Randall Scheiner

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Burning the prairie is an effective method to restore native wildflowers and native grasses and eradicate non-natives intolerant of fire. This is not always enough though. The seedbank of "weeds" may have developed well over the years, and may survive the scorch of the grassfire, so a few years of additional burns could be necessary to improve the meadow further. In addition some invasive species such as crown vetch---introduced by the DOT to stabilize erosion where new roads are developed---loves fire, and pesticides are liberally applied where found.

Mulching is also effective and provides more control over exactly what you want to grow on a small scale. For a small strip of flowers, this might be all you will need to buffer the wildflowers from competitive non-natives.
13 years ago