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Too late/cold to sow some wildflower seeds?

Suckit · 2021-09-30 13:09:55

I have some wildflower seeds I got earlier in the year from bloomingnative. Planted some in Spring, and held some. The packet says that ideal time to plant is mid August to mid October when soil is not below 6°. I was hoping to plant them the week before last but was way busier than I had expected and now that the…

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30-09-2021 2:09pm

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Suckit

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I have some wildflower seeds I got earlier in the year from bloomingnative. Planted some in Spring, and held some. The packet says that ideal time to plant is mid August to mid October when soil is not below 6°. I was hoping to plant them the week before last but was way busier than I had expected and now that the temperature seems to have dropped I am wondering if it is too cold.
I am on the east coast.

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#2 30-09-2021 3:15pm
Jim_Hodge

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It's not nearly too cold yet. Sow away.

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#3 30-09-2021 3:23pm
Calculator123

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Met Eireann provide continuous monitoring of soil temperature nationwide here https://www.met.ie//forecasts/farming/agricultural-data-report
It's a toasty 14 degrees along the East Coast at the moment. Perfect for sowing if that's the time for the particular seeds.

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#4 04-10-2021 2:54pm
Suckit

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Great. Thanks. 🙂
I'll get to it.

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