tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post1493453846813325960..comments2024-03-17T23:39:47.479-06:00Comments on Montana Wildlife Gardener: Don't Plant SeedsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02389771525430735743noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-68817612178194564522013-05-19T15:39:02.578-06:002013-05-19T15:39:02.578-06:00I've volunteered on several on-going prairie r...I've volunteered on several on-going prairie restoration projects. We sew seeds on flats,and keep them in greenhouses, then transplant them to 4" pots. From there, we transplant them to gallon pots. After the roots fill up these pots, they are ready to be planted in the prairie. <br /><br />I've done that in Texas and volunteers often take either the flats and/or the 4' pots home and babysit them. Then, after they are in gallon pots, they live outdoors but get watered at least once a week. Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-44158483880327127432013-04-02T08:30:13.864-06:002013-04-02T08:30:13.864-06:00You bring up some very good points on why establis...You bring up some very good points on why established plants are much better investments in garden settings. Most of my contained gardens were established this way, but I still have a soft spot for seeds. However, the seeds I plant were collected from my plants so I'm really not out anything. Each year I kill off a new area on my property and then throw down all of the seeds for that soil type that I've collected during the year. So far I have had favorable results.<br /><br />Seeds are great in some situations though. I see places selling black-eyed susan plants for $4-5 each. For that amount of money you could buy an ounce of seed, throw it on the ground and have hundreds without doing much of anything. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742158041464970078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-29016313467516962102013-03-31T13:16:18.002-06:002013-03-31T13:16:18.002-06:00http://www.facebook.com/WildLifeAndAwesomeNature?r...http://www.facebook.com/WildLifeAndAwesomeNature?ref=hl<br />like my page on facebook!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249025214223630533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-74829709905267107352013-03-18T21:12:35.760-06:002013-03-18T21:12:35.760-06:00I share your sympathies, the promise of wildflower...I share your sympathies, the promise of wildflower seed mixes far exceed the realities..Sensible Gardeninghttp://sensiblegardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-29966013380917563822013-03-06T10:48:19.422-07:002013-03-06T10:48:19.422-07:00Well said, I always enjoy your writing. The allur...Well said, I always enjoy your writing. The allure of just casually throwing some seeds down and four weeks later having an instant meadow of native flowering plants is such a difficult myth to get out of your mind. <br /><br />I've made the same mistake that others have. Throw some "native wildflower mix" down and two weeks later ask myself how the heck I was supposed to distinguish good seedlings from the bad evil weeds. Nowadays everything gets started in pots or soil blocks, every aspect is so much easier to manage.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123486882754116176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086285745310021732.post-90664933869456005332013-03-06T07:44:43.332-07:002013-03-06T07:44:43.332-07:00Thank you, I really hope to get more garden space ...Thank you, I really hope to get more garden space put into my yard this summer (with the bazillions of other projects...we will see). I'm going to go see if I can find that book tho! Never have done seeds...takes too long and I don't know what I'm getting...nice to know I did that part right!MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.com