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I'm not a gardener.
Last spring I got all excited and started growing some peppers and tomatoes.. all of which produced little fruit and died quickly.
Well, we got quite a bit of rain (relative to the area) and a lot of bluebonnets started coming up all around town. My 4 acres produced a mere 4 bluebonnets.
I'm going to Lowes to get a 1 pound bag of wildflower seeds. I'm going to randomly disperse them on the property. hopefully when it rains tonight they'll start to root
I'm excited. I would love to look outside and see flowers
Favorite thing about spring
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Re: I'm not a gardener.
It's not as simple as just throwing some wildflower seeds on the ground, although I wish it was. You need to prep the soil and really take good care to spread them out, water them in (NOT rain water, which may just unearth them). You should really rake out the are you want them and amend the soil.
Also, I don't remember where you live, but it's probably WAAAYYY to early to be planting anything.
G'luck, hope the fruits of your labor pay off!
I suck at gardening, but I love to see everyone else's gardens!
You don't think that eventually they'll start to root? I mean, they had to get there somehow to begin with right? (Wind+seeds?)
Our soil is mostly limestone, unfortunately. i certainly can't afford 4 acres worth good top soil. That's why I was going with flowers that grew naturally in our area
That's why everything I've done thus far has been in pots.
Sure, SOME of them probably will, but honestly unless you prep the soil and buy high quality seed, you'll be wasting your money and time. My dad is a horticulturalist and my parents own a large nursery. I grew up watching people buy wildflower seed and come back a few months later complaining that not much grew and there are no flowers. They just assumed you could toss them on the ground and let nature take care of the rest.
Land like I said, I forgot what area of the country you love, but it's way too early. Especially if you buy annual wildflower seed versus perennial wildflower seed
Well, poo.
ETA: Thanks for the info
apples, she lives in Texas and right now is the best time to plant in Texas.
AB when you go to Lowes, ask them what else you need. They'll tell you exactly what you need.
This is H's planting season (for certain things) so depending on what you're planting, it's not too early or too late. It's hard to say what's too early or late without knowing the specific area, but there are sites you can check that will tell you when to plant what. The agricultural extension office in Florida has a calendar that outlines when to plant fruits and veggies, for example.
I think I read somewhere that you don't want to just toss out seeds, but plant them at a certain depth because hard rain can actually dislodge seeds so they can't root (or so birds can get them). And, of course, get good soil for planting.
**sits next to shorty**
I literally have ONE good houseplant in the front of the house that is left from one of our decorations from the wedding 2.5 years ago and I am struggling to keep it alive!
All the rest have either dried up because I didn't water them enough during the drought last summer or the dogs have gotten to them and eaten the leaves and such. We have a big cactus in the backyard but that is all we can keep without fear the dogs will just go nuts since they get a wild hair sometimes and get to roam in and out freely during the day with the doggie door.
I'll just plant my UT flags and burnt orange windsails in the yard and call it a day.
Or I could go the fake tulip route, like Liz's neighbor, at least those wouldn't die without water.
In all these years, the only thing I've been able to keep alive is the aloe vera
Seriously?! That's BS!