Now is the time to prepare your soil to plant wildflowers. You may plant successfully from now through early November, before the fall rains start. Plant at this time and you will have larger plants with many more flowers that if you planted this next spring.

To have a bountiful display of spring flowers, just sprinkle out the flower seed and rake it into the top 1/4” to ½” of the soil and let mother nature do the rest (most of the time). But…if your want to ensure a great color display next spring, it is best to prepare your ground as you would any other seed bed. Start by removing any large weeds. A single application of Roundup will reduce the weed population and not leave harmful residues in the soil. Next add a good compost on top of the ground. A 2 cu ft bag will cover approximately 100 sq ft. Then turn over the ground with a shovel or rototiller. You may skip this step if the area is exceptionally large. Now rake out the area removing any weeds or dirt clods. Sprinkle the seed evenly and rake lightly so that the seed is about ¼ to ½ inch deep. Water well so the ground is moist but not soggy wet.