Another guest blog by Steve
Now, we wouldn't normally recommend sowing seeds at this time of year,
but this was an exceptional project. The University of Sussex want some
areas of pollinator-friendly vegetation in the heart of the campus, and
were poised to go ahead with no delay (I do so love a greenspace manager
who says, 'Yes - let's do it. Now!).
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| Oh to have the right kit for the job! This cuts, scarifies, rolls, cultivates... |
Not wanting to disappoint, we have suggested sowing the 'Monet' mix as a
stop-gap; being mainly poppies, it will hopefully germinate quickly and
give us a show of colour in the Indian summer we are undoubtedly in for
next month (ahem). The sites will then be there and reasonably
weed-free so we can do some more ambitious seed-sowing in spring of next
year.
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| A lovely tilth |
So, fingers crossed for us - we need a little bit of rain (not too much;
during the night would be fine) and some nice warm days for the next
three weeks or so. Even though the students are technically off on
holiday, we still got lots of expressions of interest and support from
passers-by.
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| Andy Jupp, University of Sussex Estates Manager, mixes seeds with sand |
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| Karin and Andy sowing the mix! |
And this is what it will look like!
For more information about the pollinator friendly seed mixes we provide at FlowerScapes, have a little look here FlowerScapes
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