Latitude Magazine

CREATE A Pollinator Garden

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Looking after our pollinator­s is a very important thing that we can all do our bit for. Creating a pollinator garden not only looks beautiful but it creates food and habitats for our pollinator­s and friends.

YOU WILL NEED:

Bee Friendly Wildflower Seeds A garden bed or a medium-large sized pot with some potting mix in it

A watering can or spray bottle Face mask Gardening gloves

Prepare your seed bed by clearing the soil of any weeds and loosen the topsoil. If you’re using a pot, fill it with fresh potting mix (wear a mask and gloves while doing this). Once your soil is ready, sprinkle your seeds evenly and then lightly scratch them into the soil with your hand or sprinkle some potting mix or compost on top. Water the seeds in gently and then keep watering them each day (don’t overwater them or the seeds will move around or rot). In about a week you will see the seeds have germinated. Keep watering them every couple of days and in a few weeks, you will have yourself a pollinator garden.

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