Wild Flowers

jaginsligo

Hi guys,
I'd like to "plant" some wild flowers just to see some colour around the place and because I might get bees next year. I was thinking, i have a bucket lick and if i sprinkled seeds on that and then they would come out in the dung they might get a good start. Would this be OK to do, would it do cattle any harm?
If its ok what seeds should I get, i dont want thistle growing. Where would you buy them, just in a garden centre?

Any help would be appreciated

Chisler2

jaginsligo wrote: »

Hi guys,
I'd like to "plant" some wild flowers just to see some colour around the place and because I might get bees next year. I was thinking, i have a bucket lick and if i sprinkled seeds on that and then they would come out in the dung they might get a good start. Would this be OK to do, would it do cattle any harm?
If its ok what seeds should I get, i dont want thistle growing. Where would you buy them, just in a garden centre?

Any help would be appreciated

Great idea and for the quantity you need to make an impact Fruitfield Farm does larger packs so more economic than the local garden-center. Adding nutrient is not advised for mixed annual/perennial wildflower plantings. Lots of information on their website https://www.fruithillfarm.com/seeds-and-propagation/organic-seeds/flower-meadow-seed-mixes.html

endainoz

jaginsligo wrote: »

Hi guys,
I'd like to "plant" some wild flowers just to see some colour around the place and because I might get bees next year. I was thinking, i have a bucket lick and if i sprinkled seeds on that and then they would come out in the dung they might get a good start. Would this be OK to do, would it do cattle any harm?
If its ok what seeds should I get, i dont want thistle growing. Where would you buy them, just in a garden centre?

Any help would be appreciated

https://www.raganandmassey.com/2016/07/14/foraging-ahead-dr-don-ball-realities-feeding-seed/

It's probably not a very efficient way to plant seeds. Most seeds won't survive the rumen stomach of a cow and just get digested. Wild flowers seem to prefer cultivated ground but there has been some success with broadcasting after harrowing. I'm trying something similar myself, will have to wait and see how it goes.

MeadowMaker

Unless you intend to manage the meadow to pre industrial farming, no matter how many wildflowers seeds you sow ,it will be doomed to fail.

Approach it in the sense of a traditional hay meadow and with careful management ,it will be successful and highly rewarding.