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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I would think it would depend on the types of wild flowers. Since the holes 
are small, the odds are that one plant will dominate and choke out the 
others, but if you are planting small plants, each hole might sustain a few 
of them.

Ginda

On Mar 4, 2013, at 11:39 PM, Steven Covacci wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi,
> I've been making 5" holes in the woodchip mulch around my property so that 
> there will be a population of native wildflowers to sustain local 
> Pollinators. What will happen if, after planting multiple wildflower seeds 
> (same species) in a single 5" potting soil filled hole, I allow 3 or 4 of 
> those that germinate to continue to live - not transplanting the extras 
> (beyond one)?  Will the plants choke each other until they all die?  Will 
> they fuse and form a single clump?  Will they persist, but not be as 
> vigorous after a few years?
> If they will survive, I actually prefer to leave them like this because I'm 
> really only planting this installment so that I can collect seed from these 
> (future) parent plants that will be as genetically diverse as possible; 
> this seed came from a good collection of plants and the more plants that I 
> have, the more genetic diversity will be provided for the next generation.  
> So, I don't really mind if they look like a mess, etc. - I just want them 
> to live while the mulch breaks down - in the future, I will just be able to 
> freely cast the seed around the then more broken-down mulch, not needing to 
> make back-filled soil holes as I now do - then the plants can be 
> well-separated apart.
> Thanks,
> Steve (NJ)
> 
> 
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