Category: Wildflowers

High-Quality Custom Seed Mixes – AVSeeds has you covered!

Custom Seed Mixes AVSeeds offers custom seed mixes for any project. We are constantly quoting and fulfilling specialty mixes, and can custom build seed mixes to meet even the most diverse seeding needs. We carry over 500 seed varieties in house and we are able to source many more through our extensive grower and vendor […]

How To Read A Seed Tag

  Purchasing grass seed can be a stressful process. But knowing how to read a seed tag or label can remove some of the stress and anxiety during the purchasing process. Once you know the fundamentals, you will be great shape. In this article we will discuss the definitions of kind/variety, lots, purity, germination percentage, […]

What is the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)?

  AVSeeds is a provider of CRP seed mixes to landowners across the country. Each mix is carefully designed with the highest quality seeds to meet the landowners prescribed mix specifications. We stock native grasses, wildflowers, and forage products to meet your specialty mix requirements. What is the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)? The Conservation Reserve […]

Native Grass Seed Planting & Establishment

PLANTING TIME The best time to plant native grass seed is in the early spring (mid March to mid May) when soil moisture is more abundant and temperatures are cooler. Late summer/early fall (mid August through September) can also be a good time but supplemental water may be necessary to get good germination. Dormant seeding […]

How to Establish Native Wildflowers in 5 (Sort of) Easy Steps

          The most appealing thing about native wildflowers is their combination of beauty and self-sufficiency.  They offer a dazzling range of color and form while displaying hardiness and adaptability not usually found in their more domesticated cousins, the garden flowers.  Wildflowers actually prefer soils of low fertility, and many species are drought tolerant.  […]