Dry Shallow Soil seed mix

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Q: How area does one pound of wildflower seed cover when establishing a new area?

Asked by: Pam Sparks - 10/20/2015

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Q: Can the Dry Shallow Soil seed mix be scattered on overgrown pasture that has not been mowed for several years?

Asked by: terry - 1/13/2017

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Q: what are the plants in this mix?

Asked by: Paul - 1/8/2017

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Q: when do you plant the shallow and deep wildflower seeds? do they come with instructions

Asked by: amby - 9/15/2015

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Q: What would be cost for seed to litely seed acre and 1 /2 just seed mix have lot being tax commarshal want to use for agriculture for taxes. Sow in wild flower to show farming for seed. ??

Asked by: Larry Bormeyer - 12/1/2015

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Q: how shallow or deep should these be planted? Also if I am trying to kill off other thick vegetation to plant what do you suggest to use that is safe other than round-up?

Asked by: Bernadette Geringer - 4/22/2017

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Q: Would you recommend this seed mix for full sun rock garden?

Asked by: Jessica - 6/29/2018

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Q: Is this a mixture of shallow rooted native plants that can be planted around a septic lagoon? I am looking for a non grass ground cover there with shallow roots so it won't damage the banks of the lagoon. Thank you

Asked by: phephe - 7/3/2019

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A pound should cover roughly 6,000 square feet (at 7 pounds per acre).

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No, the seed needs good seed-to-soil contact and plenty of light in order to germinate. It cannot be sown into thick, pre-existing vegetation.

You should expect to spend a year on site preparation for the best results. Work on ridding the site of fescue, weeds, and unwanted vegetation.

Find more details here: http://mowildflowers.net/Seeding-Wildflowers-and-Native-Grasses_b_2.html

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Mix contents vary from year to year (and batch to batch). As of 1-24-17, it contains aromatic aster, milkweeds, blue wild indigo, poppy mallow, coreopsis, prairie clover, pale-purple coneflower, yellow coneflower, gumweed, western sunflower, bottlebrush blazing star, MO primrose, purple beardtongue, black-eyed susan, blue sage, goldenrod, and several other species.

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Many native perennial seeds need to go through a moist, cold period in order to germinate. The time required varies by species but we recommend you sow the seed any time between late November and late January. Copy and paste this link into your address bar for more information: http://mowildflowers.net/Seeding-Wildflowers-and-Native-Grasses_b_2.html

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I'm not sure if I understand your question, but: At 6 pounds per acre (a light seeding rate) you would need 9 pounds of our seed mix. We could sell this at $80/lb. The subtotal would be $720. If you want to grow wildflowers to harvest and sell the seed, you might consider choosing a few species that are easy to harvest and are marketable.

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The seeds should be sown on the surface of bare soil between late November and late January. Nature will work the seeds into the soil to the appropriate depth.

The next most effective, unobtrusive method for removing thick vegetation is to smother it. If you have access to old carpet and don't mind looking at a carpet-covered landscape for several weeks, you can kill weeds by depriving them of sunlight. Weed barrier, black plastic, cardboard, etc. can all be used smother plants.

You can also till the area, but this will likely expose weed seeds that happily germinate shortly afterward. You'll have to till the area multiple times this season as the weeds continue to germinate. Just prevent them from getting established or maturing to the point that they disperse more seeds.

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This mix has species that will prefer full sun and shallow, well-drained soil. If your rock garden meets those conditions, then it should work.

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They aren't necessarily shallow rooted, but they can grow in shallow soil. Some of them may grow a deep tap root so that they can survive the typically dry conditions of Missouri's glades and dry prairies.

Dry Shallow Soil seed mix

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