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Post by springfever on May 15, 2012 21:37:28 GMT -5
I am thinking about turning my regular garden into a wildflower garden. It is pretty good size and fenced in and is just sitting there since it is too hard for me to take care of now. (I went to raised beds and containers). Any ideas, hints? I went to a meeting last night and met a lady that gave me some wildflower starts. I also have wildflowers in the front as we haven't bush hogged yet.
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Post by coffeebreak on May 15, 2012 21:47:56 GMT -5
Spring it might be to late to plant your wildflower now I always plant my seeds by Thanksgiving that way I will have flowers by mid March I grow California Poppies Lupine black eyes Susan and California blue bells most of your wildflowers if grown from Seeds will take 4 to 5 month to bloom then you will need time for the seeds pods to get Ripe.. if you want to save some seeds for next year.
Charles
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Post by bella on May 15, 2012 22:07:05 GMT -5
Yup, might be too late starting from seed, depending where you are. I had one of my gardens where nothing would grow well; too much clay that gets very hard. But, I transplanted some wild violets and shamrocks, which are doing very well now. Also, two rose of sharons, and a honeysuckle shrub and a vine. Then we put in some wild butterfly bushes, and they are rather invasive, so have to keep after those; but in just a year or two, everything there is growing like crazy.
If you've any access to wildflowers, you could transplant some of them now. The ones I have were taken from the wooded area on our property.
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Post by marielouise on May 16, 2012 0:48:02 GMT -5
Spring , since we don't know where you are at and which wild flowers you want to start its hard to answer your questions . The lady you met at the meeting --since she is in the same zone as you and has experience with wild flowers in your area is your best place for advice. In fact the meeting was a good place for you to start, usually locals have more precise info than us who may be in a totally different growing area. In my case its way too late to start from seeds and getting iffy on even transplanting starts--due to our normal weather patterns . But don't think we want to discourage you , that's not our intent . Who knows maybe you will learn something , a neat tip or trick that will help us in our gardens . There are so many wild flowers across this huge country of ours and what works here may or may not work in say New York or California. wishing you all the best and do share your experience with them what ever the out come is . We so enjoy seeing and hearing others trials and tribulations! And pictures --- share pics!!!!
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Post by coffeebreak on May 16, 2012 12:52:05 GMT -5
Spring if you start some flower seeds by this weekend they should bloom by late September or Early October they will not have time to make seeds You will have until Father Day to start your Pumpkins If you haven't already started them for Halloween they Will need about 120 days to grow and get ripe if you plant them after Father Day they Will be Ready for Thanksgiving
Charles
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