Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Butterfly Garden Seed Sowing Tips, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
I cleaned out my beds of all the dead annuals and cut back most of the perennials in December after they started fading. Then amended the soil and loosened up the topsoil slightly. And then sowed seeds. Lots and lots of seeds. This year I just did the toss and sow method. I have no idea what plant is what or how it is all going to look when in bloom! Can you say cottage gardening ...

Meredith - You've got some serious host plant seeds to start! If they all germinate and grow for you, your yard should be very popular this year with butterflies and cats galore! :-)

I went ahead and registered at Monarch Watch, too. I want the sign! LOL! I am thinking of framing it on some nice wood and posting it right on my house in the front garden (right under the house number). That way maybe visitors will see it and think about creating their own butterfly garden! Spreading the word the best way I know how!

This photo shows all the seedlings coming up. Should be interesting to see what I get this year. I think I may have planted a little too many seeds in one bed! LOL!