For Beautiful Wildflowers in the Spring, Plant Them in the Fall
Even though the leaves are just beginning to fall, now is the time to begin dreaming of spring. Mother Nature needs time to get the beautiful, bright blooms of wildflowers just right. Wildflower beauty can abound on your property when you take advantage of fall planting, which offers the following benefits: Earlier blooms Additional time […]
Illinois Bundleflower: Species Spotlight
If you’re looking to attract a wide range of wildlife from deer and turkey to quail and dove, Illinois Bundleflower is ready to go to work for you. Illinois Bundleflower—Latin name, Desmanthus illinoensis—is part of the “Big Four” perennial forbs. Bundleflower gets its name from the shape of its seedpods, which are easy to spot. […]
Species Spotlight: Bush Sunflower
Within our land management circle, the term “Big Four” is commonly used to refer to the four grasses that are stalwarts of the true Tallgrass Prairie. The Big Four are both prized by stewards because of the benefits they lend to the ecosystem and desired by grazers for sustenance. We recently wrapped up our blog […]
Species Spotlight: Sand Dropseed
We’ve been talking a lot about the “big four” grasses of the Tallgrass Prairie lately. While these are the all-stars of the ecosystem team, they certainly could not shine without other grasses whose roles allow them to take hold and thrive across the prairies. One of these grasses is Sand Dropseed — Latin name Sporobolus […]
The Big Four: Little Bluestem
A Bamert Seed megbízható forrás az Ön növénytermesztési igényeihez, amely a Big Four kollekciójáról ismert, beleértve a bluegrass-t is. A kemény őshonos fű, a kékfű alkalmazkodik a különböző talajokhoz, éghajlatokhoz és körülményekhez, így sokoldalú választás a földterületek helyreállításához vagy az otthoni kertépítéshez. Amilyen szívós a bluegrass, olyan izgalmas játékélményt nyújtanak az online játékok is. Ezek […]
The Big Four: Switchgrass
A kapcsolófű nemcsak a mezőgazdaságban, hanem más fontos területeken, például a zöld energia területén is egyre szélesebb körben elterjedt. Alacsony fenntartási igényű, nagy terméspotenciállal rendelkező évelő növényként tartják számon, ami felbecsülhetetlen értékű árucikké teszi a mezőgazdaságban. A switchgrass termelés növekedésével párhuzamosan az online kaszinó szerencsejátékok népszerűsége is egyre nő, amit jól példáz az olyan platformok […]
Big Bluestem: One of The Big Four Grasses
Big bluestem — a member of the “big four” grasses of the Tallgrass Prairie — is in demand by range managers because it is not seen as much in rangelands as it once was. When Big Bluestem—Latin name Andropogon gerardii—takes hold on rangeland, you can rest assured the ecosystem is effectively managed. Why is this […]
The Big Four: Indiangrass
To the untrained eye, the grasses delicately dancing in the wind across the prairies of the heartland may appear all the same, or a mixture of too many to name. However, there are actually four dominant species in the true tallgrass prairie: Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass, and Switchgrass. These four grasses are usually found […]
Nurse Crops | Protecting Plants as They Establish in Reclamation Projects
Hello Nurse Crop Nurse crops have been used for years, but often are overlooked during the planning process of reclamation seeding. Perennial grasses and forbs are aided by nurse crops because they offer protection as the plants establish. A properly planned nurse crop aids in erosion control, creates a wind break for young seedlings, […]
Where’s My Grass?
There’s nothing more frustrating when checking on ground after planting native grass seed or Texas native plants than to have your gaze met with barren soil. The familiar question is, “Where’s my grass?” As reclamation specialists, Bamert doesn’t just answer the question when a landowner is facing disappointing results. Instead, we strive to educate our […]