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sowing a wildflower meadow

#1 · 8th August 2023, 10:02 am

I’ve got some wildflower seeds and yellow rattle seeds ready to sow to make a small wildflower meadow patch in my garden. Iwill be sowing them now to come up next spring. do they need to be protected from birds, and if so, for how long?

#2 · 11th August 2023, 1:34 pm

Hi @julian34

Thanks for your question wildflower meadows.

When sowing yellow rattle you’re usually sowing it into grass to reduce its vigor so you don’t need to protect it from birds. The video below will show you how to sow and grow yellow rattle.

https://youtu.be/M74fq80zmu0

If creating your first meadow from bare earth you will need to protect from birds. The best way is bamboo canes and string tied in a random cross cross fashion with some plastic bags tied to them.

Hope that helps!

Lee

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