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Buffalo Grass Native Seed Low Maintenance Lawn Turf Grasses No Mow

Buffalo grass – Bouteloua dactyloides is often the choice of gardeners looking for drought-tolerant low water usage lawn-type grasses. Winter hardiness is an important feature of this a low vertical growth habit, to ensure an even green lawn appearance.

Buffalo grasses are often selected to help reduce labor, irrigation, mowing, and fertilization costs. Buffalo grass meets all requirements for low maintenance lawn grasses.

Buffalo grass is known for its superior turf quality. Medium green color, a fine leaf, good thick turf, and stays low, spreading by rhizomes quickly.

No need to mow Buffalo grass weekly; once or twice a year to remove dead and some thatch, but if you are looking for a dense lawn then the more you mow the quicker it will spread and establish.

I use 9cm square pots and trays filled with moist seed starting mix or plug trays.

Sow the ornamental grass seeds on the moist soil and lightly cover, with vermiculite or sieved compost.

Transplant seeds into larger pots when they are large enough to handle.

Plant out after frost, may require a hardening off period where you gradually acclimatize the plants to outdoor conditions.

We hand clean freshly collected seeds

Sow seeds that have been kept refrigerated for 4 or more weeks to help break seed dormancy, then easy to grow, sow seeds direct where you would like them to flower, in Fall or Early Spring

SOWING TIPS: Average of 50+ seeds per pack multiple quantities available.

Direct sow seeds in fall and allow seeds to naturally cold stratify. When starting seeds indoors, sow finely and barely cover seeds with soil. I recommend sowing these seeds, direct in Fall on a prepared seedbed or garden container, water well, and protect from winter weather with a fabric fleece if some seeds germinate early.

1) Sow direct in a prepared seedbed
2) Cold frame sheltered location outdoors
3) Under lights
4) Bright windowsill

I like to grow in pots this way you can break dormancy, simply by moving the pots around and most seeds germinate in batches, care must be taken when picking out to avoid disturbing emerging seedlings.

Pot young plants on until large enough to plant out, this native plant mix prefers poor soil in full sun.

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Average of 50+ seeds per pack, shipped tracked for your convenience spend $20 or more in one transaction and get free shipping.
Cold Stratification or Direct Sowing: Recommended. (See Winter Jug Method )

Direct sow seeds in fall and allow seeds to naturally cold stratify. When starting seeds indoors, sow finely and barely cover seeds with soil. I recommend sowing these seeds, direct in Fall on a prepared seedbed or garden container, water well, and protect from winter weather with a fabric fleece if some seeds germinate early. Also known as cold stratification and can be completed anytime of the year by placing seed packs in a cool drawer of a refrigerator for 4-12 weeks to break seed dormancy.

1) Sow direct in a prepared weed-free seedbed
2) Cold frame sheltered location in small pots outdoors
3) Under lights indoor grow room
4) Bright windowsill with drip tray and propagator cover

I like to grow in pots this way you can break dormancy, simply by moving the pots around and most seeds germinate in batches, care must be taken when picking out to avoid disturbing emerging seedlings.

Pot young plants on until large enough to plant out, this native plant mix prefers poor soil in full sun.
Full instructions, border design and planting ideas available online by searching igrowhort native-seed-collections.

Native plants maintain balance and provide habitat and eco-systems for resident and migratory wildlife. Due to many years of ecological destruction, development and toxic pollution many native wild flowers, and wildlife are under-threat of extinction.

We all have an important role to play, no matter how small your garden or balcony a few plant pots filled with natives instead of alien ornamentals of genetic hybrids that offer very little to no benefit to feeding insects and birds.

Time to make a small difference on a global scale and encourage our neighbors friends and families to sow a patchwork quilt of native wildflowers like a blanket to protect our sacred planet!