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Sowing rates:

• Normal sowing rate: 1.5 grams per m / 6.6 kilos per acre / 15 kilos per Ha.

• Low sowing rate: 1 gram per m / 4.4 kilos per acre/ 10 kg per Ha.

• Double sowing rate:   3 grams per m .The double sowing option is used to provide a greater splash of colour or where the site conditions are very difficult..      

Flower Notes: 100% wildflower seed mixtures will flower best and are lowest maintenance. Seed mixture sown with grass seed added are high maintenance.

Sowing Rate: Wildflower Seed Mixtures with grass seed 

• Normal sowing rate at 50%-50%: 3 grams per metre / 13.2 kilos per acre / 30 kilos per Ha.
• Seek Advice for all sowing rates with grasses and wildflowers as the rate of grass can be changed for most sites depending on what you wish to achieve.

Grass Notes: Grass mixed with wildflowers can be ordered in any combination.

Wildflower mixtures with grasses

See Also Sowing Rates For Grasses

• 20% Grass and 80% Flora. Mix used for one cut. This mix is requires one cut per year & is very low maintenance.
  A high colour flower filled mixture.
  
  50% Grass and 50% Flora. This mix is requires two cuts per year. Withstands some erosion and trampling. A flowerfull mixture.
  
  70% Grass and 30% Flora.
  This Mix requires three cuts per year and controls erosion as well as stands up to ware and tare. Flowering good. Best for winter-green colour and behaves like a traditional Hay Meadow. Cut in March to April, again in June. Finish last cut in Autumn.
  
  80% Grass and 20% Flora.
  This Mix requires three cuts per year and controls erosion as well as stands up to ware and tare. Flowering reasonable. Best for winter-green colour and behaves like a traditional Hay Meadow. Cut in March to April, again in June. Finish last cut in Autumn.
  
  See Sowing Rates For Grasses

  visit; Seed sowing instructions

Sowing Rate: Cornfield annuals: 

• 2 grams per metre / 8 kilos per acre / 16 kilos per Ha.
  Sow annuals in addition to the above rates for a splash of flowers in summer after sowing.

How much seed is 1.5 grams? How do I sow it?  1.5 grams of seed is about one level teaspoon full which covers an area of 1 metre square

Definition of- Conservation Grade Wildflower Seeds, Why we should grow Native Seed. Dr. Steve Waldron Trinity College Botanic Garden

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