If you have long admired the look of wildflowers and have so far been unsure as to the best way to include them in your own yard, it is important to understand your options for planting wildflower seed mixes. You may be surprised to learn that growing wildflowers can be incredibly easy since you can allow them to grow in your yard by simply spreading them out evenly by hand. Alternatively, you might prefer to use wildflower seed balls to provide for future growth. In order to be able to choose the right way to introduce wildflowers to your yard, it is a good idea to be aware of the following information.

Understanding How To Scatter The Seeds By Hand

Unlike many of the other flowers and assorted plants that may call your yard home, wildflowers do not typically require an abundance of time to either plant or cultivate. Assuming that your soil has been properly cultivated and is healthy enough to support new life, it can take just a few minutes on a nice day without much wind to plant the new wildflower seed mixes. It is important to note that if there is an unexpected wind, you may find that the seeds are swept away from where you want them to grow, so it is best to closely watch where they land.

Combine half of your seeds in a lidded cup with an equal portion of gardener's sand. After mixing both items together, you will want to scatter small amounts of the combined product over the area. Fortunately, this does not have to be very precise and it can be a project to undertake with kids, since you will double the likelihood of growth by immediately doing the same thing again with the rest of the mixture. You can then force the seeds further into the ground and more effectively encourage further growth by walking over the newly seeded area or using a lawn roller.

Perhaps Seed Balls Seem More Fun

If hand-seeding seems as if it is less precise than what you would like or if you prefer a project that you can undertake with the kids over a day or two, seed balls will be a good choice. You will need to start with .2 grams of wildflower seeds, so be sure to check the amount of mix in each packet when you start. Combine the seeds with one part compost and five parts red clay soil. You can increase the compost up to the three parts if you like or if a child is helping you and he or she would benefit from larger handfuls.

Slowly add small amounts of water to the mixture until you can form small balls that are about the size of a standard marble or the head of a key. You can place it outside on a cookie sheet to completely dry for up to 48 hours. Finally, you can take the balls and drop them at spaced intervals in the area you want to see wildflowers form. After the next good rain, you are likely to see germination begin.  

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