Ep. 367 (Coffee Time) We Answer Your 16 Most Frequently Asked Prairie Questions Part 2
The Prairie Farm PodcastShow Notes
We answer the following prairie questions in the second half of our FAQ miniseries.
8. What is the best way to broadcast both large and small seeds evenly? 9. What is the role of prescribed burning in long-term prairie maintenance? 10. Will the native plants spread and fill in over time? 11. What do I do about reed’s canary grass? 12. What do I do about Canada Thistle? 13. What do I do about brushy encroachment? 14. What do I do about Brome in my prairie? 15. What do I do about Big Bluestem that is taking over? 16. Can I interseed flowers back into my prairie?
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