How do I prepare my "wildflower" garden?
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should I turn over the soil? I have a wildflower section every year and not sure if it is better to turn over the soil or just top off with compost.
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why do you want to get rid of it-the bees need those wilflowers
your wildflowers will reseed -- if you till or turn over too deeply you may cover the seeds from last year with too much soil so that they won't germinate. I'd top dress after the seedlings have emerged. Any good compost, but not too much 'fertilizer' -- wild flowers are easy feeders -- don't need a lot of 'extras' .. and too much 'food' can result in more leaf growth and fewer blooms.
I would just top dress not till, so the wild flower seeds can germinate from the blooms that dropped last year! Tilling can move the seeds down to much
sorry and apologize-thought you were going to eliminate your wildflowers! My Bad!!