Either place is fine.

That’s what I typically do for most wildflowers – they’ve seemed to grow fine. Best of luck with your experiments.

Hi! Does this apply to say desert dirt? Can wildflower roots penetrate the hard dirt?

Usually I have to shovel at least a foot and add some compost or manure and some peat moss and worm castings. Mix it all up and it drains better.
I know wild flowers have different needs. So if I’m planting around our land that doesn’t get much attention and the dirt is hard I can still just rake the area?

By accident I found throwing my veggie scraps into beds for the worms I always get the most amazing volunteers. The plants seem hardier and tastier then when starting seeds indoors and transplanting.
I’ve been doing some experiments..
taking a zucchini from garden and cutting the end off with the largest seeds and just bury it in a grow bag.
The zucchini around the seeds turns to composted material surrounding seeds.
Lots of seedlings come up at once. I then remove the strongest and transplant in garden or give seedlings to family and friends.
I also took a nickel diameter potato that would of been thrown away due to size and planted.
I can’t believe I have a full
Potato plant now. Wondering if it will produce actual
Potatoes? Experiment on going.

Another experiment I’m currently doing is I allowed a big pile of mesquite seeds and leaves to build up. I allowed all the little mesquite seedlings to germinate and grow for a bit and I let the pile sit for about 4-6 weeks. I would add to it every few days.
The rains would flatten it and the texture started to darken like soil.
When I mix it the seedlings died but I kept them mixed in the pile.
Once it broke down enough I threw in a grow bag added some manure and worm castings and a bit of soil.
65 percent is just the mesquite tree compost (sticks, leaves, seeds, seedlings)
Threw in a discarded bell pepper with lots of seeds still connected.
Waiting to see if they will germinate and sprout. I have found my composted bell peppers volunteers have been bigger and hardier then traditional planting methods.

Sorry I was asking about soil for wildflowers!!!

Hi Beth. Tilling the soil is not necessary or recommended. Use a rake or hoe to loosen the top inch or two of soil, sprinkle the seeds and lightly sprinkle compost or soil on top, not more than a light covering of soil or compost is required. I hope that helps. Good luck!

Thank you.
Beth

Thanks. Looks like the American Meadow 1/4 Pound Package covers 250-500 Square feet.