Wildflowers, how good?

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SteveB - 31 May 2008 01:00 GMT

I bought a couple of packs of wildflower seeds at the local hardware store.
Now, I believe it is past time to plant them. For next year .......... How
do they do? Is there any advantage in spreading soil over them, or garden
amendments? It says just to rake them in, and they will reseed themselves.
I have some areas that they would look nice in, and would even put some
sprinkler pipes and impact sprayers in to help them to flourish. This
sounds too good to be true. Advice and suggestions appreciated.

Steve in SW Utah Zone 6 or 10 depending on the book you read.

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mleblanca - 31 May 2008 02:47 GMT

> I bought a couple of packs of wildflower seeds at the local hardware store.
> Now, I believe it is past time to plant them. For next year .......... How
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> not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done."
> Theodore Roosevelt 1891

Steve
It depends on what they are calling "wildflowers"
There should be a list of what seeds are in the package somewhere
on it.
You can always just plant them by scattering, and see what develops,
Emilie

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