My small wildflower meadow on the allotment is looking quite good this year.
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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. #meadow #garden #wildflowers
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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. #meadow #garden #wildflowers
@MyWildlifeAllotment It is looking great
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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. #meadow #garden #wildflowers
@MyWildlifeAllotment This is really beautiful. Have you seen this account @joybooster ?
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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. #meadow #garden #wildflowers
@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. -
@MyWildlifeAllotment It is looking great
@nuffy66 Thank you
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@MyWildlifeAllotment This is really beautiful. Have you seen this account @joybooster ?
@GinevraCat @joybooster Thank you. I will have a look at the account, have not seen it so far.
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@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.@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.
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