🌼 Brilliant — you’ve started preparing your mini meadow!
Thank you for starting to prepare your patch or pot for sowing. This first step makes a real difference and helps give your wildflowers the best chance to establish and flourish 🌱
If you’re planting in the ground, remember:
-Remove weeds and grass so soil is visible
-Wait 2–4 weeks
-Then remove any new weeds that appear before sowing
Once your patch or pot is ready, your next step will be sowing the seeds.
A few simple sowing tips for when you’re ready:
-Scatter seeds evenly on the soil surface
-Press them in gently using your hands or by walking lightly over the area
-Do not cover the seeds with soil
-If planting in the ground, loosen compacted soil first with a rake
-Water gently on the first day if no rain is expected (especially pots)
You can sow anytime from September until the end of October.
And if you’ve already moved further along — for example already sown your seeds — please click the relevant status update link so we can include your meadow in our total and lucky draws 🌼
We’re so grateful you’re taking part and helping create more space for pollinators across Barnet.
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