"george" wrote in message
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Is it better to sow them right in the soil or in a propagator and then
into the soil.
the problem is they are all mixed up and i dont know what sizes will
be where.

I sowed into plug trays - no need for a heated propagator. Sprinkle a few
seeds into each plug and once they're big enough you can plant out the
plugs. Sowing into the ground probably works OK if it has been prepared as a
seed bed but if you're sowing into an area which has grass etc. already then
the grass will overpower the young seedlings and the slugs will eat the
rest.

I'm not sure about them being 'all mixed up'. Unless you're going for a
very artificial wildflower area with larger flowers at the back. It will
look prettier if you let them grow all mixed up so you get a sort of haze of
flowers. Lots of the wildflowers have long stems with small flowers so they
don't really block the view of things behind them like most plants.

At the end of the season, collect seed so you can repeat the exercise to
ensure the same next year rather than relying on them to self-seed.

Martin