<![CDATA[My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year.]]>My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. It took me about 10 years to get there, starting with planting plugs grown from seed, and sowing a few choice grasses. Later I also introduced yellowrattle. I cut and remove the meadow vegetation every year in September and also some years in late winter. The meadow is used by a great number of insects and other invertebrates including many spiders.

Link Preview Image
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/2f4c1975-c53e-4f7a-87e0-946591657f1c/my-small-wildflower-meadow-on-the-allotment-is-looking-quite-good-this-year.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:40:28 GMTThu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:50:14 GMT]]>@MostlyTato Yes that is true. You need a bit of understanding how meadows work and are managed. Also many cheaper mixes just have a few common species and even worse some have aggressive grasses which take over. Also when sown onto normal garden soil it is difficult to make it work. I impoverished the soil and it shows now as everything stays quite small and delicate species have a chance.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691921409762178https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691921409762178Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:50:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:47:18 GMT]]>@GinevraCat @joybooster Thank you. I will have a look at the account, have not seen it so far.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691909898554637https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691909898554637Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:46:15 GMT]]>@nuffy66 Thank you 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691905743122689https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/MyWildlifeAllotment/statuses/116691905743122689Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:46:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:41:24 GMT]]>@MyWildlifeAllotment
Looking great. I think it can be harder than people realise to keep a functioning wildflower meadow without it going over to a few dominant species, especially if you do it from seed with the premade mixes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MostlyTato/statuses/116691886678483610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MostlyTato/statuses/116691886678483610Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:35:18 GMT]]>@MyWildlifeAllotment This is really beautiful. Have you seen this account @joybooster ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116691862743048472https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116691862743048472Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:35:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year. on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:09:42 GMT]]>@MyWildlifeAllotment It is looking great

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/nuffy66/statuses/116691762041037876https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/nuffy66/statuses/116691762041037876Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:09:42 GMT