this is the time you should be planting seeds indoors first...
So, now I'm confused. Do I have to plant them in pots in the house and transfer them when they are little plants, or can I just put them straight into the ground next week?
Any advice would be appreciated
PS They are Scabious Blue Cushion, a Wildlife mix and a Woodland mix - the plan is to attract more butterflies, bees and insects...
I always leave a little patch of daisies. They started out as ornamentels in the flower bed but ended up in the lawn! Some have really large flowers and the insects love them. I also leave forget-me-nots.
Susan H said: MarJus - 7 years? What do you have growing in there? I think a picture is called for!!!!
MarJus - 7 years? What do you have growing in there? I think a picture is called for!!!!
Your wish is my command! :-) Front garden taken this morning: (edit another go....)
"All weeds are flowers, once you get to know them" (Eeyore)
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Lovely picture of a red cross, MarJus!!!
Cheers, Linda.
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Have re-uploaded the photo now....
Hi MarJus,
What an absolute haven for insects and birds!! Thanks for the photo - do you ever wade through to see what there is in there?
I try not to, to avoid disturbing / treading on any insects or anything! Once in a while, I'll rake out a bit of the dead grass but otherwise I let it get on with it!! :-)
Thanks everyone for the advice.
No idea what kind of soil I have - apart from extremely muddy at the moment - but I'm guessing it must be relatively fertile, by the way that discarded niger seed seems to germinate the moment it hits the ground!
I tend to keep my little patch of lawn relatively short for the badgers (it makes it easier for them to sniff out the earthworms if the grass is short), but they helpfully oblige by snuffling holes into it, lest anyone should think I was aiming for one of those perfect bowling-green type lawns.
Three cheers for wildlife, providing excuses for messy gardens everywhere!
PS Have just seen my second bumblebee of the new year - clearly not properly awake yet, as it very nearly collided with a blackcap sitting on the bush.