Well, I'll take advantage of the nice weather! Today, I spread compost over the wildflower bed. Wildflowers are new to me, and as they are generally self-sowing (hence "wildflower"). Apparently all, the seeds want is want is some soft soil to land on so they can get sunlight to germinate and grow.
I spread compost thinly today. It went so well, I think I will spread more tomorrow. I have had this neat gadget for that for 25 years and seldom used it. It is a wire mesh barrel on a handle. You fill it with compost and pull it around. It distributes the compost evenly and thinly.
I could have dumped compost on the new wildflower bed and raked it around, I could have dumped compost on the new wildflower bed and raked it around,
I could have dumped compost on the new wildflower bed and raked it around, but there are some wildflowers from last years seeds and I didn't want to injure them. The thin layer of of compost spread by this just rolls over them. I can add more, I think.
Then I'll spread the seeds with a handheld spreader.
You mix up the small amount of seeds with sand or vermiculite of bulk to help with even distribution.
I'm cheating a bit. I also bought separate seed mixes for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Those won't last many years but will get things started faster and shade out the grassy weeds.
