#native grass lands

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Cultivated North America

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How to Overseed Prairie Grasses and Wildflowers

Overseeding is a long shortcut. Instead of removing existing grass before planting, you sow new seeds right over an area partially covered by vegetation. Gardeners often overseed to fill in patchy lawns with grass seeds, but you can use prairie grass and wildflowers to bring a more natural look to your backyard landscape. Prairie plants take several years to establish, but they ultimately can reduce lawn maintenance, encourage the presence of birds and other wildlife, and create a scene of beauty offering daily pleasure.

Overseed your yard in fall or early winter. Seeds exposed to winter weather generally germinate better.

Rough up the bare spots of your backyard with a spade or rake. The prairie grass and wildflower seeds do not root and grow unless they are in contact with bare soil.

Use a mix of seed that contains half prairie grasses and half native wildflowers, a total of 10 pounds of seed per acre. Mix in 10 pounds of sand or sawdust to make it easier to spread. Broadcast the seed mix by hand, spreading it very lightly until every bare area is seeded. Repeat the seeding process immediately so that each area is sown twice. Rake or tamp the seeds into the soil. Water well after planting.

Control weed growth by mowing the area whenever weeds are over 15 inches high. Cut all plants to a height of 6 inches the first season, a height of 12 inches the second. Do not mow while your flowers are blooming.

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fall is a great time start a native garden

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The comments on this video are full of southern farmers saying they are going to replant grasslands on their farms and this dude is offering to help them do it. It’s really cool

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