This was the first year attempting solarization for a large backyard flower meadow bed in New Jersey Zone 6. My plan is to remove the plastic sheeting October 1st, add organic materials, then mix in flower seeds.
Two questions:
1) Which of the 4 soil additions options from this list would work best? Perhaps a combination? (May have to click on photo so see full list, vertical photo)
2) Does it matter if I mix in flower seeds before or after the first frost?
Thanks!
by ThePIantEater
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You shouldn’t need to add soil. Just rake up any dead vegetation and lightly scratch up the surface. You don’t need to go deep. Prairie Nursery has a seeding guide.
https://www.prairienursery.com/media/pdf/site-preparation-and-prairie-seeding-methods.pdf
If you have bindweed in this area, I’d wait until you have it under control. Smothering it for a season won’t work. It’s my biggest issue and it’s a nightmare. I wish I had waited.