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 Post subject: Planting Wildflowers...
PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:07 am 
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Can anyone recommend a good reference source for VERY general questions about creating a wildflower meadow? Some of the quesions I have include 1. Necessary prep ? (I'd be replacing bermudagrass, mostly) 2. Minimum effective area for seeding? 3. Seed souces? 4. Seed mixture appropriate for North Texas? 5. Use native grasses also? 6. What about winter? Can/should I plant a winter "green manure"?

Apologies if this isn't the correct place for this post. I'll move it if somebody "tells me where to go"! 8') Be nice!


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:30 am 
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Here is some good information on planting wildflower seeds:

http://www.seedsource.com/garden/planting.htm

They are also a great source for native seeds.

More information can be found at:


http://www.wildseedfarms.com/faq_main_page.htm


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 Post subject: wildflowers
PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:54 pm 
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Treat yourself to a road trip and go to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center down near Austin and you will learn and get to see wonderful things. I enjoy it everytime I go.

Their website is pretty cool also. It's www.wildflower.org

Kathe :D


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I second the native texas seed source mentioned already. They know it all.

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