Growing horseshoe vetch?

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  1. rob158

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    Hi,

    sorry I havent been on for a while been realy busy, :D

    Does anyone know how to grow horseshoe vetch?
    I have some seeds but thay just go mushy when I plant them :cry3:
     
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    :scratch: Hmm, not sure what to say really except do you have chalky soil.? Wild flowers are very fussy about where they grow.. I remember them as a child, but they don't really grow around here..
    Soo Rob, don't know where you are but I do know you need chalky downland soil.... Not really one for the garden is my thinking.... :scratch:

    I did find this very tenuous link...
    http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o605-horseshoevetch.php
     
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    Hi,

    thanks, I dont have chalky soil so I think I will give up on that one.
     
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    Where you after specific plants, or just trying to get some nice native flowers in?

    If its the latter, if you look up 'wildflower seed uk' in google, a number of suppliers appear. Some of them match the seed mixes to the the conditions you have. Then you just pick the mix that sounds best suited to your conditions.

    Here's one such example:

    http://www.wildflowersuk.com/mixes.asp?categoryID=32

    (Note: I've never done business with this firm, so I can't say if they are any good or not)
     
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