Meadow soil

Content description

Rotograss-free sandy potting soil based on recycled natural sand and raw soil.

Our AMA-SOIL meets our sustainability requirements and is manufactured completely without the use of waste & digestate sludge, peat, mined natural sand and fossil fertilizers.

Use

Meadow soil is a lean, sandy and nutrient-poor soil that is perfect for sowing meadow flowers. The soil has good permeability and is suitable regardless of whether seeds, seedlings or meadow carpet are used. The low nutrient content benefits the specific meadow flora but not grass and weeds that can easily take over during the establishment period.

Care

It often takes a few years for a meadow to be established and bloom profusely. Many meadow flowers germinate and grow slowly. During the first year, it is easy for annual weeds to gain a foothold as the meadow plants have not yet had time to take root. They should be cut before they set seed. In the second year, the number of annual weeds normally decreases and the first meadow plants begin to flower. Maintenance then consists of annual mowing at the end of summer, August, when most of the flowers have finished blooming. The cutting height should be at least 6-8 cm. The cutting can be left for a couple of days as protection and to allow them to set seed. Any fertilization of the meadow should be considered as nitrogen-rich fertilizers tend to favor weeds.

Advice & Tips

All soil will settle after being laid out, usually by about 10-20%. Do not pack the soil or the planting bed too tightly. Soil compaction significantly affects the porosity of the soil and impairs the ability of plants to establish themselves.

The vast majority of plants should be planted at the same depth they have been growing at previously.