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Wildflower Seed Mixtures By Height or by Cutting Regime

Always remove the Cuttings, rake up and then rake over 
the bare soil to scratch the soil to help new seedlings germinate. 

Any Meadow
Can be topped  to 10cm by July, will flower again in same year 
A meadow left uncut must be cut the following spring

Grassy meadows
Top or cut to 10cm any grassy meadow where the grass out-grows
the wildflowers, once the grass gets checked', the flora will grow through.
In time the fertility will reduce

Short Cut meadow 
Cut/top 2, 3 or 4 times per year to 10cm,
to delay flowering until summer can be cut again in Autumn 

Medium Height meadow 
Top in spring by May and cut in July August 

Tall Meadow
Cut in Autumn or spring to allow winter seed heads for birds

Spring Flowering can be cut in June, 
even if summer flowers have started

Summer Flowering should be cut between late June 
to July and Topped in Autimn

Autumn Flowering Can be topped in spring or early summer 
and cut in late September or Autumn or following Spring

No Cut Tall Meadows = Try Cut them occasionally, if on rich soil

Woodland No Cutting Required, aim to remove infestations of Bramble and Ivy

Wetland Wet soil can be difficult to get on to to cut, 
so in the early years cut when ever you can, even in Summer

Stitched or Over-sown meadows, includes plugs
Sow growers will sow or plant plugs into existing grassy swards,
  in the first and sometimes second year top these to allow seeds to grow, 
do not allow grass to smother the meadow

We remove all dead grass because it rots down and make soil more fertile. 
Bare soil and allows ultra violet sun light to sterilise the soil, 
so that new seedlings grow in mould free environment. 

Sunlight discourages slugs and slug eggs and having little 
decaying/dead thatch allows birds to scratch the soil.

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