Seeding wild flowers
Seeding meadow flowers
The best time to sow wild flowers is in spring or autumn. If you sow the flowers in March, April or May, you will have beautiful flowers the same summer. If you sow in September or October, you will have many beautiful flowers in the spring or summer, because the seeds rest in the winter and only when the weather is good enough will the seeds germinate.
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The advantages of autumn sowing of wild flowers
- Higher soil temperature and fewer weeds
In spring we see less and less favourable conditions for sowing because of drought and high temperatures, on the other hand conditions in autumn are getting better. The soil is well warmed up after the summer and the weed pressure is also less in autumn than in spring.
- Flower seeds germinate faster through dew and rain
In autumn, the soil temperature is higher and there is enough moisture due to all the dew and rain, so the germination conditions for perennial field flower mixtures are ideal in autumn.
- Some species need a longer time before germination breaks through
In perennial mixtures there are species that are also called cold germinators. They need a cold period to germinate properly. If you sow the perennial mixtures in March/April, they will come into being in spring. Sowing too late in the autumn is therefore not recommended! The end of August to the end of October is the ideal period for sowing perennial flower mixtures.
Would you like to know more? Which seeds are best? On which soil you can sow best? And much more. Please visit our shop and we will be happy to tell you more!
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