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Planting sunflower seeds along dyke and wasteland?
On 3 Jan, 09:46, bobharvey wrote:
On 3 Jan, 09:41, lloyd wrote: We have some large dykes, ditches and plots of apparent wasteland around here, in amongst lots of arable farmland. What would you think if I were to plant some sunflower seeds evry now and again on this land? I did read somewhere one should never plant corn flower seeds anywhere apartf rom your own garden as they are quite prolific once they get started and the farmers hate them. I obviously don't want to get in to trouble. It's never a good idea to plant non-native species where they cannot be controlled. it's probably not very polite to plant anything on other people's land. *If you introduce invasive weeds you could be charged with trespass or criminal damage. If you do want to brighten up a scrap of land, you ought to be thinking of native wild plants. *Your local wildlife trust may have information, and possibly even sell seeds.http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factshe...adow/index.php - and do get the permission of the landowner Go Ahead, the mice will love them and if any grow then the birds and mice will have a feast in the autumn. David Hill |
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Planting sunflower seeds along dyke and wasteland?
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:58:15 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote: On 3 Jan, 09:46, bobharvey wrote: On 3 Jan, 09:41, lloyd wrote: We have some large dykes, ditches and plots of apparent wasteland around here, in amongst lots of arable farmland. What would you think if I were to plant some sunflower seeds evry now and again on this land? I did read somewhere one should never plant corn flower seeds anywhere apartf rom your own garden as they are quite prolific once they get started and the farmers hate them. I obviously don't want to get in to trouble. It's never a good idea to plant non-native species where they cannot be controlled. it's probably not very polite to plant anything on other people's land. *If you introduce invasive weeds you could be charged with trespass or criminal damage. If you do want to brighten up a scrap of land, you ought to be thinking of native wild plants. *Your local wildlife trust may have information, and possibly even sell seeds.http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factshe...adow/index.php - and do get the permission of the landowner Go Ahead, the mice will love them and if any grow then the birds and mice will have a feast in the autumn. David Hill That's what I was thinking, and of course the lovely smiley flowers. |
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Planting sunflower seeds along dyke and wasteland?
lloyd writes
That's what I was thinking, and of course the lovely smiley flowers. I think you have to be quite careful. The "dykes, ditches and plots of apparent wasteland" might be wildlife refuges amongst the arable land. before introducing anything, you should familiarise yourself with what is already there (plant and animal), perhaps through your local wildlife trust. I know this isn't your situation, but just as a thought: orchids seem to thrive in abandoned industrial sites, with large multi-species populations on an alkali waste dump in Lancashire and in various abandoned quarries and lime kilns in the Yorkshire Dales. One of the greatest threats to this sort of site has been well-meaning agreements in the planning permission that the site should be landscaped once the quarrying has finished. -- Kay |
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Planting sunflower seeds along dyke and wasteland?
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:19:33 +0000, K wrote:
lloyd writes That's what I was thinking, and of course the lovely smiley flowers. I think you have to be quite careful. The "dykes, ditches and plots of apparent wasteland" might be wildlife refuges amongst the arable land. before introducing anything, you should familiarise yourself with what is already there (plant and animal), perhaps through your local wildlife trust. Yes I shall do that. I think we have a Nature guy fairly local I saw in the shop window. I know this isn't your situation, but just as a thought: orchids seem to thrive in abandoned industrial sites, with large multi-species populations on an alkali waste dump in Lancashire and in various abandoned quarries and lime kilns in the Yorkshire Dales. One of the greatest threats to this sort of site has been well-meaning agreements in the planning permission that the site should be landscaped once the quarrying has finished. It is wonderful how apparent wastelands that look like they had been nuked can recover in such a wonderful way. If mankind was to disappear tomorrow I doubt Mother Nature would have much trouble restoring things. |
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Planting sunflower seeds along dyke and wasteland?
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:00:26 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message from K contains these words: lloyd writes That's what I was thinking, and of course the lovely smiley flowers. I think you have to be quite careful. The "dykes, ditches and plots of apparent wasteland" might be wildlife refuges amongst the arable land. Wildlife includes anything from beetles and native plants to breeding birds and lizards. Such considerations may form part of the owner's longterm economic strategy; or study appraisal by advisory groups who grant funding. His income, or wildlife support plan, may depend on leaving that land exactly as it is. Isn't that what K said! I know this isn't your situation, but just as a thought: orchids seem to thrive in abandoned industrial sites, with large multi-species populations on an alkali waste dump in Lancashire and in various abandoned quarries and lime kilns in the Yorkshire Dales. One of the greatest threats to this sort of site has been well-meaning agreements in the planning permission that the site should be landscaped once the quarrying has finished. A large leaved introduction like sunflowers, might easily shade out a colony of wild orchids, preventing them from ripening seed. I was talking about the odd seed here and there not planting a crop! I suspect we are just being trolled That's a shame, I bet you suffer from terrible indigestion! Do you still look for reds under the bed! |
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