permaculture

[Bill McDorman <bm@seedsave.org>]

Deborah:

You can find complete wildflower planting info on my web site at
http://www.seedstrust.com/st/bro/wild.html.  How to plant wildflowers is a
popular general question.  Unfortunately, the answer is most often specific
to what and where you are planting.  I would need to know where you live, a
description of the area you are planting, sun, soil, slope, etc., and what
you are planting.

I would be happy to help.  I have been helping folks with this for 21 years.

Bill W.  McDorman
Seeds Trust, High Altitude Gardens
928.649.3315
bm@seedsave.org
http://www.seedstrust.com

> I'll be planting some wildflower seed in the next couple of weeks, into a
> flower bed which has 3 or 4 inches of leaves.
> Some are very tiny, which I haven't had much luck with in the past. They
> never germinate- or something eats them before I notice. I thought I'd ask
> for tried-and-true methods for planting these tiny little seeds.
> What I had planned to do is rake away the leaves, scratch the surface with
> the garden rake, sprinkle the seed around, and gently rake them in. Would it
> be too much to rake the leaves, or some, back over the seed to keep them
> moist?
> Thanks in advance. I hope to have some color soon.
> 
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Bill W.  McDorman
Seeds Trust, High Altitude Gardens
New Winter Headquarters
PO Box 596
Cornville, AZ 86325
928.649.3315
bm@seedsave.org
http://www.seedstrust.com