A Wildflower Meadow Mixture for clay soil

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Product Name: Wild Flora for Clay Soil and Gley (sticky top soil)

Product Code:  MM02

Description:MM02 - Is a top selling timeless standard seed mixture.

This mixture will grow on any heavy soil, (usually moisture retentive) MM02 is a medium to tall mix best suited to moisture retentive sticky clay soils found throughout Ireland.  It will perform even if the clay dries out.

This mixture will grow very well on old well worked clay soils or new gardens with builders clay compacted after the builders have finished.

For acidic gley, clays and daub basic soils. On clay soils, after an initial cleaning of the seed bed, weeds and grasses may re-invade, wait a few weeks and clean up the weeds again.

MM02 needs careful attention to secure a meadow. In the second or third year, do not let the grass out-grow the wildflowers, cut the meadow back to 12 -16 cm and remove the cuttings.

Clay soils tend to be fertile, even when you think it's not (yellowing grass can be a sign of cold weather or poor drainage and not poor fertility), to control rampancy the meadow should be cut in spring and late July or August and if you have the time again in Autumn. Always clear the cutting and do not let any more fertility build up on clay soils.

Red Rattle if it appears is a 'rare gem' of a species, please tell us if it grows on your site.

MM02 will be at its best in July. The tall Meadow Buttercup will provide great spring colour to start the season  Do not confuse Meadow Buttercup with Creeping Buttercup, which is not included, but may be present on many a clay soil. Cut the meadow just before the Creeping Buttercup flowers, if the problem gets worse over-sow the meadow with grasses to control infestations.

Poppy tends not do well on acid clay soil.

Mixture Specifications:

Origin: Native Irish Origin, Wildflower Seed Mixture.

Moisture Level: Not for very dry soil, best suits normal, moist heavy clay..

pH range: Best between 5.5 - 7

Aspect: Sunny

Life Cycle: Annual / Biennial / Perennial.

Height Range: <30cm - >200cm

Flowering Period:  May to August.

Fertility Range: Will grow on any soil, suits fertile top soil.

Wintergreen: Moderate to poor.

Total number of seeds per gram: 1480

Species List:

Birdsfoot Trefoil, Black Meddick, Bladder Campion, Corn Chamomile, Corn Marigold, Corn Poppy, Corncockle, Cowslip, Devil's Bit Scabious, Eyebright, Meadow Buttercup, Fleabane, Greater Trefoil, Lesser Knapweed, Scented Mayweed, Meadowsweet, Ox-eye Daisy, Purple Loosestrife, Ragged Robin, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Selfheal, Sorrel, St Johnswort, Water Avens, Wild Angelica, Yarrow, Yellow Agrimony, Yellow Flag Yellow Rattle, Red Rattle.