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Post by honker on Nov 21, 2021 19:34:05 GMT -6
Anyone have a recommendation for inexpensive or if expensive then at least reliable pollinator and native seed source?
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Post by Bob on Nov 21, 2021 20:18:23 GMT -6
Anyone have a recommendation for inexpensive or if expensive then at least reliable pollinator and native seed source? Are you signing up for a land program or just doing it for the sake of habitat? |
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Post by honker on Nov 21, 2021 20:23:46 GMT -6
Anyone have a recommendation for inexpensive or if expensive then at least reliable pollinator and native seed source? Are you signing up for a land program or just doing it for the sake of habitat? Just for habitat |
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Post by Bob on Nov 21, 2021 21:06:33 GMT -6
Are you signing up for a land program or just doing it for the sake of habitat? Just for habitat Would it be good or bad if it attracted deer? |
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Post by Bob on Nov 21, 2021 21:18:38 GMT -6
Where I’m ultimately going with this, is this:
A well managed high diversity clover plot is about as good a pollinator plot you can get, short of spending a mountain of money trying to get government pollinator mixes going.
Go back and check out the blends I made this year. Bug life was a huge factor in why I mixed what I did. That blend will bloom all year in perpetuity.
If u don’t want deer in it, I’d tweak it a little.
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Post by honker on Nov 21, 2021 22:41:19 GMT -6
Where I’m ultimately going with this, is this: A well managed high diversity clover plot is about as good a pollinator plot you can get, short of spending a mountain of money trying to get government pollinator mixes going. Go back and check out the blends I made this year. Bug life was a huge factor in why I mixed what I did. That blend will bloom all year in perpetuity. If u don’t want deer in it, I’d tweak it a little. I don’t care if the deer use it. I had the birds, bees. and butterflys in mind for a few spots around the driveway and deer dead zones on the west side of the property. I was looking to get some diversity to go with the milkweed and goldenrod I usually get when I kill off the old pasture grass. I’ll check out your blend again, but I recall I liked it at the time. Did you pick up all at one place or look for the best deal on each ingredient? |
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Post by Bob on Nov 21, 2021 22:55:27 GMT -6
Where I’m ultimately going with this, is this: A well managed high diversity clover plot is about as good a pollinator plot you can get, short of spending a mountain of money trying to get government pollinator mixes going. Go back and check out the blends I made this year. Bug life was a huge factor in why I mixed what I did. That blend will bloom all year in perpetuity. If u don’t want deer in it, I’d tweak it a little. I don’t care if the deer use it. I had the birds, bees. and butterflys in mind for a few spots around the driveway and deer dead zones on the west side of the property. I was looking to get some diversity to go with the milkweed and goldenrod I usually get when I kill off the old pasture grass. I’ll check out your blend again, but I recall I liked it at the time. Did you pick up all at one place or look for the best deal on each ingredient? I was driving before. I can type a little more now. What I put in, as far as bee/bug plants go: Flax, white clover, alfalfa, chicory, BFTF, black eyed susan, purple coneflower, willowherb, common ragweed, buckwheat. If you let it live, nature will throw some in there as well like you mentioned. My new favorite is buttercup. But also the fleabanes, asters, daisey, anemone, some purple one I can't remember, that yellow swamp flower, skull caps, dandelion, thistle, and more. I'd also throw in some barley and winter wheat. |
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