Understanding Your Soil 3. Site Preparation 4. Other Links Site Map 4. Once the area to be planted has been properly prepared, seeding can commence. On small areas, less than an acre or two, seed can be planted by hand broadcasting.
Broadcast seeding a prairie is very similar to planting a lawn.
Instead of using a seeder, the prairie seed can be mixed in a larger volume of a lightweight, inert material such as sawdust, peat moss, or vermiculite, that has been slightly dampened so that the seed will stick to it. For a 1000 square foot planting, two bushel baskets of inert material is plenty. Mix the seed evenly into the inert material. Take one-half of the total mix and spread it across the area. In the event that you run out before covering the entire area, you still have the other half.