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In the case that I have piqued anybody's interest in growing a wildflower patch, let me give you my thoughts and what I have learned.
1) You can make a small or medium or large wildflower patch anywhere in your yard, but they do better with full sun. Mine patch is in full sun and faces a slight downhill slope to the south.
2) YOU HAVE TO WEED IT 1X/YEAR. If you don't you will be fighting the weeds there that you fight everywhere else.
3) These flowers are Really tough! I accidentally pulled out about 20 of them prepping the patch this year, but I had 2 seeds volunteer in cement cracks, and they all have tough stems. THEY.ARE.SURVIVORS.
4) They are really great for places where nothing else wants to do well. You are not supposed to add any fertilizer OR compost. They do much better even in clay.
1) You can make a small or medium or large wildflower patch anywhere in your yard, but they do better with full sun. Mine patch is in full sun and faces a slight downhill slope to the south.
2) YOU HAVE TO WEED IT 1X/YEAR. If you don't you will be fighting the weeds there that you fight everywhere else.
3) These flowers are Really tough! I accidentally pulled out about 20 of them prepping the patch this year, but I had 2 seeds volunteer in cement cracks, and they all have tough stems. THEY.ARE.SURVIVORS.
4) They are really great for places where nothing else wants to do well. You are not supposed to add any fertilizer OR compost. They do much better even in clay.
