Preparation and seed procurement
Before you can start sowing, the soil must first be prepared and the desired seeds procured. The specific activities for soil preparation depend on its nature and the desired type of meadow. Typically, flowers and herbs thrive on rather poor and dry soils, which is why you should emaciate the subsoil for a colorful summer flower meadow and drain it if necessary. The emaciation takes place by removing the upper soil layer and replacing it with a loose earth-sand mixture. Alternatively, you can of course also opt for a type of meadow that is adapted to your soil conditions (e.g. fat meadow, wet meadow, dry meadow or litter meadow).
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Selection of plants and herbs
In every gardening shop or garden center you can get ready-made seed mixtures. However, these contain only a few annual species that usually do not last long. For this reason, it is better to put together a colorful mix of seeds from all kinds of flowers and herbs yourself. Which species you choose depends on the one hand on the use of the meadow and on the other hand on the nature of the soil. Typical meadow flowers include, for example
- dandelion
- Red and white meadow clover
- Meadow bellflower
- yarrow
- Meadow chervil
- Daisy
- Pigeon scabiosis
- or the bright yellow meadow pea.
If the meadow is to be used for hay production or grazing, you can use mixtures available in the special agricultural shop (e.g. for horse meadows) or you can put together the desired seeds yourself. However, it should be noted that it does not contain any plants that are toxic to animals.
Sow and plant meadow plants
When creating the meadow, proceed as follows:
- Existing lawn is vigorously scarified.
- Fallow land is dug up and thoroughly harrowed.
- A layer of sand-earth mixture several centimeters thick is applied for emaciation.
- Now you can sow the seeds over a large area by hand.
- Since most meadow plants are light germs, they should not be covered with soil, but only with a thin layer of sand.
- Keep the area moist, but not wet.
- Fertilization should be avoided.
The newly created meadow is not mowed in the first year.
Tips & Tricks
In contrast to a lawn, a meadow should not be entered. For this reason, you should plan solid paths - for example made of field or paving stones - when creating a new meadow.
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